And then they release another support with a broken kit.
Yeah riot, totally not biased there, lets buff supports and tanks some more on pbe and nerf adcs, right silver balance team?
Ivern addressed here:
Ivern
Unless anything significantly changes we'll be doing a balance pass on Ivern in 7.10. As mentioned previously 7.9 won't contain many individual champion balance changes, given both that the systemic changes will affect balance on most champs to some degree and that we're still very focused on finishing mid-season itself. We are starting to line up likely projects for the following patch however.
And here:
Doubling of buffs has been an intended strength on Ivern. It's not something extremely core to him certainly, so could be removed, at the same time though I suspect that wouldn't solve the cases we'll probably need to target (e.g. speed/ease of clear, invade power).
Lulu addressed here:
We'll probably be considering Lulu in 7.10 too, though that's not quite as certain as Ivern and she's more likely to be affected by the 7.9 changes.
Lulu's also an example of a champion with very different perceptions by region. Her ban rate's really high in NA and EU for example, while from memory nothing out of the ordinary in Korea or Brazil. That doesn't mean she does, or doesn't, need changes, but it's important to consider when assessing both balance and player stated frustration.
More on Lulu and Support items here:
Yep. Support item changes will have at least some effect on champs bot lane in general. AD and defense item changes will also likely have at least some impact on different matchups, team comps etc. Think it's more likely than not we'll still want to look at Lulu, very possible though ecosystem changes mean we don't however.
Good post, very unbiased and well worded. This will definitely get Riot's attention.
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You're missing context. I suggest you read through the Gameplay Thoughts posts on the Dev corner board here:
