2011-08-07, 05:12 PM
Just fresh from the tubez:
[video=youtube;wYD9HopZyiA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYD9HopZyiA[/video]
Tl;dr version of the preview:
- Fiddlesticks - tone his damage down a bit (he was a tad bit OP, but this was somewhat expected)
- Garen - buff his utility capabilities
Leona - Improve (likely lower) her mana costs AND CD, make her a bit more viable as a tank. (Though the reduced CD on her abilities does NOT mean she can use Triforce; its been proven 2890971289071029791021 times Triforce is not good on her)
- Nasus - Due to forum QQ, Nasus is going to get fixed up to be more viable. His slow debuff will be a bit much stronger (max slow effect upon being casted, effect wears off gradually). His passive (lifesteal) is going to be changed a bit. Apparently he can be a jungler now.
- Pantheon - He's getting a few buffs. His Spear Toss can now crit when the target is below 15% health. Heartseeker Strike's CD and channel time is slightly reduced because if its damage gets buffed/nerfed, it will be OP/UP. Also, his mandrop's CD is reduced to compensate for his ultimate's limited range.
- Changes to how deathstreaks/assists work. In the case of Soraka, if she racks up a lot of assists, but doesn't get kills (and keeps getting killed), she's worth very little gold. (This was promoting those champs to continually go on suicide runs for little to no penalty). Also, suicide runs reset killstreaks, which means if you pretty much go get killed other than by enemy champions, you're not as delicious anymore. So now when support champs - or any champs, basically - get assists, they will get back on track like they were getting kills (and therefore still be worthwhile to target them in teamfights).
[video=youtube;wYD9HopZyiA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYD9HopZyiA[/video]
Tl;dr version of the preview:
- Fiddlesticks - tone his damage down a bit (he was a tad bit OP, but this was somewhat expected)
- Garen - buff his utility capabilities
Leona - Improve (likely lower) her mana costs AND CD, make her a bit more viable as a tank. (Though the reduced CD on her abilities does NOT mean she can use Triforce; its been proven 2890971289071029791021 times Triforce is not good on her)
- Nasus - Due to forum QQ, Nasus is going to get fixed up to be more viable. His slow debuff will be a bit much stronger (max slow effect upon being casted, effect wears off gradually). His passive (lifesteal) is going to be changed a bit. Apparently he can be a jungler now.
- Pantheon - He's getting a few buffs. His Spear Toss can now crit when the target is below 15% health. Heartseeker Strike's CD and channel time is slightly reduced because if its damage gets buffed/nerfed, it will be OP/UP. Also, his mandrop's CD is reduced to compensate for his ultimate's limited range.
- Changes to how deathstreaks/assists work. In the case of Soraka, if she racks up a lot of assists, but doesn't get kills (and keeps getting killed), she's worth very little gold. (This was promoting those champs to continually go on suicide runs for little to no penalty). Also, suicide runs reset killstreaks, which means if you pretty much go get killed other than by enemy champions, you're not as delicious anymore. So now when support champs - or any champs, basically - get assists, they will get back on track like they were getting kills (and therefore still be worthwhile to target them in teamfights).