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Morello on Sona and Blitz nerfs.

Got the server down blues while the Twisted Fate Game Update is being applied? Check out this duo of red post concerning the upcoming nerfs for Sona and Blitzcrank
Morello gave us a bit of an update on the Sona nerfs he mentioned yesterday. While it's still up for discussion, here is what he had to say:
"Just talked with Statikk;

These will be pretty light, but have effect. We'll put out the exact details when we test it out, but the goal is to make it so she's not as tough when she does get caught - likely will be in the base stats.

Poke and utility should remain good!"
He also mentioned that Blitzcrank is in line for a similar sort of attention, saying:
"I think we're looking at a similar approach with Blitz. We're in the couple days before patch lockdown, so getting the testing we need in. We agree there's places to remove power and not fun (Q + E will probably always feel good!)"
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137 comments

  1. UnknownOctober 17, 2012 at 4:26 AM

    first

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    1. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 4:28 AM

      none cares

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    2. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 4:30 AM

      Seriosly stop posting shit like: first second etc. Nobody does care. And it makes no sense!

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    3. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 4:37 AM

      you looked care about that :3

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    4. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 4:41 AM

      When you reply to it then it seems that you care it also upsets you so it's affecting you. Thanks have a nice day.

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    5. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 5:23 AM

      SIXTH!

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    6. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 5:30 AM

      first

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    7. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 6:35 AM

      frist

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    8. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 7:52 AM

      I just love apple juice.

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    9. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 8:29 AM

      GURL LIKE I JUST LYK FARTED OMFG SCREAMS

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    10. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 9:16 AM

      lmfao

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    11. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 9:33 AM

      You mad?

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    12. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 9:54 AM

      1ne

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    14. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 10:51 AM

      I am gay

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    15. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 1:24 PM

      Just make it so you can't post anonymously and ban ppl that say first. Problem solved.

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    16. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 4:22 PM

      why do people care so much about people saying first? lol let them be, i don't understand why you get mad about it, you guys have serious issues should really take care of that.

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    17. Foodie EatalotOctober 18, 2012 at 2:20 AM

      ^ get the spelling right then we talk...

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    18. AnonymousOctober 22, 2012 at 7:51 PM

      ULTRA FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAG

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  2. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 4:26 AM

    And they keep nerfing the supports instead of buffing the other..

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    1. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 6:51 AM

      Oh no, I better pull that Leona in case she isn't close enough to gapclose-snare my carry already

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    2. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 7:45 AM

      I dont like where your going with that 2cnd anon..

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    3. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 8:30 AM

      Ew the person above me is too ugly omg like get away frum my fase before i scream SCREAMS too late

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    4. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 9:10 AM

      Just dont touch my Soraka or my Taric again. I have the custody for them, Riot ¬¬

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    5. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 9:27 AM

      Run Sona, Run!!!

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    6. SonaOctober 17, 2012 at 9:41 AM

      *spams E*

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    8. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 11:54 AM

      OMG GAMING GEAR? SRSLY? LOLK BETTERGETEVERYTHINGICAN

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    9. Foodie EatalotOctober 18, 2012 at 2:21 AM

      WARNING: MORELLOCAUST has started this time it includes Blitzcrank!

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  3. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 4:27 AM

    :D

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  4. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 4:28 AM

    NOT THE BLITZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

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  5. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 4:29 AM

    I wonder what they're going to do to everyone's favorite support? :3

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    1. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 4:43 AM

      Only Lulu remaining. The one, who was "not viable" before other supports were nerfed -.-

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    2. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 4:47 AM

      She was nerfed also long time ago. Hoping for new nerfs.LOL. Just ... lol

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    3. Foodie EatalotOctober 18, 2012 at 2:24 AM

      She'll probably receive some in a few weeks time after the Sona and Blitz nerfs have settled. Why? Because, pros are too good. As usual, you'll see heaps of nerfs after a big competition like the World Championships or maybe the IPL (I think) Masters.

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  6. João MM DutraOctober 17, 2012 at 4:29 AM

    How I'm not very happy for 2 of my main champ gonna be nerf, I will show my emotions in portuguese:
    VÃO SE FUDER BANDO DE &*$( FILHAS DE UMA %#@$ RATAZANAS MALDITAS NERFEM A MÃE!!!!! PO&*@

    That's it, I feeling a little better now ^^

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    1. nicole osterkampOctober 17, 2012 at 5:03 AM

      Hhiahgauaghsghjakkahhagasguahg, eu sei como tu se sente vei.

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    2. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 5:20 AM

      eeeeeeee macarena

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    3. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 5:33 AM

      Hue

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    4. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 7:12 AM

      lol'ed

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    5. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 12:16 PM

      Macarena comment killed me because he is speaking Portuguese and Macarena is Spanish! ROFL

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    6. AnonymousOctober 19, 2012 at 11:02 AM

      Gringos nojentos que não sabem ler em português: vão se foder.

