Preseason Balance Update 2 Patch Notes

[quote=Mowen][center][h1][color=#ff0000]Preseason Balance Update 2 Patch Notes[/color][/h1][/center] [center][h4][url=http://euw.leagueoflegends.com/news/preseason-balance-update-2-patch-notes]Posted by Phreak on Wed, 01/16/2013 - 02:36[/url][/h4][/center] [center][embed=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=drNRCr8KTPA][/center] [B][U]League of Legends v1.0.0.154[/U][/B] [[Thresh]], the Chain Warden Thresh is still undergoing PBE testing, and will be released at a later date. Stay tuned for more information on the Chain Warden! [[Alistar]] [indent] - Base movement speed increased to 330 from 325 - [[Headbutt]] Range increased to 650 from 600 [/indent] [[Amumu]] [indent] - [[Cursed Touch]] Magic resist reduction reduced at later levels to 15/20/25 from 15/25/35 [/indent] [[Annie]] [indent] - [[Disintegrate]] Mana cost reduced to 60/65/70/75/80 from 60/70/80/90/100 - [[Incinerate]] Targeting cone is now attached to Annie - [[Molten Shield]] [indent] - Cooldown reduced to 10 seconds from 16 - Duration reduced to 5 seconds from 8 [/indent] [/indent] [[Blitzcrank]] [indent] - [[Mana Barrier]] Cooldown increased to 90 seconds from 60 - [[Rocket Grab]] Will now give vision when it hits a target [/indent] [[ChoGath]] [indent] - [[Feral Scream]] Targeting cone is now attached to Cho'Gath [/indent] [[Corki]] [indent] - [[Gatling Gun]] Mana cost reduced to 60/65/70/75/80 from 60/70/80/90/100 [/indent] [[Diana]] [indent] - [[Pale Cascade]] [indent] - Orb detonation has been adjusted to better match Diana’s basic attack range - Shield duration increased to 5 seconds from 4 [/indent] - [[Lunar Rush]] Cast range increased to 825 from 750 [/indent] [[Evelynn]] [indent] - [[Hate Spike]] [indent] - Mana cost increased to 16/22/28/34/40 from 14/18/22/26/30 - Bonus attack damage ratio increased to 0.5 from 0.4 [/indent] - [[Ravage]] [indent] - Damage reduced at later ranks to 35/55/75/95/115 from 35/60/85/110/135 - Bonus attack damage ratio increased to 0.5 from 0.4 [/indent] - [[Agony's Embrace]] [indent] - Damage changed to 15/20/25% of the target's current health from 15/20/25% of their max health - Cooldown increased to 150/120/90 seconds from 120/90/60 - Cast range reduced to 650 from 800 [/indent] [/indent] [[Ezreal]] [indent] - Base attack speed reduced to 0.625 from 0.665 [/indent] [[Kassadin]] [indent] - [[Force Pulse]] Fixed an issue where Force Pulse would sometimes fire backward after using Rift Walk. [/indent] [[Katarina]] [indent] - Base movement speed reduced to 345 from 350 - [[Sinister Steel]] Movement speed adjusted to 15/20/25/30/35% from 12/20/28/36/44% [/indent] [[Kennen]] [indent] - Basic attack has been retuned so it’s more responsive [/indent] [[KhaZix]] [indent] - [[Unseen Threat]] [indent] - Damage reduced at later levels to 15-190 from 15-220 - Slow reduced to 25% from 35% [/indent] - [[Taste Their Fear]] [indent] - Bonus attack damage ratio reduced to 1.5 from 1.6 - Isolation bonus attack damage ratio reduced to 2.0 from 2.4 [/indent] [/indent] [[Lee Sin]] [indent] - [[Safeguard]] Fixed a bug where the tooltip incorrectly stated that Lee Sin regained energy when the shield was broken - [[Iron Will]] [indent] - No longer grants armor while active - Life steal and spell vamp increased to 5/10/15/20/25% from 5/9/13/17/21% [/indent] [[Cripple]] [indent] - Slow amount reduced at earlier ranks to 20/30/40/50/60% from 30/37.5/45/52.5/60% - Range reduced to 600 from 800 [/indent] [/indent] [[Mordekaiser]] [indent] - [[Siphon of Destruction]] Targeting cone is now attached to Mordekaiser [/indent] [[Nami]] [indent] - Base movement speed increased to 335 from 330 - [[Aqua Prison]] Cooldown reduced to 14/13/12/11/10 seconds from 16/14.5/13/11.5/10 - [[Tidal Wave]] Missile speed increased to 850 from 750 [/indent] [[Rengar]] [indent] - [[Bonetooth Necklace]] Now grants +5 Attack Damage - [[Unseen Predator]] Fixed a bug where Rengar could leap while rooted - [[Savagery]] [indent] - Attack speed duration increased to 4 seconds from 3 - Fixed a bug where Savagery could be used three times consecutively [/indent] - [[Battle