Matt Leung-Harrison@RiotPhroxzon
Patch Preview 26.6!
Overall
- Overall, the game is looking pretty healthy in terms of balance and broad satisfaction
- Over the coming patches, we're going to be looking at some of the champs that have felt a bit unloved/worse for wear and would love to hear your suggestions (both champions and systems)
Systems
- Chempunk Chainsword has been one of the weaker Grievous items for a while. While we don't want Grievous items to become too commonplace, as it subtly degrades champion kits when too common, it is still just a bit weak for even that purpose
- The support item minion penalty has been a pain point for support users and with role quests, the risk of funneling (why it was there in the first place) has been reduced pretty significantly, so we're removing that drawback
Shen
- Shen Jungle has really started to take off recently, which is really awesome to see! (thanks xPetu!)
- That said, he is a tad strong, especially in lower levels of play
Zaahen
- We're really happy to see Zaahen picking up a sizeable audience in both Top and Jungle, but now that regular players, in addition to experienced players are starting to demonstrate that top end mastery performance, he's looking too strong across the board
- Currently, we think his Jungle is a bit stronger than Top, so the nerfs are mostly focused there
Skarner Top focus
- Skarner has been out of the spotlight for a while and since we've tapped down a few of the things that were causing him to be overbearing in Top (especially W max and the E point blank kidnaps), we think he can get a bit more power there
Olaf
- Jungle Olaf has fallen a little behind the pack so we're adding some power back
