8.5 PBE Cycle

Below you will find a comprehensive list of new content, balance changes, and whatever else  is included in the current PBE cycle! Be aware that these changes are extremely tentative, there is a possibility that things you see below will be changed or even reverted prior to the live patch.

( Note: As the cycle continues, some images may be outdated! )

• New Champion - Kai'Sa
• Kai'Sa, Daughter of the Void
• Stats & Abilities
• Voiceover
• Lore
• Release Skin - Bullet Angel Kai'Sa
• New Champion Skin
• Resistance Illaoi
• New Summoner Icons
• New Chroma
• Bullet Angel Kai'Sa
• Battlecast Cho'Gath
• Resistance Illaoi
• New Emotes
• Kai'Sa Login Theme
• "KAISA_EXOSUIT_LOADER.log"
• Cooldown Reset Flair
• Premade Voice now on PBE!
• Open Parties now on PBE!
• Miscellaneous
• Balance Changes
• Patch History

New Champion - Kai'Sa

Following her champion reveal, our new champion, Kai'Sa, Daughter of the Void, is now on the PBE for testing! PBE Testers can report bugs in [this thread].

Riot MEMEMEMEME with the bug thread:

"Heyo Friendos, 

Void spotting has hit PBE, and as always there are going to be a few bugs that slip through the cracks. A few of them we are aware of and working on, but even our eyes may have missed a few. Please let us know if during your time playing Kai'Sa, Bullet Angel Kai'Sa, or any of her Chromas. 

Issues we are aware of:

• Leg flaps texture stretching on E
• Missing VFX Asset at the end of E causing some question marks to appear under her
• Kai'Sa can sometimes go invisible until death if your client dysncs when she is respawning or using E.

Thank you for your time and eyes."

Kai'Sa, Daughter of the Void

Stats & Abilities

Stats:

• Move Speed: 335
• Attack Range: 500
• Base HP: 554.4
• HP Growth: 80
• HP Regen: 1.24
• HP Regen Growth: 0.15
• Base Mana: 344
• Mana Growth: 38
• Base Magic Resist: 30
• Magic Resist per level: 0.5
• Base Armor: 33.04
• Armor Growth: 3
• Base AD: 62.46
• AD Growth: 1
• Base Attack Speed: 0.644
• Attack Speed Per Level: 1.8

Voiceover

Kai'Sa has just under 30 minutes of VO:


Kai'Sa also has a ton of special interactions:


Choose VO: "Are you the hunter... or the prey?"
Ban VO: "You wouldn't last a day in the void."

Lore

Kai'Sa's short form lore entry is now on the PBE:

"Claimed by the Void when she was only a child, Kai'Sa managed to survive through sheer tenacity and strength of will. Her experiences have made her a deadly hunter and, to some, the harbinger of a future they would rather not live to see. Having entered into an uneasy symbiosis with a living Void carapace, the time will soon come when she must decide whether to forgive those mortals who would call her a monster, and defeat the coming darkness together... or simply to forget, as the Void consumes the world that left her behind."

Release Skin - Bullet Angel Kai'Sa

Bullet Angel Kai'Sai

New Champion Skins

After following her creation through a series of dev blogs, the community voted Resistance Illaoi is now on the PBE for testing.

Resistance Illaoi

New Summoner Icons

Two new summoner icons are now on the PBE:

New Chroma

Several chroma added for Battlecast Cho'gath (6) and the upcoming Resistance Illaoi (7) + Bullet Angel Kai'Sa (8) skins.

Bullet Angel Kai'Sa

Battlecast Cho'Gath

Resistance Illaoi

Here's Riot Orphyre with a bugs & feedback thread for the Resistance Illaoi, Battlecast Prime Cho'Gath, and Bullet Angel Kai'Sa chroma:

"Hey everyone! 

We’ve got more Chromas for you! Some for old skins, and some for new skins--Come and check 'em out! 

Resistance Illaoi Chromas: 

New textures: “The Resistance needs you.”

