Not sure I like the PBE changes to Vlad's ult

Blood Magicks·May 11, 2016·5 votes·508 views

https://i.gyazo.com/2085ff8155fd999d286809be8f49ba8f.png

This is the tooltip.

On one hand we have a buff to the heal, but on the other Vlad now has to:

Wait 4 second for the heal and no less
If an ulted target dies before Hemoplague pops, Vlad does not get the heal

Which is a nerf. But also, I don't think it's good gameplay: We now have to choose between killing a priority target and getting our heals, which is just not fun.

Maybe the tooltip is unclear?

Meanwhile, Live Vlad heals from the target dying before the Hemoplague pop, which is quite nice.

5 Comments

TheorcheroMay 11, 20161 votes

Hopefully the pop will be much like Zed's ulti, where it pops even if the target dies, so you can still heal.

Reaper ReviewMay 11, 20161 votes

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On one hand we have a buff to the heal, but on the other Vlad now has to:

Wait 4 second for the heal and no less

Doesn't his ult already work that way on live? Just from reading the tooltip on his champion page.

"After a few seconds, Hemoplague deals Magic Damage to infected enemies and heals Vladimir for each enemy champion hit."

Blood MagicksMay 11, 20161 votes

Check the link: the gif shows he still gets the heal.

xl Kirito lxMay 11, 20161 votes

I saw that earlier and checked. I'm relatively sure that the tooltip is worded the same way on PBE as it is live. Not sure what the change is though.

EDIT: Moobeat came through.

"Hemoplague (R) now heals for [50/250/350 ( +.7 AP) if one champion was hit plus 50% of that for each champion beyond the first] from [75/125/175 (+.35 AP) from per each champion hit.]"

So, stronger single target, slightly weaker early game. Aside from pre-11, it's same functionality as live, but buffed.

Blood MagicksMay 11, 20161 votes

Ah, I see. Good to know. Thanks!

EDIT: I think he missed a digit there, pretty sure it makes more sense if it's 150/250/350 ( +.7 AP).