Patch Rundown 6.12

Riot·6/15/2016, 10:24:18 PM·2 votes·30,955 views

Welcome to another episode of the Patch Rundown, a series where expert analysts and developers give you an inside take on the biggest changes heading into the game each and every patch.

This week, designers Wesley ‘SmashGizmo’ Ruttle and Jo ‘Fearless’ Graylock stop by to discuss the upcoming update to ARAM, as well as the rest of the changes coming in to Patch 6.12!

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108 Comments

God Raijin6/16/2016, 3:19:59 AM5 votes

No one is going to be in this situation like me owning 123 champions, but I'm going to throw this out-there anyway. So the aram ReRoll system looks like this:

*+30 points per game plus 1x number of champions owned; 250 points = one Reroll up to a maximum of 2 Rerolls (500 points max).

Here's the deal: If a person owns 95 champions, they can get a reroll every other game (30+95 times 2 games = 250 points)

SO...you can own the best 95 ARAM champions AND get a reroll every other game, I know it's a very random format but, the very, VERY UNFAIR point is that a player can CUT OUT the bottom 36 champions (131 total atm) from their champion pool. (YES there are websites that have aram win data on all champions {such as metasrc.})

So what I'm suggesting is that players with over 95 champions, should get a Roll-Over amount of Reroll progress, yes kind of like cellphone companies...so that maybe every few games they would get a special third reroll to have in stock.

Im not saying that you should have 3 rerolls in champ-select I'm saying 2 max rerolls. AND THEN the 3rd reroll would just max out your 500 possible points if it fell below 250.

Here's an example: if I have 500 points, I can have 250 possible floating points to refill my 500 if it drops to 250/500 or below.

thank you for your time reading this.

UltraFurry6/15/2016, 11:40:13 PM5 votes

This Update is weak because of the fizz has become very weak please. Cancel this nerf please :(

Jeff da Buffalo6/15/2016, 10:58:02 PM4 votes

While I liked the videos more, I very much enjoy these and I really hope they stick around for patches in the future![zombie-nunu-hearts]

BlossomingDesire6/16/2016, 8:43:12 AM4 votes

more fizz nerfs please

khockey686/16/2016, 12:06:22 PM3 votes

is going to be weaker than some people think. That 2 second cooldown increase to his E is big. No more E zhonas E plays in team fights, now he will actually have to somehow do that where after zhonas he will be in a position where he won't die.

Squidgward6/15/2016, 11:35:40 PM3 votes

Riot, could you please bring back the Bilgewater Aram map? Or make another event similar to that I thought it was awesome, and I had a lot of fun during the time with the new skins, lore changes, reworks, modes and everything. Thank you for making a game that I can truly say I'm addicted to <3

Wafflecowboy6/15/2016, 10:41:32 PM2 votes

Thanks for doing this, it's really cool to understand the thought process behind all these changes. I hope to hear more of these!

Doctor Jarvis6/15/2016, 11:35:51 PM2 votes

You can have 2 Snaks at once

Realsteel976/16/2016, 12:00:48 AM2 votes

HELP URGOT HELP WANTED NEEDED

Kasrkin6/16/2016, 12:46:01 AM2 votes

Really liking the new format! I was skeptical at first but I love how things don't seem rushed and we can get a clear picture of the designer thought process behind changes.

Jhin and Jus6/16/2016, 7:52:31 AM2 votes

[zombie-brand-facepalm] PLEASE DON'T RUIN AP FIZZ THE WAY YOU'VE RUINED AP EKKO, THERE IS WAYS TO GET RID OF THE TANK VERSIONS WITHOUT CRIPLING THE AP VERSIONS SOOO BAD [slayer-jinx-unamused]

Crowned Rengar6/16/2016, 1:54:06 PM2 votes

Gødling6/16/2016, 3:43:36 PM2 votes

A lot of people play ARAM because you haven't touched it.

SkolaVale6/16/2016, 6:07:31 PM2 votes

Ever since the new patch came out, the game lags real bad. my fps drops to less then 30, when it is normally 60 or better. and the ms normally is at 57 jumps up to 1500. :( it has been hard to play for the last 2 days. I know it's not my pc or internet. The game worked fine up until the new patch was installed.

SulkingKING6/16/2016, 6:11:00 PM2 votes

Doing it visually-- you know, with a video?-- That'll make people want to watch these. We enjoy visual stimulation you know, its why we like pretty skins and colorful effects. [slayer-pantheon-thumbs]

XLordXDeathX1236/17/2016, 3:20:37 AM1 votes

I hate to say this but they are ass at nerfing look at fucking swain 1v5 and wins

Shuumi6/23/2016, 3:26:11 AM1 votes

After playing this patch for a few days, I just wanted to see how players felt about it. I think that the item changes were mostly positive- I disagree with AD champions having lifesteal whilst mages have a much much more difficult time finding sustain now. But the main thing I wanted to discuss was the changes made to the exp required for levels. I have low level friends (unseeded 30s) who have been having a terribly not fun and difficult time with champs who just flat out snowball and I dont mean just Fiora and Darius. A champion gets 3-4 levels on anyone else in the game and then proceeds to just farm lanes and win the game. At higher level, we know how to deal with this- camping, focusing the fed champion, not fighting untill that champion can be picked off or CCd; we have ways of working as a team and stopping that player. However- at these low levels, the mechanics and team cohesion is simply just not there. Due to lack of skill or otherwise, it is extremely difficult for low level/skill players to deal with these snowballing champions of any class and I feel it is ruining the gameplay for the newbies of the game.

I just wanted to hear other players thoughts and opinions from the other ELOs.

Best Foxx NA6/16/2016, 4:48:41 AM1 votes

Well, overall, I think there are some good things done this patch so let me elaborate here.

First up, nerfs and buffs. Some of the big buffs I saw were to Syndra with a slight bump up on her ratios and Xin Zhao got a health buff since he kinda needed it with the removal of Sated Devourer. The Fizz nerfs were very well deserved and necessary to bring Fizz into check. The nerfs on his base damage kills the Tank/Bruiser Fizz builds and the buff to his ratios makes AP a much better Fizz overall. It adds back in the risk to the rewards. Zed and Shaco just got some Quality of Life changes to make it a bit easier to see how they pull off the stuff they do, which is totally fair.

Overall, the items are all favoring ADCs and I am glad to see the ADCs finally receiving some love in the form of more AD for less gold. It makes the role easier to carry from.

In all, good patch. Thanks Riot.

Tuurin Turambar12/16/2016, 1:15:08 AM1 votes

Intro Song: The Boy Who Shattered Time (feat Mitis) - Warsongs

Tuurin Turambar6/16/2016, 3:00:49 AM1 votes

What's the name of the intro song?

Zenkize6/16/2016, 1:10:38 AM1 votes

Who got nerfed?

Call Me Corleone6/17/2016, 2:08:37 AM1 votes

patch rundown live from the sarlaac pit