• Ruby
• Pearl
• Catseye
• Obsidian
• Aquamarine
• Tanzanite
• Rose Quartz

Battlecast Prime Cho’Gath Chromas: 

New textures: “The world of humans is ending.”

• Ruby
• Catseye
• Sapphire
• Pearl
• Obsidian
• Tanzanite

Bullet Angel Kai’Sa Chromas: 

New textures: “Technology doesn’t evolve, It upgrades.”

• Ruby
• Rose Quartz
• Aquamarine
• Obsidian
• Granite
• Amethyst
• Pearl
• Catseye 

The chroma sets are now available on PBE! We hope you all will enjoy the new sets, but we’re also looking forward to hearing your constructive feedback. I’ll do my best to answer and reply to your questions and feedback! 

Thanks! 

Riot Orphyre"

New Emotes

Three new emotes are now on the PBE - Dressed to Kill, Maybe Next Time, and Goodbye, Friend!:

Kai'Sa Login Theme

A new login theme featuring our upcoming champion Kai'Sa is now on the PBE:

"KAISA_EXOSUIT_LOADER.log"

A strange file named "KAISA_EXOSUIT_LOADER.log"  popped up in the files this cycle.  This small file contains the following text containing what seems to be a system log, a mention of Exosuit Weapon Systems, a header reading "FORTUNE", Kai'sa, a bounty on an unnamed individual, and several other mysterious tidbits.

Here's a copy and paste of the document (may look weird on mobile) - full file available [on pastebin] or [imgur].
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R O Y A L  A R M S  E X O S U I T   W E A P O N S  S Y S T E M  L O A D E R v5.37
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Welcome back ...
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
00:48:15  Base Model:ROYAL ARMS
00:48:15 -- Base Version: STANDARD ISSUE
00:48:16 -- Manufacturer:ROYAL SPACE MILITARY
00:48:16 -- Contractor:FORTUNE INDUSTRIES (DEFUNCT)
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
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Verifying Boot Image...DONE
Loading Kernel...DONE

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00:48:16 -- Systems check initiated.
00:48:16 -- RSM NETWORK: CONNECTION FAILED
00:48:17 -- Error log #222:

Could not connect to RSM Network.
Please contact your network administrator.

00:48:17 -- Boot Without Network?
[Y/N] Y

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Verifying...

00:48:20 -- Pilot:KAI’SA [ID. 4589213]
00:48:20 -- Status:INACTIVE
…
…
…
00:48:22 -- WARNING:Did not find authorization for KAI’SA
00:48:22 -- WARNING:Did not find authorization for KAI’SA
00:48:22 -- WARNING:Did not find authorization for KAI’SA
00:48:22 -- Error log #223:Override key ADC35 initiated.....DECLINED
00:48:22 -- █Error log #224:
Override key GG579 initiated.....DECLINED
00:48:22 -- █Error log #225:
Override key MF59 initiated.....APPROVED
AUTHORIZED…..OK

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Running diagnostics…

[ARTILLERY]
00:48:25 -- X01 BUTTERFLY CANNON:OK
00:48:25 -- THRUSTERS:OK
00:48:25 -- FEMTOSECOND LASERS:OK
00:48:26 -- RECOIL CALIBRATION:OK
00:48:26 -- ONBOARD V.I.OK

[SETTINGS]
00:48:27 -- SAFETY MODE:DISABLED
00:48:27 -- CONSERVATION MODE:ENABLED
00:48:27 -- IFF:ENABLED
00:48:28 -- HEAT MAP:ENABLED
00:48:28 -- RSM LOCATION SHARING:DISABLED
00:48:28 -- RSM BOUNTY NETWORK:EMULATING
00:48:29 -- BOUNTY BROKER NETWORK:ENABLED
00:48:29 -- GHOST BROKER NETWORK:RECEIVING