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  7. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 4:34 AM

    I was sencing the Orianna nerfs,but still ... they just nerf the way they like. I think i quit playing this shit.It all started from Graves and first heartbreak was Hexdrinker nerf. Second Janna nerf. 3rd and 4th Sona nerfs... And ppl still pays and plays.

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    1. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 4:38 AM

      If you can't handle balance changes then I don't understand why you're playing Riot's game. Go play some asian MMORPG that never even gets balance updates and see how you like a stagnant game! You're the epitomization of noobiness.

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    2. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 4:41 AM

      Dude,iplay surely longer than you.But theier nerf are without reason wise.They buffed Sona cause she is never seen play now she is op. Da logic? And u just came to tell I am noob,cause u cant say any good reason noob. Ty come again for some lessons of logic.

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    3. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 4:42 AM

      And I play Guilty Gear ,the asian stuff that isn't balanced and love to play it cause i play underpowered heroes.

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    4. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 4:44 AM

      Second i recall,ppl whine about Riven nerf,and then Riven and some ad bruisers was still good with Hexdrinker so they nerfed Hexdrinker. Also the "Logic" balance of the game.

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    5. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 4:46 AM

      Hexdrinker nerf...? Making it a viable item?

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    6. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 4:49 AM

      Question: U know how long was hexdrinker in league? Gj with your logic. U know how long abyssal specter was in league? Gj also. U just outplayed yourself. I said,Before 1 year ago I was just scared of every champion. Now i just counterbuild and get ahead. That is logic of the Riot nerfs.

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    7. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 5:30 AM

      first

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    8. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 5:48 AM

      Love yA!

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    9. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 7:56 AM

      It's so funny watching people have debates using letters for words and typing in broken English.

      There is ALWAYS a space after a period, comma, exclamation point, etc. "You" is spelled "Y-O-U." "The" doesn't begin with a "D," nor does it end with an "A." Finally, a lone "I" is always capitalized.

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    10. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 9:16 AM

      ^I love these kind of comments. Grammar nazism all the way!

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    11. Foodie EatalotOctober 18, 2012 at 2:32 AM

      Sometimes we needn't be so harsh, I mean seriously Riot is already doing very well. Riot is only like 2 years in the making and now is almost on the same gaming-brand level as Blizzard, which you all know is a big gaming company. Few months ago, if I recall right, Blizzard even wanted to buy Riot. Although, I understand people's frustrations about fun and great champions being nerfed, they still needn't make a large fuss about it unless it is really large. Plus, people will get along and then play some other champions. It is this way that Riot balances over-played champions with under-played champions like Karma.



      BUT I STILL AGREE THAT THEY NEED TO TONE THE MORELLOCAUST DOWN A BIT!

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  8. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 4:36 AM

    Am i the only one who thinks Katarina needs a buff?

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    1. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 5:30 AM

      http://i.imgur.com/05l1s.jpg

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    2. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 6:54 AM

      This post isnt about Katarina. its about Sonja and Blizzzzcrank. The french ginger isnt weak. She is a situational pick, as always she was.

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    3. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 7:57 AM

      Sonja? Who's Sonja? Also I don't remember Katarina being French. The only French character, I recall, is Fiora.

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    4. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 4:24 PM

      If she was french, her name would be Catarine.

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    5. Foodie EatalotOctober 18, 2012 at 2:34 AM

      Katarina is either an AP-Hyper Carry or an Assassin. AS someone said before, she is a situational pick.

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  9. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 4:36 AM

    Noob...

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  10. RuneAnimerOctober 17, 2012 at 4:36 AM

    They should hit Sona power cord damage, that usually takes half of the adc hp

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    1. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 4:55 AM

      No,if you take mRes per level.

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    2. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 5:00 AM

      Hey, the Q + Q proc can still take quite a chunk of your HP away... although when Blitz grabs you, say goodbye to your AdC basically >.>

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    3. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 7:20 AM

      While it's sad, I still laugh every time someone lands a grab. It's a slower death then most other champions. There's enough time to scream and yell and cry before they all jump you.

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  11. UnknownOctober 17, 2012 at 4:38 AM

    better nerf irelia

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  12. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 4:40 AM

    Omfg, Riot, not Blitz, come on... Leona is much more popular and stronger right now. And what will they nerf? Cooldowns? To like 30 seconds? Wtf...

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    1. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 4:43 AM

      Their logic is 0. I beileve they should nerf ALL the things.

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    2. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 4:45 AM

      Blitz is okay, Only Janna deserved nerf. BUT IT WAS ONE NERF, ALL NEXT WERE POINTLESS.

