4/19 PBE Update: Chroma Tweaks & Tentative Balance Changes

Posted on at 4:07 PM by Aznbeat
The PBE has been updated! As we continue the 12.8 PBE cycle, today's patch includes chroma assets tweaks & tentative balance changes!
Continue reading for more information!

(Warning: PBE Content is tentative and subject to change - what you see below may not reflect what eventually gets pushed to live servers at the end of the cycle! Manage your expectations accordingly.)

Table of Contents


Miscellaneous

  • Solar Eclipse Sejuani's chroma assets were tweaked:

Balance Changes

* NOTE*: The PBE is a testing grounds for new, tentative, & potentially experimental changes. Be aware that what you see below may be relative to other changes from earlier this cycle! These are not official notes and may be incomplete.

Champions

Bard 
  • Traveler's Call (Passive)
    • Damage increased from 30 (+12 per 5 chimes) to 35 (+14 per 5 chimes)
  • Caretaker's Shrine (W)
    • Max heal increased from 55/95/135/175/215 to 60/105/150/195/240

Jhin
  • Deadly Flourish (W)
    • CC duration increased from 1/1.25/1.5/1.75/2s to 1.25/1.5/1.75/2/2.25s
    • Damage no longer reduced against monsters
  • Captive Audience (E)
    • Cooldown lowered from 28-16 to 24-15
    • Damage no longer reduced against monsters

Kassadin
  • Null Sphere (Q)
    • Shield increased from 40-160 (+30% AP) to 60-180 (+40% AP)

Sylas
  • Hijack (R)
    • Cooldown lowered from 100/70/40 to 80/55/30

Vel'Koz
  • Plasma Fission (Q) 
    • AP ratio increased from 80% to 90%
  • Void Rift (W)
    • initial damage AP ratio increased from 15% to 20%

Xerath
  • Shocking Orb (E)
    • Stun duration increased from 0.5-2s to 0.75-2.25s

Zoe
  • Paddle Star (Q)
    • Mana cost lowered from 50/55/60/65/70 to 40/45/50/55/60
  • Portal Jump (R)
    • Mana cost lowered from 50 to 40


Context & Notes

1) Riot Phlox provided a look at 12.8 balance changes:
2) Here's the latest from the r/LeaguePBE feedback threads:

Olaf Mid-Scope Update
"UPDATE 4/13 
Tl;dr Olaf OP. Trimming some power.

W - Vicious Strikes
Early durability problematically too high, especially in the jungle
Base Shield :: 70/115/160/205/250 >>> 10/45/80/115/150
Missing health component now caps out at 30% remaining HP

R - Ragnarok
Tuning down passive resists now that he never has to lose them, and tuning down active AD bonus now that he has more base AD in the first place
Passive Resists :: 20/30/40 >>> 10/25/40
AD Bonus :: 15/20/25 (+30% AD) >>> 10/20/30 (+25% AD)

UPDATE 4/18
Trimming some top lane power and some tank shredding power.

Base Stats
Mana is meant to be less difficult to manage in lane now, but it goes way too far at the current numbers
Mana per level :: 60 >>> 50
Note that this is still increased from Live, where it's 42

Passive - Berserker Rage
Lifesteal cap :: 12-35% (by level) >>> 10-30% (by level)

Q - Undertow
It's a little too easy to ignore picking up axes in lane right now, and he's dealing with tanks too effectively
Cooldown :: 8 seconds >>> 9 seconds
Note that the minimum cooldown on axe pickup is unchanged
Armor Shred :: 25/27.5/30/32.5/35% >>> 20/22.5/25/27.5/30%
"UPDATE 
Hello Everyone! Thank you all for the feedback! I am happy to announce that Solar Eclipse Sejuani has spent some time in the gym working on her arms. There will be an update to the splash to reflect her new "buffness" in the near future. Cheers!"

Sea Dog Yasuo

"UPDATE 
Hello All! Thank you everyone for the feedback. It was largely positive and so we will not be making any changes at this time. The "Sea Dog" is here to stay!! :p"

Lunar Eclipse Aatrox

4/19/22

Update in response to player feedback:

After evaluating the feedback, we've adjusted his sword to be as big as it can be without impacting VFX, we added more runes on the Q sweetspot hit, and more eclipse symbols on W. Additionally, for SFX, we brought up the W thematic trails, connected and updated proper Q3 assets (more thematic and low end on sweetspot hit).

Some suggestions either conflicted with other player feedback or with internal craft expertise, others (changes in his animations, color scheme for the Lunar Eclipse thematic, effects for game clarity, etc.) are out of scope for a PBE change. Thank you for taking the time to test Lunar Eclipse Aatrox! ♥
 
Check out [THIS PAGE] for a comprehensive list of the new content & changes currently on the PBE as a part of this cycle or catch up with the individual update links below !

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