Patch 5.3 Summary

[quote=Wayne3100][center][url=http://www.mobafire.com/images/news/patch-53-summary.jpg][img=http://www.mobafire.com/images/news/patch-53-summary.jpg width=550][/url][/center] [rule] Hi, my name is [color=#ff0000]Wayne3100[/color] and welcome to the MOBAFire Patch Summary - 5.3! For those of you who are not a fan of change, I have some good news. Due to a number of changes being postponed by Riot (all of which are going to be implemented as compensation for the removal of DFG, [url=http://www.mobafire.com/league-of-legends/forum/news/patch-5-2-summary-33993]which was a big talking point in the previous patch[/url]), this patch is pretty small. That does not mean, however, that we have nothing to talk about, so stay tuned if you're interested in nerfs to [[Ahri]] & [[Azir]], a new Featured Game Mode, changes to the [[Farsight Orb]] and [[Greater Stealth Totem]] and more! [size=6][color=#ffffff]Champion Changes[/color][/size] [table][tr][td] [table][tr][td bgcolor="2a2a2a" padding="5px"] [table width=850][tr][td bgcolor="1a1a1a" padding="10px"] [center][size=5][color=#ffffff]WTF DID THEY DO TO MY CHAMPION?![/color][/size] [space][i]quick access for concerned players[/i][/center] [table][tr][td width="200px"][/td] [td width="10px"][center] [color=#ff0000]-[/color] [color=#ff0000]-[/color] [color=#00ff00]+[/color] [color=#ff0000]-[/color] [color=#ff0000]-[/color] [/center] [/td] [td width="150px"] [url=http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-53-notes#patch-ahri]Ahri[/url] [url=http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-53-notes#patch-azir]Azir[/url] [url=http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-53-notes#patch-diana]Diana[/url] [url=http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-53-notes#patch-fiddlesticks]Fiddlesticks[/url] [url=http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-53-notes#patch-gnar]Gnar[/url] [/td] [td width="10px"][center] [color=#00ff00]+[/color] [color=#ff0000]-[/color] [color=#ff8000]~[/color] [color=#00ff00]+[/color] [color=#0080ff]*[/color] [/center] [/td] [td width="150px"] [url=http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-53-notes#patch-gragas]Gragas[/url] [url=http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-53-notes#patch-kassadin]Kassadin[/url] [url=http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-53-notes#patch-katarina]Katarina[/url] [url=http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-53-notes#patch-kennen]Kennen[/url] [url=http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-53-notes#patch-nidalee]Nidalee[/url] [/td] [td width="10px"][center] [color=#00ff00]+[/color] [color=#00ff00]+[/color] [color=#ff8000]~[/color] [/center] [/td] [td width="150px"] [url=http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-52-notes#patch-twistedfate]Twisted Fate[/url] [url=http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-52-notes#patch-varus]Varus[/url] [url=http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-52-notes#patch-zyra]Zyra[/url] [/td] [td width="100px"][/td] [/tr][/table] [/td][/tr][/table] [/td][/tr][/table] [color=#ffff00]![/color] = Rework[space][space][space][space][color=#0080ff]*[/color] = Bugfix(es) only[space][space][space][space][color=#00ff00]+[/color] = Buff[space][space][space][space][color=#ff0000]-[/color] = Nerf[space][space][space][space][color=#ff8000]~[/color] = Mixed / No Influence [/td] [td width="35px"][/td][td vertical-align="top" padding="15px"] [/td][/tr][/table] [table width=900] [tr] [td width=200 padding=5 bgcolor=191919][center][url=http://mobafire.com/images/champion/skins/landscape/ahri-classic.jpg][img=http://mobafire.com/images/champion/skins/portrait/ahri-classic.jpg width=175][/url][/center][/td] [td width=25][/td] [td width=650 padding=5] With [[Ahri]]'s win rate jumping to almost 60% at one point during patch 5.2, Riot have realised that the changes made to her to compensate for the removal of DFG may have left her in a bit of a strong state. To tackle this issue, her [[Orb of Deception]] mana cost has now been increased, her [[Fox-Fire]] damage and range have gone down and the range on her [[Spirit Rush]] damage being applied has gone down too. This should make her more vulnerable when taking a risk at the wrong moments during a fight. Other notable nerfs include [[Azir]]'s [[Conquering Sands]] damage and stab range of his soldiers both going down (no bugfixes for the Emperor this time around), [[Fiddlesticks]] tether range on [[Drain]] being slightly reduced, [[Gnar]]'s Mega form duration being reduced by ~20% and [[Kassadin]] losing 10 damage on his [[Null Sphere]] at all ranks. Now if all that leaves you thinking "hang on a minute, isn't it Valentine soon? Shouldn't Riot be showing their champions some [i]love[/i]?", then don't worry, because they are (note the [color=#00ff00]+[/color]'s in the WTF DID THEY DO TO MY CHAMPION table?). For example, [[Gragas]]'s [[Barrel Roll]] now packs a heavier slow, [[Kennen]]'s [[Electrical Surge]] will hit all enemies caught in [[Slicing Maelstrom]] and [[Varus]]' ultimate is now a little fatter to increase its reliability (don't worry, even the pros were missing