Roar]] Empowered Battle Roar now heals for 60-400 (based on champion level) instead of 10% of Rengar’s health - [[Thrill of the Hunt]] [indent] - Initial delay reduced to 1 second from 1.25 (still can be delayed up to 3 seconds) - Stealth duration increased to 7 seconds from 5 [/indent] [/indent] [[Riven]] [indent] - Base health regen reduced to 6 from 10.4 - Health regen per level reduced to 0.5 from 0.9 - [[Valor]] Shield amount increased to 70/100/130/160/190 from 60/90/120/150/180 - [[Blade of the Exile]] [indent] - Cooldown increased to 110/80/50 seconds from 75/60/45 - Targeting cone is now attached to Riven [/indent] [/indent] [[Shaco]] [indent] - [[Hallucinate]] [indent] - Controlling the clone no longer reveals Shaco in brush - Fixed a bug that prevented Shaco from casting Hallucinate for the rest of the game in certain circumstances [/indent] [/indent] [[Syndra]] [indent] - [[Transcendent]] Now increases range on Unleashed Power by 75 at max rank - [[Scatter the Weak]] Cooldown reduced at later ranks to 18/16.5/15/13.5/12 seconds from 18/17/16/15/14 [/indent] [[Talon]] [indent] - [[Noxian Diplomacy]] [indent] - Bleed damage reduced to 10/20/30/40/50 from 18/36/54/72/90 - Bleed bonus attack damage ratio reduced to 1 from 1.2 [/indent] - [[Cutthroat]] [indent] - Fixed a bug where the damage amplification did not actually apply - Fixed an bug that sometimes caused Talon’s Rake to fire backwards after using Cutthroat. [/indent] - [[Shadow Assault]] [indent] - Damage reduced at later ranks to 120/170/220 from 120/190/260 - Bonus attack damage ratio reduced to 0.75 from 0.9 [/indent] [/indent] [[Udyr]] [indent] - [[Monkey's Agility]] Now additionally increases Udyr's armor and magic resist by 4% per stack [/indent] [[Vi]] [indent] - [[Vault Breaker]] [indent] - Fixed a bug where Vault Breaker would sometimes not refund mana or cooldown when interrupted - Fixed a bug where interrupting Vault Breaker would sometimes render Vi unable to cast spells - Fixed a bug where Vault Breaker's stun duration was sometimes shorter than intended - Fixed a bug where Vi would sometimes stop attacking after hitting a champion with Vault Breaker [/indent] - [[Excessive Force]] Increased the responsiveness of Vi's attacks after using Excessive Force - [[Assault and Battery]] [indent] - Fixed a bug where targets could cast spells after being knocked into the air - Fixed a bug where characters with stealth could cause Assault and Battery to miss - Fixed a bug where damage was not applied to targets immune to disable effects [/indent] [/indent] [[Ziggs]] [indent] - [[Short Fuse]] The cooldown indicator now more accurately shows when Short Fuse is available. [/indent] [h2][color=#ffffff][u][b]Summoner's Rift[/b][/u][/color][/h2] [u][b]Jungle[/b][/u] [[Wraith]] [indent] - Base gold increased to 30 from 25 - Base health increased to 1000 from 750 [/indent] [[Lesser Wraith]] [indent] - Base health reduced to 150 from 250 [/indent] [[Giant Wolf]] [indent] - Base gold increased to 55 from 40 - Base health increased to 1100 from 900 [/indent] [[Wolf]] [indent] - Base health reduced to 200 from 300 [/indent] [[Golem]] [indent] - Base gold increased to 55 from 45 - Base health increased to 1200 from 1000 [/indent] [[Small Golem]] [indent] - Base health reduced to 300 from 500 [/indent] [h2][color=#ffffff][u][b]Items[/b][/u][/color][/h2] Item tooltips have been revised to improve consistency [[Manamune]] [indent] - Attack damage increased to 20 from 10 [/indent] [[Archangel's Staff]] [indent] - Ability power increased to 60 from 50 - Mana charge amount increased to 6 from 5 [/indent] [[Crystalline Flask]] [indent] - Cost increased to 345 from 225 - Now restores 120 health and 60 mana over 12 seconds from 100 health and 40 mana over 10 seconds per charge [/indent] [[Mikael's Crucible]] [indent] - Can no longer target allied minions [/indent] [[Last Whisper]] [indent] - Combine cost increased to 1025 from 860 (total cost is now 2300 from 2135) [/indent] [[Hextech Gunblade]] [indent] - Spell vamp is now UNIQUE [/indent] [[Iceborn Gauntlet]] [indent] - Duration of slow field reduced to 2 seconds