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    3. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 4:52 AM

      So true. But on the other hand not. Janna was good in hanover cause ppl started strategy jump on ad caryy and kill him and janna was good at it.It is just flavor of the month and riot cuts it and the end of the month. So sad.

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    4. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 5:02 AM

      Leona's E is stupidly easy to dodge if you have a dash, for example... she's not OP, her damage is still a load of garbage with some of the worst AP scaling ever, but yeah, her aggresive play style does fit "league of ezreal" style bottom lanes much better. <.<

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    5. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 5:26 AM

      well ezreal is gettin decent nerfs. Like we nerf the holy trinity,and Ez got buffs in that nerf. Loled so hard that day.

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    6. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 6:10 AM

      But seriously, that Ez and Leona bot lane is quite annoying, it was in pretty much all the games in the finals. (Ez either picked or banned) and Leona picked pretty much always with him.

      Leona is not OP but she's the most offensive support with major CC.

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    7. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 8:39 AM

      ^ That's because Blitz was banned a lot. If you can't pick Blitz, go to the next best thing.

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  13. LilInuyashaOctober 17, 2012 at 4:47 AM

    LOOOOOOOOOL because sona wasn't weak enouth! e.e

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    1. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 4:53 AM

      Sona is weak early game,but does dmg.I say pretty balanced.But ppl started hp increased quints so she can be tanky.

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    2. LilInuyashaOctober 17, 2012 at 9:17 AM

      Yes but if you are a full support, you can't heal your ad carry with the lack of ap you got... :s

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    3. Foodie EatalotOctober 18, 2012 at 2:36 AM

      Pros are pro...

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  14. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 4:53 AM

    All nerfs that happed till now never made anything rly bad.. So calm down..

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  15. UnknownOctober 17, 2012 at 4:57 AM

    What if.. I like this.. Something is white.. :)

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  16. Maikel AzizOctober 17, 2012 at 5:08 AM

    Is the update only happening on the NA servers?

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  17. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 5:08 AM

    I never play sona and blitz so I dont care

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  18. UnknownOctober 17, 2012 at 5:11 AM

    There's a bit about AD casters and Urgot in that thread, too. Not much, but its encouraging to see they do admit there's a problem with Urgot, and that new items will help address it.

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  19. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 5:30 AM

    first

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  20. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 5:33 AM

    last

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  21. UnknownOctober 17, 2012 at 5:34 AM

    OH COME ON ANOTHER SONA NERF. they did such a terrible job last time that she needed months of reworks before she was viable again

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  22. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 5:35 AM

    Childish tantrum :P How mature.

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  23. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 5:43 AM

    nerf Sona, buff Sona, nerf Sona, buff Sona, nerf... and i think cca in 1 month here will be a buff again. But i think she is squishy enough, i dont understand the reason of the nerfs of her base stats. Okay with Randuin-Shurelya-Zeke-MR boots she isnt an easy kill.

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    1. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 5:47 AM

      She is early and hat is enough for opponent ad cary. Let Riot what they pleases.

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  24. ZadariOctober 17, 2012 at 5:44 AM

    Sona a very well rounded support. Good in laning and clashes. She engages and disengages very well. Blitzcrank plays agressive in lane to rack up early kills. Very good in chasing and early invade. But he's a one trick pony. I not sure he needs a nerf.

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    1. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 5:50 AM

      Maybe dmg nerfs,cause he can use his mana pool early for 2 q+e combo. So if he iits,he does good dmg.But still this is a nerf year.They so scared of something.

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    2. Foodie EatalotOctober 18, 2012 at 2:38 AM

      Sona can be extremely mobile. People also need to read the nerfs before saying something.

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  25. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 6:06 AM

    *bust

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  26. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 6:07 AM

    stop nerfing supports......nerf champions like khaz if anything...wtf did sona do that makes her so op that she needs a nerf

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    1. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 9:44 AM

      besides the 70 percents picked and 70 percent win percentage by sona, i think that's the op point.

      your comment about khaz makes even less sense, have you even played him before? he has one the hardest jungle clears imho. plus what is the play percentage for him, i know i havent seen him since ths week he was released

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  27. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 6:11 AM

    ":P" while criticizing someone. About maturity.
    Need I say more?

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  28. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 6:28 AM

    not last anymore

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  29. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 6:34 AM

    Better nerf supporters, theyre too strong!

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  30. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 6:42 AM

    Why nerf the my favorite supports? Whyyyyyyyy!?!?!!

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  31. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 6:54 AM

    Sona doesn't need a nerf. This is stupid.

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    1. SaruwatariOctober 17, 2012 at 7:16 AM

      She already is nerfed and now they're gonna nerf her again, this is absolutely dumb. Nerfing support... again.

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  32. SaruwatariOctober 17, 2012 at 7:19 AM

    Sona and Blitz will get nerfed just cause they were played at the World Championship, way to go Riot. The next thing they should do now is change Soraka's heal so she can't heal herself. And this "the goal is to make it so she's not as tough when she does get caught" is simply rubbish, she gets "tough" when you have items.

