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Mid-February Patch Notes + Quinn Teaser
Riot has just released the latest patch notes with changes to some of our favorite champions and items, as well as a teaser for the next champion to join the Fields of Justice - Quinn.
By Krasimir 'fmde' Kolev
Feb 14, 2013 04:04
Riot has just released the latest patch notes with changes to some of our favorite champions and items, as well as a teaser for the next champion to join the Fields of Justice - Quinn.First of all, the patch notes:
General:
Champions:
More information about Items, Matchmaking, Leagues and etc. can be found in Riot's official post
And last, but not least, Riot has released a teaser on the newest champion to join the League - Quinn. Though the teasers don't reveal that much, it seems she will be an AD Carry. Also she has a pet - an Eagle called Valor. Here's what we know so far from her Journal:





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We will keep you updated about any upcoming information about the new champion in our following posts, so make sure you keep an eye!
General:
• The teleport indicators on the minimap should now appear more distinct from the recall indicators.
• The chat command system has been slightly improved behind the scenes
You can type /allcommands to get a complete list of chat commands
You can now type /help /command to get detailed information on that chat command
• You can now ignore a player who is playing a specific champion on your team by typing /ignore @ChampionName
• Knockups now function more consistently and should fail less frequently when close to walls
• Setting the DisableCameraSnapOnRespawn=1 option should no longer cause your spacebar to stop working when you respawn
• Muting a player will no longer mute his map pings; map pings have been throttled to prevent spam
• Fixed an issue that prevented some players from receiving in-game messages that included special characters
• Zooming the camera in and out has been smoothed
• Boots of Mobility will now show a cooldown for their passive effect
• You now have the option to display your autoattack range by pressing attack
• The camera should no longer pan when League of Legends is not the program of focus
• Kog'maw, Karthus and Zyra should no longer give double kills when using Muramana
• Dragon and Baron kill callouts should now display assists
• Nami's Aqua Prison should now properly reset jungle creeps
• Hitting space while using a locked camera should no longer disable locked camera mode
• The chat command system has been slightly improved behind the scenes
You can type /allcommands to get a complete list of chat commands
You can now type /help /command to get detailed information on that chat command
• You can now ignore a player who is playing a specific champion on your team by typing /ignore @ChampionName
• Knockups now function more consistently and should fail less frequently when close to walls
• Setting the DisableCameraSnapOnRespawn=1 option should no longer cause your spacebar to stop working when you respawn
• Muting a player will no longer mute his map pings; map pings have been throttled to prevent spam
• Fixed an issue that prevented some players from receiving in-game messages that included special characters
• Zooming the camera in and out has been smoothed
• Boots of Mobility will now show a cooldown for their passive effect
• You now have the option to display your autoattack range by pressing attack
• The camera should no longer pan when League of Legends is not the program of focus
• Kog'maw, Karthus and Zyra should no longer give double kills when using Muramana
• Dragon and Baron kill callouts should now display assists
• Nami's Aqua Prison should now properly reset jungle creeps
• Hitting space while using a locked camera should no longer disable locked camera mode
Champions:
Akali
These changes are to open up additional rune and mastery setups for Akali players. They’re intended to be a small change for those players who choose to stick with the setups they currently use.
• Twin Disciplines
Discipline of Force
Now takes effect immediately instead of requiring 19.5 Ability Power
Base damage bonus reduced to 6% from 8%
• Discipline of Might
Now takes effect immediately instead of requiring 9.5 Attack Damage
Base spell vamp bonus reduced to 6% from 8%
Anivia
• Rebirth
Chat messages from Anivia will now have a custom champion name while she’s in egg form.
Janna
• Janna’s basic attack should now feel more responsive
Jarvan IV
• Martial Cadence
Fixed a bug where Martial Cadence was dealing more damage than intended to minions and monsters
Lulu
• Glitterlance
When cast after Help, Pix!, Glitterlance no longer gains an increased area of effect size against the target of Help, Pix!
• Whimsy
Whimsy no longer interrupts enemy movement abilities that are already in progress
Master Yi
• Alpha Strike
Fixed a bug that caused Alpha Strike to appear available when it was on cooldown.
Morgana
• Soul Shackles
Fixed a bug that sometimes caused the Soul Shackles sound and spell effect to play even when the target wasn’t stunned.
Nami
These changes are aimed at improving Nami's early laning phase by giving her a movement speed advantage and enabling her to be play more aggressively.
• Nami’s basic attack should now feel more responsive
Base movement speed increased to 340 from 335
Nasus
The changes to Siphoning Strike help alleviate some of Nasus’ weak laning phase, and the changes to Fury of the Sands improve his ability to close on targets in team fights.
