Game news League of Legends: damage, healing… Riot heard the players! The news
In over 10 years, Riot Games has uploaded 158 characters to League of Legends. A massive list that allows the game’s meta to change regularly, renewing interest over the seasons. But this accumulation of characters and updates had consequences that the developers are working on.
A few days ago Riot Games formalized the arrival of Zeri in the rift. This morning we spoke to you about the expected changes in the rankings the 12.2 update coming to the servers on January 20th next to the new character. But for a long time many players have been discussing this on the forums and in the game.
Summoned the old problem of power creep
The subject of the debate? Damage, healing and use of shields. Some ask questions for a long time Nerf damage and healingto stop the escalation and parts where the characters deal colossal damage. This phenomenon is called power creep, and occurs when stronger characters are added and the previous ones have to be balanced accordingly. The principle can also and especially be found in the receive, which includes the act of healing, healing, or protecting with items or abilities.
In League of Legends, this drop in power is quite significant, to the point that some players are judging the damage dealt “stupid”, and sometimes nicknames for the title “League of One Shots”. Without going to these extremes, it must be recognized that the concern is there, and important enough for Riot Games to tackle head-on.
Changes are imminent, but timing is tight
on Reddit, one of the developers of the game, Bryan “Axes” Salvatore points out that the team was currently looking for a way to reduce overall damage to the game and hopes to have the patch deployed during the 2022 season.
We are actively working to find the right nuanced version of global mitigation in the game. We’re hoping to ship the changes when they’re ready, and we’re willing to ship them during the season rather than pre-season if we can do it outside of specific launch windows like Playoffs/MSI or Worlds Leadup.
That means the team wants to develop the fix before next season, but without affecting ongoing competitions. As a matter of fact, These types of changes can alter the meta, and totally disturb the balance of power in the professional competition scene, which is not possible. Still, a few months ago, Riot indicated that no patch was on the way to fix these elements. Finally, the studio decided to take a look and work on improving everything. At the moment it is impossible to say specifically how this will affect the game.
Through MalloDelic, journalist igamesnews.com
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