it all the time!). [/td] [/tr] [/table] [size=6][color=#ffffff]Item Changes[/color][/size] [table width=900] [tr] [td width=200 padding=5] [center][icon=Farsight Orb size=60][space][space][space][icon=Greater Stealth Totem size=60][/center][/td] [td width=700 padding=5]There aren't a lot of changes here, but the changes made to these trinkets to increase a team's map vision are pretty interesting nonetheless. From now on, the [[Farsight Orb]] will place a visible ward with 1 hit point at the target location for 60 seconds in addition to its old functionality. Note that this ward is untargetable so it can't be used to [[Teleport]] to. The [[Greater Stealth Totem]] will store 2 charges (with one charge being stored every 60 seconds), allowing teams to make use of it more frequently in their battle to control vision around the map.[/td] [/tr] [/table] [size=6][color=#ffffff]New Featured Game Mode - Nemesis Draft![/color][/size] If you're tired of getting rekt by overpowered champions and would like to play a game in which your opponents play something weak for a change, this new featured game mode might be just the thing for you! In [url=http://boards.pbe.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/champions-gameplay-feedback/BNBArGmq-nemesis-draft-featured-game-mode-coming-soon-to-the-pbe]Nemesis Draft[/url], you won't be picking your own champions; instead, you'll be picking champions for the enemy team, which you will then be playing [i]against[/i]. There are a few things to note as far as champ select is concerned. First of all, both teams will still have 3 bans, meaning you'll have a chance to get rid of champions you don't want to play. Also, the champions which you can pick for your opponents are based on the group of champion which [i]your team[/i] collectively owns. Finally, once all champions have been picked, teammates can still swap champions with each other; they do not have to [i]own[/i] a certain champion to play it! Unfortunately, all of this is info which we had gathered already and [url=http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-53-notes#patch-featured-game-modes]Riot does not share any more information in the actual patch notes[/url]. However, the mode will be released during this patch, meaning more news should follow soon[sup]TM[/sup], so keep your eyes peeled for that! [size=6][color=#ffffff]Upcoming Skins[/color][/size] This patch will introduce six new skins to the game. That's right, [i]six[/i]. It should come as no surprise that two of those are in celebration of Valentine's Day; the other four have combo splash arts like we've seen before for [[Pickpocket Twitch]] and [[Safecracker Evelynn]]. As far as prices are concerned, [[Heartseeker Varus]] will cost 1350 RP, while every other skin displayed below will be available for 750 RP upon release. [center][columns width=10] [nextcol width=400] [url=http://www.mobafire.com/images/champion/skins/landscape/annie-sweetheart.jpg] [img=http://www.mobafire.com/images/champion/skins/landscape/annie-sweetheart.jpg width=400][/url] [center][size=6][color=#cacaca][url=http://www.mobafire.com/league-of-legends/skin/annie-sweetheart-686]Sweetheart Annie[/url][/color][/size][/center] [nextcol width=10] [nextcol width=400] [url=http://www.mobafire.com/images/champion/skins/landscape/varus-heartseeker.jpg] [img=http://www.mobafire.com/images/champion/skins/landscape/varus-heartseeker.jpg width=400][/url] [center][size=6][color=#cacaca][url=http://www.mobafire.com/league-of-legends/skin/varus-heartseeker-691]Heartseeker Varus[/url][/color][/size][/center] [/columns] [columns width=10] [nextcol width=400] [url=http://www.mobafire.com/images/champion/skins/landscape/warwick-marauder.jpg][img=http://www.mobafire.com/images/champion/skins/landscape/warwick-marauder.jpg width=400][/url] [center][size=5][color=#cacaca][url=http://www.mobafire.com/league-of-legends/skin/ashe-marauder-693]Marauder Ashe[/url][/color] / [color=#cacaca][url=http://www.mobafire.com/league-of-legends/skin/warwick-marauder-692]Marauder Warwick[/url][/color][/size][/center] [nextcol width=10] [nextcol width=400] [url=http://www.mobafire.com/images/champion/skins/landscape/nautilus-warden.jpg] [img=http://www.mobafire.com/images/champion/skins/landscape/nautilus-warden.jpg width=400][/url] [center][size=5][color=#cacaca][url=http://www.mobafire.com/league-of-legends/skin/nautilus-warden-694]Warden Nautilus[/url][/color] / [color=#cacaca][url=http://www.mobafire.com/league-of-legends/skin/sivir-warden-695]Warden Sivir[/url][/color][/size][/center] [/columns][/center] [size=6][color=#ffffff]Share Your Thoughts![/color][/size] Do I really have to explain what I'll be asking you to do next? I mean, the title of this section kind of ruins the surprise, doesn't it? Yep, it probably does. Anyway, I should not forget to point you in the direction of the [url=http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-53-notes]full patch notes[/url] first. Ok. Good. I remembered. So, what do you guys think about the changes made in this (small) patch? Will you be picking up any of the new skins and/or try the new game mode once it is released? Feel free to let us know![/quote]

