"We are going to talk about the version today," Hongmi stood in the center of the training room, with a computer and a tactical whiteboard beside him. "Rist has launched the 7.13 patch. I saw the official notice that our game against IG will be live."
Pack."
"It is worth mentioning that the level of this patch is quite high."
The VG players sitting around had a clear look on their faces.
As we all know, Riot makes two key updates in the middle and end of each year.
That is, the new season (preseason) and the mid-season version, each year is divided into two parts through patches and event planning.
In fact, if we look closely, the first and second half of the year were not a backwater without fluctuations.
During the spring and summer seasons, each has a relatively important version patch. Although the influence is not as great as the large-scale updates in the pre-season, it will also change the game environment.
This spring’s big patch is 7.4. Riot’s focus is to weaken the assassins who had a lofty status during the preseason, and collectively reduce the income from armor-piercing armor, thus reducing the output capabilities of the assassins and the threat to the fragile back row.
I can only say that the fist is like this.
The designer's pre-season version has just made changes to delayed bursts, and the assassin collective has been mechanically modified.
As a result, in the first half of the Spring Split, the Assassin's performance in ranked and professional leagues was terrifying, and the Mantis Lion Dog dominated the entire canyon!
Of course Riot would not immediately admit that it was because of a problem with its plan to update the assassins that the food chain in the canyon became deformed.
They attributed the reason to equipment.
It must be that the armor is too strong to allow these assassins to act unscrupulously!
The designers weakened the equipment, and the assassins led by Mantis Lion Dog fell from the altar. As a result, the male guns were absolutely strong in the second half of the spring game, which also had a profound impact on MSI.
And version 7.13 is a turning point patch for the Summer Split!
It will directly determine the game environment in the second half of this year!
"First of all, let's talk about the supermodel monsters in the previous versions." Hongmi turned on the projector and presented the patch content in front of everyone. "Galio's basic armor has been reduced, the basic damage of Q [Justice Wind] has been reduced, and the spell
Strong income improvement..."
"Obviously, the former is used to increase Galio's early laning difficulty, while the latter is used to reduce the lane advantage of a full-tank outfit."
Galio's basic armor has been reduced by a total of 3 points, which seems harmless, but is actually seriously damaged.
Since armor is a typical attribute with diminishing marginal effects, every point of armor is important when the value is not high during the laning phase.
Not to mention that Galio is also a melee hero!
If you usually take the middle lane to line up, you will inevitably be consumed by the opponent's long-handed hero with basic attacks.
The reduction of the armor attribute will directly affect its laning ability!
The damage of the Q skill is reduced, and its impact on Galio is mainly focused on lane rights.
It is a typical roaming mid laner. It must clear the mid-lane line of troops as quickly as possible before it can leave the line for support.
The output of Q [War Gangfeng], the main means of clearing troops, has been cut, which invisibly weakens Galio's roaming strength!
"Let me tell you, this stab is quite painful..." Gu Xing muttered, holding his chin.
“But I don’t think it’s a big problem,” Kuro’s understanding of Galio was clear. “As long as the numerical value is not weakened particularly severely, it can be used.”
Li Ruixing, like Faker who had an epiphany in the intercontinental competition, knew that Galio was strong in mechanics and was very suitable for entering the professional arena.
"That's true," Hongmi nodded in agreement, "Let's look at another version of supermodel monster Zach. The range of the second stage of his Q [Extended Strike] has been reduced from 300 yards to 200 yards, and the control intensity has been slightly reduced."
In Zach's skill set, E is mainly used to get close to the opponent and take the initiative. In the professional arena, it is difficult to directly control the enemy from a distance.
In this case, the revised Q [Extended Strike] forms an important part of Zack's control chain!
Many times, in order to ensure that the skill hits, players will often use the first Q to land on objects such as minions and monsters, and then use the enhanced normal attack version of the second Q to steadily control the opponent.
Now that the skill range has been reduced by 100 yards, it is undoubtedly a restriction on Zach's control methods.
"Galio and Zach have both been weakened, doesn't that mean BP is going to change?" Jack beamed, "Okay, okay, guys, I've long been unhappy with them!"
Since the summer split, these two heroes have bought a house in the squad.
