New Game Mode – 2 v 2 v 2 v 2 league of legends

Hey everyone, I’m Daniel “Riot Maxw3ll” Emmons, the design lead on the Modes team, and I’m here to talk to you about Arena. We’re going to include a TL;DR at the top to tell you exactly how to jump into the game. But if you want to learn more about some of the decisions we […]

/DEV: TACKLING QUEUE DODGING

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Why dodging is a problem for League, and what we’re doing about it. Barackprobama Hello everyone and welcome to our summary of the recent /dev: post by riot games. In this article Barackrpobama, a competitive team design lead, explains why dodging is bad for the overall quality of the matches, shares some juicy data with […]

Riot’s Quick Gameplay Thoughts on Sona 7/9

Sona Update

We’re targeting patch 11.16 for a mid-scope Sona update. Captain Gameplay Hello everyone and welcome to our summary of Captain Gameplay’s thoughts and reasoning about the upcoming changes to our favorite strings’ virtuoso, Sona. We hope people will find future possible changes to her kit exciting, as Sona had a lot of limitations put on […]

League of Legends Patch Notes 11.14

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As the mist slowly but surely corrupts Runterra, the champions take up arms to fight against the Ruination. This huge patch adds a new event game mode, Ultimate Spellbook, 7 new skins including Prestige edition for Pantheon, and a vast list of balance changes and adjustments to champions aimed at all levels of play. Let’s […]

League of Legends Patch 9.22 notes – LoL News

Patch 9.22 notes

[ad_1] We’re finally one patch away from preseason AND I CAN STOP SAYING “IT’S ALMOST TIME FOR PRESEASON.” If you’re struggling to get to Gold like I am, let this also be a warning that you only have this last patch to get there, so good luck! Meanwhile, URF ends in 5 days! That’s right, […]

League of Legends Patch 9.23 notes – LoL News

Patch 11.16 Notes

[ad_1] Welcome to preseason! Hope you’re ready for some big shake-ups to Summoner’s Rift, expansions and overhauls to multiple item systems, and major work to a bunch of keystones. In many respects this is our most ambitious preseason in years, and we’re excited to see what new picks and strategies develop in a world where […]

League of Legends Patch 9.24 notes – LoL News

Patch 9.24 notes

[ad_1] Hello friends! It’s the last patch of the year! As with most patches following a huge shakedown like Preseason, we have a lot of changes and tweaks in this patch after assessing some of the initial data and your general feedback. We’ve also already adjusted the knobs on the some of the new drakes, […]

League of Legends Patch 9.24b notes – LoL News

Patch 9.24b notes

[ad_1] Happy Holidays! This B-side patch brings one more round of balance changes before the end of the year! Most of the changes will be simpler buffs or nerfs, making a champ or system stronger or weaker without significantly changing decision making. Other than those, we have some follow-up work on Drakes and Dragon Souls […]

League of Legends Patch 10.1 Notes – LoL News

Patch 10.1 Notes

[ad_1] Welcome back, folks! Hope you had a wonderful holiday and are ready for more balance and League shenanigans in the big 2-0. We say hello to the big boss Sett this patch, as well as a huge update to Sylas, League’s other resident bad boy. His changes mainly focus on encouraging his role as […]