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Checking for updates…

[BOUNTY NETWORKS]
00:48:31 -- RSM Bounty Network:1 NEW LISTING
00:48:31 -- BOUNTY Broker Network:512 NEW LISTINGS
00:48:32 -- GHOST Broker Network:1,693 NEW LISTINGS
...
…
…
Accessing RSM BOUNTY NETWORK…
00:48:34 -- RSM BOUNTY NETWORK:1 NEW LISTING
NAME: UNKNOWN
AGE: APPROX. 24-26
SEX: FEMALE
HEIGHT: APPROX. 5’5”-5’8”
EYE COLOR: UNKNOWN
HAIR COLOR: RED
WEAPON: EXOSUIT (CUSTOM MODEL)
WANTED FOR: MASS MURDER OF FORMER AND CURRENT MILITARY GENERALS, PLANET-KILLING, DESTRUCTION OF NUMEROUS SPACE STATIONS... [TRUNCATED]
REWARD: CU$62,680,959,387
▓(DEAD OR ALIVE)

▐Saving listing…

-- Systems check complete. Ready to launch --

Cooldown Reset Flair

Here's EdwinMols with a new feature testing on the PBE, which will flare certain abilities when you get the reset:

"Hey guys, 

We added a small aesthetic flair to the ability bar that's on PBE right now - it plays whenever the cooldown on a champion's ability is fully reset (will not play on partial resets). In the example gif, Draven's W is reset every time he catches an axe. The goal for this is to make ability resets feel more satisfying and be a little more noticeable. 

If you see it in game and have any feedback, please respond here! Here are the full list of champions that we've put this on now: 

• Diana (R)
• Darius (R)
• Draven (W)
• Irelia (Q)
• Evelynn (E)
• Kalista (E)
• Katarina (Q, W, E, R)
• Kha’Zix (E)
• Mastery Yi (Q, W, E)
• Olaf (Q)
• Ryze (Q)
• Tristana (W)
• Twitch (Q)
• Zilean (Q, E) 

Cheers!"

Premade Voice now on PBE! 

Premade voice is now on the PBE! Here's chupaacabra with more:

"/dev: Upcoming Party Changes - Nexus 

As you've may have noticed, we've recently made some changes to the old parties system. Before, parties had really rudimentary functionality: You could invite friends to join if they were eligible, you could select your positions and... that was pretty much it.

Hi PBErs, I’m QA Analyst Chupaacabra fresh off of Open Parties, back to talk about premade Voice, now available on PBE. As a heads up, Voice won’t be coming to Live regions in the next patch (8.5), but we’re not far out from our live release. 

What the hey is premade Voice and how do I do things with it 

Premade voice is a voice chat system that you will join automatically once you enter a party with another person. This means you won’t be in a Voice channel with someone unless they are specifically in your party - you won’t be able to talk to randos in your game who aren’t in your party. 

Once you’re in a party with someone, you’ll be able to see who is in your voice session and access Voice settings in the Voice panel, located next to your missions at the bottom of the friends list. 

If you don’t want to join a Voice session automatically, we’ll have the option available to you to turn that off- this setting will be remembered for you on the client side, so you won’t have to keep doing it every time you log in. 

While in the lobby, you’ll see Voice halos show up on a player’s summoner icon to indicate when they are talking on their mic. You’ll also be able to see this in the Voice panel. 

Once you’re in champ select, you’ll still have access to the Voice panel and you’ll see Voice halos for when players are speaking here. 

Once you’re in-game, you’ll have access to the Voice panel through a little button located next to the minimap, when you press TAB to view your scoreboard, and you’ll also be able to open the panel on its own by pressing “m”. You’ll be able to see when you are speaking or your teammates are speaking through voice halos on your champion portrait and theirs. If you don’t want to see the Voice halos in-game, we have the option for you to disable them. 

You’ll also be able to access Voice halos and panels on the EOG screen, and you’ll seamlessly remain in the same voice session with your party if you click “play again”. 

What we’d love to hear from you is your feedback on the current voice functionality, bug reports, any hardware problems you encounter, and if you find yourself having bad quality audio when you or others in your party are talking. Thanks for your help! 

KNOWN ISSUES:

• Push to talk option is not available on mac clients - We will definitely be fixing this for or shortly after the full voice live launch. Windows users will have full access to Push to talk
• You may experience some crackly audio on mac clients while using auxillary hardware for voice - we have a fix coming shortly for this"

Open Parties now on PBE! 