[quote=OTGBionicArm][[Ahri]] needs more nerfs.[/quote]

[quote=king boo311]AD [[Ahri]] unaffected, gg time to climb out of plastic 7. Also yay, [[azir]] nerfs much appreciate :3[/quote]

[quote=Electro522]Must.....resist.......urge........to buy........new..........SIVIR SKIN!!!!! WHO THE HELL AM I KIDDING?!?!? RITO, TAKE MY MONEY!!!![/quote]

[quote=Janitsu]I hate the [[Sivir]] skin myself :p I think [[Heartseeker Varus]] is something that I could get though (unless it's no on sale for a few days for 975 RP)[/quote]

[quote=FalseoGod]I love all the new ADC skins, Siv's and Ashe's are really baddass and Varus'... well I need to start a trend of having all the shirtless male skins or something. [[leblanc]], [[zed]], [[jarvan iv]] remain untouched, ohkay then rito[/quote]

[quote=koksei]where are the sion nerfs. srsly fck that guy. Nice thread btw ^_^[/quote]

[quote=Jack Rubino]It just me or sona's buffs are an excuse to sell more skins?[/quote]

[quote=Latest Legend]Rito, pls desu, cut all ties between champion internals and skins. Either your design is terrible or your execution is terrible. Or maybe it's fucking both by now. Pretty sad about [[katarina]] not getting any buffs. Not that I don't think she's strong already, but.. ^^ I love the Warden and Marauder skins (looking at the art), too bad I don't / can't play any of them. The new game mode sounds funny. EDIT: On the other hand I guess it's nice that they share all their failures, but it's starting to feel like they're human now.[/quote]

[quote=TwillyFSniper]I think Varus is about to become the next Lucian... Kidding. But still That's what I thought when I saw he was buffed. I guess I'll not have to be as clutch to pull off ults as him.[/quote]