Preseason Balancing: League of Legends Hotfix Targets Overpowered Items and Champions
The League of Legends preseason is in full swing and there are already some standout performers and underperformers in the game. In response, gameplay design director Mark “Scruffy” Yetter has announced a hotfix that aims to bring balance to the game by addressing a number of items and champions, including Viktor and Kassadin.
Hotfix Details
In a recent tweet, Yetter shared the details of the hotfix, stating that the focus is on addressing the most imbalanced items and champions. The changes will be implemented in tonight’s update.
Adjustments for Viktor and Kassadin
The item overhaul in the preseason has been beneficial for Viktor, but his base numbers are slightly too high. In response, Riot Games is reducing the AP ratio on Viktor’s Death Ray ability (E) from 70 to 50 percent. Additionally, the Aftershock damage of Death Ray is being decreased from 20-180 to 20-140.
On the other hand, Kassadin has been negatively affected by the item changes. To compensate for this, Riot is increasing his health per level from 90 to 105 and reducing the base mana cost of his ultimate ability from 50 to 40.
Adjustments to Items
Several items are also receiving adjustments in this hotfix. The lethality item Eclipse will see a decrease in damage from 8 to 6 percent of maximum health, and its movement speed buff will be reduced from 30 to 15 percent. Other items such as Liandry’s, Lich Bane, and Guinsoo’s Rageblade are also being nerfed. However, the AP jungle item will have its burn damage increased to 20 percent of ability power.
Continued Bug Fixes
Prior to this hotfix, Riot released a micro-patch that addressed various bugs in the game. These fixes included resolving issues with Ashe’s passive crit scaling with Rageblade and Zoe’s spawning of extra teleport shards on the floor.
This article was originally published on European Gaming Industry News.
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