Teams that dared to be released all encountered scenarios where they would die if they tried - for example, SKT in the intercontinental competition was beaten dizzy by WE's arbitrary system.
Not only Yu Wenbo, but most professional players are tired of the same BP mode and feel that there is nothing new.
Now that the supermodel monster is weakened, it can naturally be released from the ban position!
"Gario should be temporarily removed from the T0 position," Hongmi replied to Yu Wenbo, "but it's hard to say for Zach because..."
He pressed the keyboard to switch to the next patch content image.
"The jungle equipment has been changed."
When Gu Xing heard his position, he immediately pricked up his ears.
Hongmi told the team members about the content of the patch, "First of all...the mana recovery effect provided by the jungle knife."
Gu Xing looked up.
The hero who originally made a jungle item will receive a buff effect of 180% of the base mana recovery in the jungle.
Now, that number becomes 225%.
At first glance it seems tasteless.
But for most tank heroes, their basic attack output capabilities are average, and their clearing methods mainly rely on skills.
Except for a few characters that don't consume mana, everyone's magic value is generally not enough.
Riot’s jungle equipment’s built-in mana regeneration effect will undoubtedly make tanks feel at home in the jungle!
"Secondly, there are changes to the slag jungle knife including [Bambi's slag]..."
Slag originally sold for 1,100 gold coins, but after the patch update, it sold for 900 gold coins.
The price is 200 gold coins cheaper, and the sacrificed attributes are only 80 health points!
"Although exchanging 80 health points for 200 gold coins is a loss, for tank heroes, they are absolutely willing to do so!" Hongmi was very sure of his judgment.
Theoretically, the basic equipment red crystal worth 400 gold coins will provide 150 health points, and the attribute price of 80 health points should be slightly higher than 200.
But don't forget.
The heroes who produce slag are basically in the front row of tanks!
Unlike the C position, they can seize a large amount of the team's economy to expand their own development and purchase more expensive equipment.
The tank tank's role in the team determines that he is more functional. He treats himself as a blue-collar worker and provides the team with sufficient control and tankiness, which is considered a success!
Naturally, the goal of the front row is to purchase the most formed equipment in the shortest time to support the strength in the early and mid-term.
The reduction in the price of meat packaging is a big boost for them!
By making slag in advance, the tank can even ride the Gossamer ADC in the early stage!
In addition to the basic attribute changes of Slag, the additional burning damage bonus caused by the equipment itself to non-heroic units has also been increased from 50% to 100%.
Whether it is clearing the line or brushing the jungle, the efficiency will be greatly improved!
"The improvement of the Slag Giant Jungle Knife is even more obvious," Hongmi adjusted his glasses. "The health value is reduced by 75 points, and the price is 200 yuan cheaper. In addition, the additional health value increase is increased from 15% to 20%."
Gu Xing hissed lightly.
If we talk about the changes to [Bambi’s Slag], it makes the tank stronger.
Then the content of the Cinder Giant patch is to put the tank jungler on the altar!
75 blood points for 200 gold coins is an equal exchange.
Combining the tank's economic conditions and actual needs, calculate the front-row hero's small profit.
But the extra health increase at the back is too exaggerated!
If you make a piece of equipment with 500 health points, you can get 100 health points for free!
Coupled with the enhanced recovery of mana in the jungle, a quick thought will tell that the priority of tank junglers will usher in a qualitative leap in the professional arena!
"Now you know why I said that Zach's jungler will still be popular on the court, right?" Hongmi shrugged, "Even if he has no blue bars and cannot get the bonus of mana recovery, the Slag Jungle Blade has strengthened
It’s a real improvement for him!”
Zach's characteristics are here. The higher the health value, the more his body size will expand.
The Slag Jungle Knife is extremely compatible with the Soaring Warrior!
"Yes, it's cruel..." Kuro's heart, which had just been excited about Galio's lifting of the ban, suddenly fell silent. "Does the fist have to stare at Gu Gu and keep slashing?"
He was very dissatisfied with the designer's direction of changes.
Strengthening the tank jungler is equivalent to weakening Gu Xing!
Gu Xing has a deep hero pool, and you can choose from both crispy and tank heroes.