• Siphoning Strike
Fixed a bug where Siphoning Strike critical strikes were dealing more damage than intended
Mana cost reduced to 20 at all ranks from 20/25/30/35/40
• Fury of the Sands
Now increases attack range by 50 and cast range by 100 while active
Mana cost reduced to 100 from 150
Nocturne
• Fixed a bug where Nocturne wouldn’t automatically chase his target after using Paranoia
Renekton
• Fixed a bug where Renekton's Slice and Dice wouldn't work on minions that he couldn't see
Riven
These changes should offer Riven players new rune and item choices beyond simply stacking attack damage. In addition, they should slightly reduce her early lane snowballing, but increase her ability to recover if she falls behind.
• Runic Blade
Adjusted damage to 15-45% of her total Attack Damage (based on champion level) from 5-15 (+0.5 bonus attack damage)
• Broken Wings
Fixed a bug that was causing Broken Wings to improperly apply it’s splash damage if Valor was cast too recently
Sivir
• Ricochet
Fixed a bug where the cooldown on earlier ranks was longer than intended
Vi
• Assault and Battery
Fixed a bug where the crowd control component of Assault and Battery was ignoring spell shields.
Ziggs
• Hexplosive Minefield
Fixed a bug where the sound effect for triggering a mine would not play
These changes are to open up additional rune and mastery setups for Akali players. They’re intended to be a small change for those players who choose to stick with the setups they currently use.
• Twin Disciplines
Discipline of Force
Now takes effect immediately instead of requiring 19.5 Ability Power
Base damage bonus reduced to 6% from 8%
• Discipline of Might
Now takes effect immediately instead of requiring 9.5 Attack Damage
Base spell vamp bonus reduced to 6% from 8%
Anivia
• Rebirth
Chat messages from Anivia will now have a custom champion name while she’s in egg form.
Janna
• Janna’s basic attack should now feel more responsive
Jarvan IV
• Martial Cadence
Fixed a bug where Martial Cadence was dealing more damage than intended to minions and monsters
Lulu
• Glitterlance
When cast after Help, Pix!, Glitterlance no longer gains an increased area of effect size against the target of Help, Pix!
• Whimsy
Whimsy no longer interrupts enemy movement abilities that are already in progress
Master Yi
• Alpha Strike
Fixed a bug that caused Alpha Strike to appear available when it was on cooldown.
Morgana
• Soul Shackles
Fixed a bug that sometimes caused the Soul Shackles sound and spell effect to play even when the target wasn’t stunned.
Nami
These changes are aimed at improving Nami's early laning phase by giving her a movement speed advantage and enabling her to be play more aggressively.
• Nami’s basic attack should now feel more responsive
Base movement speed increased to 340 from 335
Nasus
The changes to Siphoning Strike help alleviate some of Nasus’ weak laning phase, and the changes to Fury of the Sands improve his ability to close on targets in team fights.
• Siphoning Strike
Fixed a bug where Siphoning Strike critical strikes were dealing more damage than intended
Mana cost reduced to 20 at all ranks from 20/25/30/35/40
• Fury of the Sands
Now increases attack range by 50 and cast range by 100 while active
Mana cost reduced to 100 from 150
Nocturne
• Fixed a bug where Nocturne wouldn’t automatically chase his target after using Paranoia
Renekton
• Fixed a bug where Renekton's Slice and Dice wouldn't work on minions that he couldn't see
Riven
These changes should offer Riven players new rune and item choices beyond simply stacking attack damage. In addition, they should slightly reduce her early lane snowballing, but increase her ability to recover if she falls behind.
• Runic Blade
Adjusted damage to 15-45% of her total Attack Damage (based on champion level) from 5-15 (+0.5 bonus attack damage)
• Broken Wings
Fixed a bug that was causing Broken Wings to improperly apply it’s splash damage if Valor was cast too recently
Sivir
• Ricochet
Fixed a bug where the cooldown on earlier ranks was longer than intended
Vi
• Assault and Battery
Fixed a bug where the crowd control component of Assault and Battery was ignoring spell shields.
Ziggs
• Hexplosive Minefield
Fixed a bug where the sound effect for triggering a mine would not play
More information about Items, Matchmaking, Leagues and etc. can be found in Riot's official post
And last, but not least, Riot has released a teaser on the newest champion to join the League - Quinn. Though the teasers don't reveal that much, it seems she will be an AD Carry. Also she has a pet - an Eagle called Valor. Here's what we know so far from her Journal:





click on the images to en-large
We will keep you updated about any upcoming information about the new champion in our following posts, so make sure you keep an eye!
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