Open Parties are now available on the PBE for testing! Here's chupaacabra with more on the upcoming feature:

"/dev: Upcoming Party Changes - Nexus

As you've may have noticed, we've recently made some changes to the old parties system. Before, parties had really rudimentary functionality: You could invite friends to join if they were eligible, you could select your positions and... that was pretty much it.

HEY THERE WHAT’S UP PBE COMMUNITY QA ANALYST CHUPAACABRA HERE AND TODAY WE’RE GONNA TAKE A LOOK AT THE BRAND NEW OPEN PARTIES FEATURE COMING AT YA IN PATCH 8.5 SO SMASH THOSE LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE BUTTONS AND COMMENT BELOW WITH ANY QUESTIONS OR THOUGHTS YOU COOL KIDS HAVE ALRIGHT LET’S GET TO IT FAM 

What the heck is an Open Party and why do I care 

Ever get in the mood to play League with a group but don’t like having to send dozens of invites? Do your friends keep afk’ing to make a sandwich instead of inviting more people? We want to help you with that. 

An Open party will allow anyone in your or any party members’ friends lists to join your lobby. You’ll be able to spot an Open Party in your own friends list through the green highlight that will appear next to friends who are in an Open Party. There will also be information about their lobby in their status message so you know what mode they are playing and how many people they have. 

If you hover over the player with an Open party in your Friends list, you’ll see more information in their hovercard that tells you who is already in the lobby. This way you can avoid that dingus friend of a friend you really don’t want to play with.

To join the party, simply hover over the player with an Open party in your Friends list and click the Join button. You’ll be taken to that player’s lobby! 

How do I control whether my party is Open or Closed? 

This is you, a Party captain in an Open Party. As you can see, you have a Party card in the Social panel that indicates what type of lobby you are in and how many people are in it. You can see the Open Party toggle at the top right of the lobby, next to the invite button. Clicking that toggle will close the party. Once you toggle your party Open or Closed, we’ll remember that setting for you until you change it. That way you won’t have to deal with Open parties if you don’t want to, and you can leave Open parties on if you wanna lure in more party members. 

This is what it looks like when you are in a Closed party. If you want to reopen it, you can simply click the toggle.

Note that only the Party captain can change whether a party is open or closed.
That’s about it - we’re looking for any bugs or problems you encounter with Open parties while on PBE, or if you have any feedback on the visuals. We thank ya kindly for the help!"

Azir

• Conquering Sands (Q) sand soldier damage lowered from 70/95/120/145/170 to 60/80/100/120/140

Galio

• Winds of War (Q) 
• cooldown increased from 10/9/8/7/6 to 10/9.5/9/8.5/8
• cost increased from 70/75/80/85/90 to 70/85/100/115/130

Jhin
[Changelist]

• Whisper (Passive) Passive AD increased from [2 - 40% based on level] to [4 - 44% based on level]

• Dancing Grenade (Q) AD ratio increased from 40/45/50/55/60% to 40/47.5/55/62.5/70%

• Deadly Flourish (W) 
• "W now roots off of ALL damage Jhin deals, not just basic attacks."

Nocturne

• Umbra Blades (Passive) 
• Basic attacks against champions now reduce passive cooldown by 2 seconds (formerly 1)
• Healing value based on level changed from 10/18/26 to 15-40
• Full Values: 15/16/18/19/21/22/24/25/27/28/30/31/33/34/36/37/39/40

• Paranoia (R) enemy vision reduction duration increased from 4 seconds to 6 seconds

Olaf

• Reckless Swing (E) 
• AD ratio increased from 40% to 50%
• cooldown lowered from 12/11/10/9/8 to 11/10/9/8/7

• Ragnarok (R) 
• Attack damage increase during active increased from [40/70/100] to [15/20/25 + (30% of total AD)].
• from "During this time, Olaf loses the passive portion of Ragnarok and gains 40/70/110 Attack Damage." to "During this time, Olaf loses the passive portion of Ragnarok and gains x Attack Damage (15/20/25 + 30% of his Total Attack Damage)."