But in terms of carry ability, you still have to be a wild core character.
If the front row jungler becomes popular, it will be difficult for Gu Xing to go against the meta and play jungle core.
How about the tank tool man?
Li Ruixing became angrier the more he thought about it.
League of Legends Designer!
If you don't care about C, you will lead me to win?
Redmi continues to present version updates. The HP attribute of [Adaptive Helmet] has been increased by 50 points, and [Abyss Mask] has also been strengthened.
The designer is no longer pretending.
He showed his cards.
The naked purpose is to strengthen the tanks, and the intention is obvious!
Gu Xing frowned.
"Gan, go to the north..." Smeb muttered the Tibetan words he learned from the Flash Wolves members some time ago, "They might as well delete all warrior heroes and only allow tank heroes to appear in the list!"
Song Jinghao faced the same dilemma as Gu Xing.
He is known as a hexagonal warrior and is proficient in various top lane heroes.
He is good at C but also has a good understanding of tank heroes.
But the problem is the same.
It is difficult to carry the whole team when playing as a tank!
Excluding the example of treating individual cases as a whole, the front row tool man lacks output and his role in team battles is indeed not as good as that of the C position.
The designer's move allowed the tank hero to successfully take the position, which directly threatened VG's proud strength in the jungle!
Since the transfer period last year, everyone has been looking forward to VG Ueno.
It’s no exaggeration to say that the top 1 player in the S6 World Championship plus FMVP, the two-person system ranks among the strongest top and jungle players in the world!
But if they are allowed to play tanks, how can they exert influence on the overall situation?
Hongmi calmed down the team members a little.
"The 7.13 version is not all bad news for us," he curled his lips with a smile, "the hard work in the first half of the summer season finally paid off."
As soon as the next patch content appeared, loud cheers rang out in the VG training room!
"Well done!" Duan Deliang clenched his fists and vented his inner emotions by shouting, "Wash your necks and wait for these stupid designers from your fists!"
"Beautiful!" Yu Wenbo smiled so hard that his mouth twisted, "Brother, this is the day you have been waiting for!"
Gu Xing, who was originally depressed, also laughed out loud.
The patch content that caused the entire VG team to use their face-changing skills was the change in auxiliary equipment.
To be precise, they are ancient coins.
Riot Games finally got tired of seeing a group of protective support players fighting with each other in the bottom lane, and decided to add a few variables to the support ecosystem.
It is impossible for designers to enhance the long-hand consumption auxiliary that was previously used by Duan Deliang to perfection. At least there is no intention to change the Sword Stealing Blade at the moment.
Then ancient coins are the only option!
In version 7.13, the gold coin reward for picking up ancient coins is increased from 20 to 25, and the recovery of mana coins from 8% of the lost mana is increased to 15%!
When players upgrade ancient coins to high-level equipment such as [Nomad Seal], the gold coin reward reaches 40!
The magnitude of the enhancement makes VG players extremely excited!
"Fortunately, we hid the double-guarantee system with soft assists," Gu Xingxi smiled. "If it were used in the summer split, the designer would definitely have to cut it twice!"
These words were unanimously recognized by the entire VG team.
They have already seen Fist's madness.
This mid-summer patch fully demonstrates Riot’s shameless suppression of strong teams!
Just like what Gu Xing said, if VG's hidden cards were thrown away earlier, the designers would definitely not let go of the soft auxiliary protection system, at least they would not even think about strengthening ancient coins!
After waiting for a long time, it finally came to fruition, and it was inevitable that VG members would be excited.
"This is really good news..." Kuro was very pleased, "Can we use it?"
Hongmi frowned and thought hard.
"My suggestion is to wait a little longer," he expressed his thoughts. "We don't have much pursuit of results in the regular season. We might as well just cover up this trump card and use it in the playoffs. Then there will be nothing the designers can do to weaken it.
!”
The playoff version is fixed.
By the time VG took out their long-cherished trump card, Fist had no choice but to let them use their tricks until the end!
Everyone looked at each other and let out tacit chuckles, which sounded quite eerie in the confined space.
