- 4.8 Patch Forecast -

[Veigar]

Heya! A post from Riot Jag has just hit the PBE forums on the forecast of the next patch, 4.8. Here is a rundown of the key points intended for the upcoming patch:

• Soraka waveclear nerf. Possibly tweaking her Starcall to do less damage to minions, or to fit in with her utility kit. RIP Midraka!
• Lucian/Twitch nerfs. At this point, Riot just doesn't know what they're doing with ADCs. They've already nerfed everyone but Cait and Jinx, and I wouldn't be surprised to see them touched either. Lucian and Twitch are both in a very balanced state, imo.
• Kha'Zix tweaks. Regarded as the king of soloq stomping--or once was, before some much-needed minor nerfs to put him back in "viable but still awesome" mode--Kha is going to be looked at in regards to his evolutions.
• Skarner identity crisis. What a surprise, still working on Skarner.
• LeBlanc tweaks/nerfs.
• Nidalee changes/nerfs. This was seen coming for quite a while now, her poke/siege power was just way too overpowered. Literal one-shot spears mid-late game are unhealthy for the game; they're going to probably focus on more cougar form stuff soon.

Very unhappy with their plans for Luc and Twitch. They're not overpowered in the slightest, and with ADCs being more AD than C in S4, it's just stupid. Everyone but the support has more carry potential that ADCs at this point.
Nid, LB, Kha changes are justified. Soraka potential Q nerf makes me sad, but it really is a bit op. :c
Skarner.... well, good luck, Skarner.

Thoughts?

 

[Barzola]

Ffs, right when I start learning and liking Soraka, they fucking nerf her. ;-;

 

[Veigar]

Ffs, right when I start learning and liking Soraka, they fucking nerf her. ;-;

Only nerfing mid/top Soraka. They're keen on keeping Soraka support the same.

 

[Ratchetncp]

That's the way I liked playing Soraka though. :c

 

[Veigar]

That's the way I liked playing Soraka though. :c

That's why it's getting nerfed. C9 Hai played Soraka Mid and even brought out bans after her debut in the LCS; she was terrible to deal with.
Update on Soraka nerfs, they'll be toning down her Starcall and also adding a flat 50 mana cost on silencing enemies.

 

[Ratchetncp]

Hmph guess they're intent indeed on keeping her support. Guess I'll stick to Malzahar and Morgana. Rito y.

 

[Veigar]

Hmph guess they're intent indeed on keeping her support. Guess I'll stick to Malzahar and Morgana. Rito y.

They don't want a repeat of Lulu; too strong mid, so they were going to nerf everything. After mass feedback from the community, they decided on focusing solely on keeping her support aspect while toning down her offensive midlane capability.

 

[Ratchetncp]

I friggen top laned with her. I guess I can see why.

 

[Barzola]

That's why it's getting nerfed. C9 Hai played Soraka Mid and even brought out bans after her debut in the LCS; she was terrible to deal with.
Update on Soraka nerfs, they'll be toning down her Starcall and also adding a flat 50 mana cost on silencing enemies.

Before it didn't cost anything, and the cd for Infuse was annoying. NOW, an actual mana cost?
i cri

 

[Morgan Rudelman]

I sure hope they dont nerf braum's passive. I can sorta understand changing the bonus ap damage after the stun but idek.

 

[Ratchetncp]

How is Braum anyway? Is he good? I've seen a lot of gameplay of him, but I'd like some opinions from y'all

 

[Veigar]

How is Braum anyway? Is he good? I've seen a lot of gameplay of him, but I'd like some opinions from y'all

He's good. Sort of a mashup of Yasuo and Leona. He fills many gaps that were left open after Thresh's release that people wanted to see in a support, especially with Yasuo's release and the Windwall concept becoming something which could be incorporated well with a support champion.
He's strong, especially early. He falls off slightly around midgame, but is a decent teamfight partner, and an even better ADC protector. I recommend him to the people who love making plays.

 

[ForceOfPain]

That's why it's getting nerfed. C9 Hai played Soraka Mid and even brought out bans after her debut in the LCS; she was terrible to deal with.
Update on Soraka nerfs, they'll be toning down her Starcall and also adding a flat 50 mana cost on silencing enemies.

Holy shit I finally understood a fucking league sentence due to watching the summer lcs tournament.

 

[Veigar]

Holy shit I finally understood a fucking league sentence due to watching the summer lcs tournament.

they're breeding...