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    1. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 7:36 AM

      To be honest I think that Sona doesn't need a nerf. She's strong next to Ezreal, but that's only because he has a lot of different ratios, and she can buff him in every spot. She's not tanky at all, and nerfing her base sats like he said will put her in a bad place, she'll have to be so cautious she won't attack anymore.

      Now for Blitz, I'm sorry but i've said it before and I'll say it again, his grab is very powerful, that's a fact, but that's not the problem. The problem remains his passive. It's so powerful, that he was played manaless during the championship, and even then he was tanky as hell. I don't know the solution, but that passive makes him the Anivia of the bottom lane, and that's problem as he also has a very powerful kit.

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    2. Foodie EatalotOctober 18, 2012 at 2:43 AM

      Aye

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  33. AuDIOGASMSOctober 17, 2012 at 7:25 AM

    How does the use of smileys indicate maturity?

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  34. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 7:34 AM

    sad for both nerf, sona because she's ok imo and blitz cause they're not nerfing his grab but some other stats (i bet the 'nerf' is a 0.1 scale less for his ultimate passive of 2hp less mana shield)

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  35. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 8:17 AM

    first!

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  36. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 8:39 AM

    Morello u are shit and your mother ugly american bitch

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  37. luq16October 17, 2012 at 9:11 AM

    More nerfs to supports...

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  38. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 9:14 AM

    Using emoticons has nothing to do with maturity...

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  39. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 9:16 AM

    They should make it so blitz grab had effect on enemy minions so he would not be so broke and easy...

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    1. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 9:30 AM

      It does grab minions, what are you saying? You want him to grab allied minions? That is stupid.

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    2. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 9:34 AM

      this comment makes no sense have you never played blitz.

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  40. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 9:22 AM

    Stop nerfing the supports! This is so annoying! And Sona seems to always get the worse of it. Blitzcrank really is the only "OP" support at the moment because of all his CC & durability!

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  41. ParaJogarForaOctober 17, 2012 at 9:23 AM

    Blitzcrank is OP!!
    It's the only one that when I see him on the other team, I doubt if we will win.
    He has super utily with grab and knockup and dat OP shield and he is too strong even building tank.

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  42. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 9:26 AM

    dude you made me laugh so hard,ahahaahaha...

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  43. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 10:05 AM

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  44. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 11:58 AM

    Morrellocaust begins again :O

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  45. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 11:58 AM

    isntead of nerfing good champions, buff the weaker champions, btw blitzcrank is already too weak he got too much cd on his abilities, damage is really low, and shield nearly useless, a good advice buff blitzcrank! dont be stupid and ruin more a already weak hero

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    1. SneltOctober 17, 2012 at 6:04 PM

      I agree, and champions like Rengar and Kha'Zix still freely roam Summoners Rift insta-gibbing every champ they come across.

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  46. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 12:27 PM

    SPIDER QUEEN MOOBEAT!!!! POST SOMETHIGN OMG!!!!!
    http://promo.leagueoflegends.com/shadow-isles/en.html

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    1. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 12:50 PM

      OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMG

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  47. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 12:45 PM

    ii

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  48. UnknownOctober 17, 2012 at 1:39 PM

    Blitz...? why?

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  49. Muragu HaldecOctober 17, 2012 at 1:45 PM

    Last! lol Nerf Sona??????????? That's stupid, Blitz maybe a lil but Sona????????????

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  50. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 5:09 PM

    What? When you miss a grab your lane opponents will start to go aggressive on you and poke you and/or zone you from CS until your grab is back off of cooldown.

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  51. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 6:03 PM

    WTF RIOT???!! A Sona nerf?? After the last Sona fix she's been PERFECT. PLEASE no nerfs to her ratios, base stats, or cooldowns. Seriously, Riot WTF. Blitz too? This is obscene. Soraka did not need an ult CD nerf, her ult is not a "gamechanger" like people believe. Who do I contact to stop this!!??

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  52. Foodie EatalotOctober 18, 2012 at 2:37 AM

    Meh, people these days rage about absolutely everything.

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  53. AnonymousOctober 18, 2012 at 1:12 PM

    Every nerf like this ruin the champion compared to other champion , why blitz as example should suffer because the current meta use him as support , what if people wants to play him ap or ad.
    Riot as dealing with support as a bonus cc to the team and thats it , with these nerf we maybe see none support champions going bot lane because they may do better help than the support , as example nerf sona more then maybe ashe will be better support.

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  54. TsuNamiNovember 24, 2012 at 3:45 PM

    Sona's 3rd nerf.. shes 20% of what she used to be, if they nerf a champion this much they should allow a full refund on all their skins.

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