"This is the core content of Riot version 7.13. Let me summarize," Redmi reorganized the logic chain. "The original two supermodel monsters Galio and Zac have been weakened, and Galio will be directly banned from the permanent position.
However, Zach benefited from the overall enhancement of tanks in the jungle, and his position is likely to remain stable..."
"The remaining supermodel monster skate shoes have not been weakened in any way in version 7.13, but due to the strengthening influence of ancient coins, there is a high probability that they will also leave the ban position."
Hongmi simply explained, “In addition to the more complex multifunctional assistants such as Thresh and Luo, which are suitable for ancient coins, there are also characters such as Lulu Karma, who are not compatible with skateboard shoes.”
At least this is what I understand from the current version.
Skateboard shoes need to be used for line suppression, and are more suitable for hard assistants with strong opening capabilities. If this is not possible, they must be paired with rough-skinned short-handed protective assistants.
Combined with a soft assistant like Lulu Karma, Kalista's strong fighting ability has nowhere to play!
"And as tanks gradually take over the upper and jungle positions, double Cs will be forced to choose C positions with stronger output capabilities..." Hongmi said eloquently, "Kalista's team battle damage intensity is not high, and she may be defeated.
version eliminated."
"Taking it all together, Verus should be a very stable choice in the bottom lane. He has signs of being a snake oil. No matter what support he is paired with, he can do it. He has percentage damage and is very fast to tank," he analyzed. "In the first half of the summer split,
The popular ice will never find a place in the professional arena."
Gu Xing nodded in agreement.
Although at this time Han Bing is not the Gua Sha moxa master in the future.
But the skill mechanism determines that her damage is very low when facing tanks. A blue shield can restrain Ashe until she dies!
E [Eagle Strikes the Sky] is her key weapon to dominate the professional arena.
However, after version 7.13, it will probably not have any effect.
Because in the environment of real combat in the jungle, the vision of the jungle provided by Eagle Spirit is of great value.
It allows your own jungler to grasp the information gap and use it to plan attacks and suppress the enemy.
However, version 7.13 clearly promotes the status of tank junglers.
Even if Hanbing shoots the Eagle Spirit and sees the enemy jungler's position, what can he do?
Is it possible to expect a character like Pig Girl to go solo with the wine barrel jungle area?
Eagle Strike Sky has value, but it is no longer worth the team's investment in BP resources, and the priority needs to be lowered!
Gu Xing raised his hand to add his own understanding, "I think Spider is still a very good choice in jungle matchup."
Elise was not hit by the designer's 40-meter sword, and her own strength was not a problem.
"Isn't it a little too hard?" Mr. Hou questioned, "Spider's voice was too quiet during the late team battle..."
Compared with the solid tank front row, Elise’s presence in team battles is really low!
"It's just offensive pressure," Gu Xing felt dissatisfied, "but the benefits brought by Spider to the team are very high. As long as the team can bring up the rhythm, the team will still be able to win."
"I see that in the 7.13 patch content, the gold coin reward for killing the vanguard has been increased from 25 to 100, which makes the vanguard more important. Choosing a tank as a jungler is definitely not as easy to control resources as a spider!"
Hongmi cast an approving look and agreed with Gu Xing's opinion, "The meaty rhythm jungler is really squeezed out by the tank version. If you want to stand out, you have to go to extremes..."
"It will definitely be difficult for a character like the Blind Sin to reappear in version 7.13, because his gank is unstable and he has to wait until level 6 before he can be controlled."
"Spider and Rek'Sai should be the rare non-herbivore tank heroes currently available in version 7.13."
In the early ganking of these two characters, one rogue stood out.
As long as they get a chance, they can complete the kill by showing off their special abilities!
"So while you are training more on tanks and junglers in the recent qualifying matches, don't waste these two heroes. They can always come in handy." Hongmi urged Gu Xing.
Then he glanced at the players in the training room again.
"Next let's talk about other updates in version 7.13..."
The core logic of 7.13 is to clarify the status of tanks.
But the specific content is much more than that.
Hongmi had to dismantle the version and tell it to the team members for fear of missing details.
VG players listened intently and carefully to better understand the version and improve their hero pool accordingly.
The version seminar ended late at night, but the curtain of the 7.13 version slowly opened.