enigma# Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Hey guys,I wanted to take a moment and fill you in on our reasoning behind today’s balance update.This patch was mostly focused on champion balance and dealing with the biggest hot-button issues. We want people to explore and experiment as much as possible (allowing us to gather feedback over a longer period of time), but we need to make sure the game isn’t damaged by one or two crazy options!Black Cleaver is probably the biggest culprit here, as are a few champions (namely Teemo, Zyra, Rengar and Diana). We’ve done some balance work to ensure the game doesn’t come down to a few godlike picks, and to ensure that one item doesn’t trump all other itemization efforts. Many of you have pointed out that these are the obvious things to hit, and we agree. We think the latest changes will leave these champions and items viable while keeping them from invalidating other choices.Some of you may have expected more sweeping changes, especially to items and the jungle. We want to avoid any knee-jerk reactions and give you guys more time to really dig into the substantial preseason modifications. Some of the issues (especially the jungle) are more complicated, so we’d rather avoid giving everyone balance whiplash by waiting a bit longer and ensuring any changes are accurate and effective. We’re still listening to your feedback, and we’re looking critically at all this, even if we don’t change everything in every patch.League of Legends v1.0.0.153Cho'GathCarnivore health restore adjusted to 20-71 from 34-68DianaCrescent StrikeBase damage reduced to 60/95/130/165/200 from 70/110/150/190/230 Pale CascadeOrb detonation damage radius reduced Adjusted orb hit box to better match the visual effect MoonfallMaximum pull distance reduced Lunar RushCast range reduced to 750 from 900 EliseVolatile SpiderlingFixed a bug where Volatile Spiderlings were only lasting for 2.5 seconds, rather than the intended 3 seconds Skittering FrenzyNow immediately starts Elise attacking at her faster attack speed, rather than waiting until her next attack starts FioraBlade WaltzThe cooldown and manacost are refunded if Fiora is suppressed while casting Blade Waltz before it has started to have any effectMaster YiAlpha StrikeInitial cast time reduced Chance to deal bonus minion damage adjusted to 50% at all ranks from 20/30/40/50/60% Bonus minion damage adjusted to 260/320/380/440/500 from 400 at all ranks MeditateReduced the startup time before channeling Wuju StyleCooldown reduced at later ranks to 25/23/21/19/17 seconds from 25 seconds at all ranks NidaleeNidalee and all her skins are looking stunningly stylish after receiving a complete Visual Upgrade this patch. For more details, read the original announcement or check out Nidalee's Champion Spotlight.RengarBattle RoarBase damage reduced to 50/80/110/140/170 from 60/100/140/180/220 Heal reduced to 10% from 15% Thrill of the HuntFade time increased to 1.25 from .75 seconds Now has fade pushback time (1 second per hit, up to 3 seconds) TeemoToxic ShotAbility Power ratio on impact reduced to 0.3 from 0.4 Noxious TrapDamage reduced at later ranks to 200/325/450 from 200/400/600 Fixed: Tooltip now indicates the correct cooldown ZyraRise of the ThornsDamage reduced to 100-440 from 124-549 Missile Speed reduced to 1900 from 2200 Missile Width reduced to 70 from 90 Grasping RootsMissile Speed reduced to 1150 from 1325 Vine LasherFixed a bug where the plant was sometimes slowing by more than 30% ItemsAegis of the Legion/Runic BulwarkFixed a bug where the Legion Aura from both items was stacking on teams Blackfire TorchFixed a tooltip inconsistency with the cooldown reduction value BrutalizerFlat Armor Penetration reduced to 10 from 15 Spirit VisageFixed a bug where the item was healing for less than intended The Black CleaverArmor Reduction per stack reduced to 6.25% from 7.5% (Maximum reduction is now 25% from 30%) Flat Armor Penetration reduced to 10 from 15 and is now UNIQUE Youmuu’s GhostbladeFlat Armor Penetration is now UNIQUE Summoner SpellsSmite damage increased to 490-1000 from 445-870Twisted TreelineChanged altar capture mechanicsTaking damage while capturing an altar will now cancel the capture and prevent capturing for 2 seconds Capture interruptions will be denoted by a shiny particle Crystal ScarTweaked global auraArmor penetration removed Magic penetration removed Energy champions now receive 2 bonus energy per second Fury champions now benefit from the