from 3 - Slow percentage reduced to 30% from 35% - Slowing field now displays team color rings [/indent] [[Philosopher's Stone]] [indent] - Now correctly grants 5 gold per 10 seconds (was 4 gold per 10 seconds) [/indent] [[Enchantment: Homeguard]] [indent] - Homeguard now works immediately after purchasing the enchant [/indent] [[Spirit of the Elder Lizard]] [indent] - Now grants +10% cooldown reduction [/indent] [[Spirit of the Spectral Wraith]] [indent] - Ability power increased to 50 from 40 - Cooldown reduction is no longer UNIQUE [/indent] [[Sanguine Blade]] [indent] - Combine cost reduced to 500 gold from 800 - Attack damage increased to 65 from 60 - Attack damage per stack increased to 6 from 5 - Max stacks reduced to 5 from 7 [/indent] [[Blackfire Torch]] [indent] - New recipe: [[Kage's Lucky Pick]] + [[Fiendish Codex]] + [[Haunting Guise]] - Total gold cost: 3950 (combine cost: 700) - Ability power increased to 80 from 70 - Cooldown reduction increased to 20% from 10% - Now grants 10 mana regeneration per 5 seconds [/indent] [[Will of the Ancients]] [indent] - New recipe: [[Kage's Pick]] + [[Hextech Revolver]] - Total gold cost is now 2550 (combine cost: 585) [/indent] [[Twin Shadows]] [indent] - Ability power reduced to 40 from 50 - Magic resist increased to 40 from 30 - Movement speed increased to 6% from 5% [/indent] [[Banner of Command]] [indent] - Ability power reduced to 40 from 50 - Now grants 10% cooldown reduction [/indent] [[Banshee's Veil]] [indent] - Combine cost increased to 600 from 490 (total cost is now 2610 from 2500) - Health increased to 400 from 300 [/indent] [[Ninja Tabi]] [indent] - Once again reduces 10% damage from all basic attacks, rather than only champion basic attacks [/indent] [[Liandry's Torment]] [indent] - Health increased to 300 from 200 - Ability power reduced to 60 from 70 [/indent] [[Wooglet's Witchcap]] [indent] - New recipe: [[Blasting Wand]] + [[Blasting Wand]] + [[Chain Vest]] - Total gold cost: 3500 (combine cost: 1060) - Armor reduced to 40 from 50 [/indent] [[Hextech Sweeper]] [indent] - New UNIQUE passive - Trap Detection: Nearby stealthed enemy traps are revealed [/indent] [[Grez's Spectral Lantern]] [indent] - Attack damage reduced to 20 from 25 [/indent] [[Lightbringer]] - [color=#ff0000]Remade![/color] [indent] - New recipe: Grez's Spectral Lantern + Pickaxe - Total gold cost: 2425 (combine cost: 300) [indent] - +50 attack damage - +20 armor - +12% life steal - UNIQUE passive - Vanquish: Basic attacks have a 20% chance to deal 100 bonus magic damage (doubled for non-champions) - UNIQUE passive - Trap Detection: Nearby stealthed enemy traps are revealed - UNIQUE active: Cover s a target area in a stealth-detecting mist that grants vision for 10 seconds (60 second cooldown) [/indent] [/indent] [h2][color=#ffffff][u][b]Masteries[/b][/u][/color][/h2] [[Pickpocket]] [indent] - Now displays a buff timer after attacking to show the time before gold can be earned again [/indent] [h2][color=#ffffff][u][b]Twisted Treeline[/b][/u][/color][/h2] - Speed Shrine removed! There’s now a Ghost Relic in its place. [indent] - The Ghost Relic replenishes 94-315 health and a small amount of your ability resource. It also grants a brief speed boost. - The Ghost Relic spawns at 1:55 and respawns every 90 seconds. [/indent] - New items now available [indent] - [[Lightbringer]] - [[Runic Bulwark]] - [[Ohmwrecker]] [/indent] [h2][color=#ffffff][u][b]Proving Grounds[/b][/u][/color][/h2] - New items now available [indent] - [[Blade of the Ruined King]] [/indent] [h2][color=#ffffff][u][b]Co-op vs. AI[/b][/u][/color][/h2] - Bots are now more likely to use activatable items. - Added [[Darius]] Bot to Co-op vs. AI on all maps. - Fixed a bug where [[Shen]] Bot wasn't casting Stand United. - Co-op vs. AI will now properly display as a co-op vs. AI match instead of a 5v5 pvp match. [h2][color=#ffffff][u][b]Spectator[/b][/u][/color][/h2] - Gold totals with more than three digits will now include punctuation for easier readability - Directed camera positioning will now take the health bars for Baron and Vilemaw into account - Fixed a bug that could cause directed camera to focus on recalling champions even with no enemies nearby - Added spectator chat callouts for powerful items such as Athene's Unholy Grail and Blade of the Ruined King [h2][color=#ffffff][u][b]Ranked[/b][/u][/color][/h2] - Added a new provisional medal for players and teams that are in their placement matches - All players and teams have been temporarily set to this medal in preparation for Season 3 [h2][color=#ffffff][u][b]UI[/b][/u][/color][/h2] - Improvements to the item shop - Holding the CTRL key while clicking on categories in the All Items tab will now select multiple categories, similar to using the check boxes - Fixed a bug where the item shop could show you as owning more of an item than you actually have - Fixed a bug where items in the recommended item pane would light up even if you couldn't afford the item - Fixed a bug where items that could not be sold were showing a sell value - Improved the responsiveness of double clicking to purchase items - Improved the performance of the item shop during various item updates (opening the item shop, searching, purchasing and selling) - Adjusted the graphics for the borders on vote tallies in the surrender display [h2][color=#ffffff][u][b]General[/b][/u][/color][/h2] Turrets [indent] - Now prioritize minions in the following order: [indent] - Player-owned minions (ex: Tibbers, Zyra Plants) - Super Minions, Cannon Minions - Melee Minions - Caster Minions [/indent] [/indent] - Added keybindings for Self Casting Items - Fixed keybinding for Show/Hide HUD - Changed the "Ended Killing Spree" chat messages to better indicate that the number shown is the total gold received for the kill - Fixed a bug where players couldn’t send chat messages at end of game - Fixed a bug where champions affected by near-sightedness (Graves's Smokescreen, Nocturne's ultimate) could attack their team mates - The Minimap has been improved: [indent] - Wards now show special icons on the minimap - Players are outlined in blue while recalling - Players are outlined in orange while using teleport [/indent] - [[Teleport]] is now colored based on enemy/ally team - Fixed an issue that was causing player health bars and ultimate indicators in the team UI to update too slowly - Fixed an issue where purchasing a legendary item (ex: Runic Bulwark, Blade of the Ruined King) would consume all components of a lower tier instead of just those necessary for the recipe - Fixed a rare issue where certain spells (ex: Ezreal’s Mystic Shot) could land an unintentional critical hit - Hovering over your attack damage stat will display your champion's auto attack range - You may now unlock the game camera while holding down your mouse button on the minimap - Pinging a tower in the basic tutorial will no longer display an unlocalized string - The camera snap that occurs when you respawn can be disabled by setting "DisableCameraSnapOnRespawn=1" in the [[[General]]] section of Game.cfg - You now have a few extra seconds to finish a kill streak if the target is the last member of the team alive - Muting a player will now mute that player's emote sounds - Added teammate chat callouts for new items such as Sightstone, Mikael's Crucible and Ohmwrecker - Fixed a bug preventing buff durations from drawing on the target frame[/quote]

[quote=GrandmasterD]REJOICE! [[Kassadin]] bug fixed once more.[/quote]

[quote=Nighthawk][quote=GrandmasterD] REJOICE! [[Kassadin]] bug fixed once more. [/quote] yeah tbh this was really really annoying, srs.[/quote]

[quote=CasterMaster][quote=GrandmasterD] REJOICE! [[Kassadin]] bug fixed once more. [/quote] *so much win*[/quote]

[quote=DemonSovereign][center][icon=darius size=100][/center] [center][icon=darius][b]DARIUS BOT[/b][icon=darius][/center] On a side note, [[rengar]] buff woohoo![/quote]

[quote=A Chubby Baby]ninja tabi buff![/quote]

[quote=eddie199]Cant wait for Thresh ^O^[/quote]

[quote=bitpik]No [[warmog's armor]] nerf? >_>[/quote]

[quote=Staceylicious]Evelynn super nerf. T_T[/quote]

[quote=__k9__]Evelynn is now useless!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Her ulti was supernerfed![/quote]