auraTryndamere receives 33% bonus Fury for attacks, critical strikes, and kills Renekton receives 33% bonus Fury for attacks Shyvana receives 25% bonus Fury for attacks Healing reduction now only affects self-heals and regeneration Reduced ranged minion base magic resistance by 5 Reduced super melee minion base magic resistance by 15 Crystal Scar and Proving GroundsHealth Relics will now grant FuryTryndamere receives 10 Fury Renekton receives 20 Fury Shyvana receives 6 Fury Summoner Name ChangesSeveral million inactive summoner names in NA, EUW and EUNE have been made available for purchase Summoner name changes are 650 RP (50% off) in the Other tab of the Store until December 26 Ward SkinsTwo Snowdown Showdown ward skins can be placed in-game for free during the holiday The ward skins can be activated and deactivated in the Ward Skins tab in the Store The ward skins will be removed from all accounts at the end of Snowdown Showdown Gift CenterThe Gift Center will be accessible in the Store through December 26 Players may purchase RP, champions and skins for summoners that were on their friends list in early December Only new purchases can be gifted – not pre-owned content or RP There are several additional restrictions on gifting, including:Only Level 20+ summoners can send gifts Only Level 10+ summoners can receive gifts Summoners with active bans cannot send gifts Rioters are ineligible to send gifts A maximum of 3 RP gifts and 3 gifts of other types can be sent per day A maximum of 15,000 RP can be gifted per day Payment information must be re-entered for each RP gift GeneralConsumable items now display a stack count in the scoreboard Fixed a bug where Honor animations would sometimes play more than once for users that have already unlocked the crest Fixed a rare bug where the incorrect Honor animation would play for users with a lot of Honor Friend NotesYou can now add and edit notes about your friends by right-clicking their name or clicking on the note icon that appears when you hover over their name. You may view friend notes by hovering over the note icon that appears once you have saved a note for that friend. Friend notes are tied to your account and can be accessed anywhere you log into League of Legends Changes have been made to the scoreboard to improve readability Adjustments have been made to the in-game chat box font size Fixed a bug that caused the game to crash when closing the shop while the scoreboard was open View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperChargerFan Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Their doing it wrong! It needs to be that the Black Cleaver's UNIQUE is it's ability to ignore armor...its still broken! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluHorse Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 agreed, the fact that it can shred armor and if you get more of them you shred armor quicker means building more armor is still subpar to counter it. Build health to counter black cleaver and what has health and damage? black cleaver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazaHorse Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Eh, you're arguing for an alternative that they effectively did here. If they do as you say and make the armor shred unique, then people would likely still build more (maybe 2 or so) than one because 30 armor pen is a very strong stat to get with the armor nerfs. What you want is for people to stop buying multiple cleavers and thus shredding armor faster. With this nerf, no one with any understanding of this game will get more than 1 cleaver, because even the faster shred is not worth wasting gold for low health, low damage, and a 2nd unique passive. In my opinion, they attacked it correctly, but they overdid it. They correctly made the armor pen on Cleaver unique, as I believe they should have. However, they then nerfed the value of the penetration to 10, making the item a remnant of its former self. It's poor to the point of being a noob trap item now. They then took an EXTRA step nerfing the shred to 25% AND making it unique. If they did NOTHING but change both passives to unique (or at least the armor pen passive), it would have been fine in my opinion. People would stop stacking cleavers (no point buying multiple copies of two unique passives), and the item would still be worth buying for the AD Casters it was meant for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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