11/26 PBE Update: New Splashes for Brand & Morde and more!

Posted on at 7:00 PM by Moobeat
After a long weekend of silence, the PBE has been updated!
Continue reading for the latest batch of PBE content, including new splash arts for Brand and Morde, new particles on Eternum Nocturne, more updates to the scoreboard, and a few balance changes. Strangely, Nidalee's models have also been reverted back to the same models that are on live servers.

( REMEMBER: All of the content on the PBE is tentative and subject to change. )

New Splash Arts
While we still don't have any Nidalee or Nami splash arts, this patch treated us to brand new default splashes for both Brand and Mordekaiser.

Brand

Mordekaiser
Jack of Hearts Twisted Fate's splash art got a small alteration, changing the spade on the top of his hat into a heart. Other than that, it remains the same splash art as live.
Full PBE version of the splash art available here.

Eternum Nocturne Particles
This upcoming legendary skin got some additional particles added on to his ultimate. He now has a swirling little black hole-y particle before he jumps.


UI Changes
The scoreboard now has color indicators to better separate teams and is slightly transparent.

Mastery Changes
There was also a slight change to the new masteries in this patch as Vampirism and and Strength of Spirit have switched places. Not sure if this is intentional as the icons have not changed.



Balance Changes
As expected, a few more balance changes were present in this patch.

Champions:
Nami 
Aqua Prison
  • Mana cost decreased to 60 at all ranks from 65.
Ebb and Flow
  • Heal reduced to 65/95/125/155/185 from 75/105/135/165/195
  • Damage increased to 70/110/150/190/230 from 65/105/145/185/225
  • Mana cost increased to 70/85/100/115/130 from 60/75/90/105/120
Tidal Wave
  • Range increased to 2800 from 2550
Items:

Avarice Blade
  • Passive Gold reduced to 2 gold per 10 seconds down from 4 gold. 

Mercurial Scimitar
  • It's activate now only grants bonus movement speed if the owner is a melee champion.

Nidalee Model's reverted
Tucking this down here because I'm not sure if it was an error, some sort of delay, or a response to community dissatisfaction , but Nidalee's models have been reverted from her visual update models to her normal, triangle feet models. I assume this is only temporary and her new models will make a return shortly.

Edit: Here is what's up with Nidalee, compliments of ricklessabandon:
"yes, this is intended. we've finished her pbe testing cycle for now. 
we're going to go through all the feedback and notes we've gathered from this period and see what final changes she'll need. once we're all done, we'll put her back on the pbe (along with updated splash art) for a final round of testing to make sure her debut to live is smooth.
i won't close out this thread in the meantime—everyone is welcome to continue posting/discussing the visual update while we wrap up—we'll continue taking comments here until she ships.

thanks for all of the feedback so far, everyone!"



Need to catch up on what all is in the Preseason / Nami PBE patch? Check out these earlier posts!

161 comments

  1. But brand's splash looks fine as it is D:

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  2. I hope there is a splash art for nami this time.

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  3. they just changed morde's like a couple months ago :/

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  4. New brand splash? Surprised

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  5. New splashes look good! I have no complaints.

    I just want the S3 patch to go to Live as soon as possilbe!

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  6. So no new Nidalee splashes? :[

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  7. Very cool, happy to see a much better picture of morde then the previous stuff not so sure how I feel about the new brand art.

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  8. awesome i can't wait to ... wait to find out what is the new update... lol

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  9. Shaday Sapphire Marques IglesiNovember 26, 2012 at 7:11 PM

    And nami D:???

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  10. The Brand splash art looks great.

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  11. what's taken em so long with the Nami splashes? or her skin for that matter

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  12. I don't have either of these guys, but damn these are nice. I wish I had a fraction of the skill it takes to make these.

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  13. Brand looks like my dead grandfather with that face lol

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  14. Brands face looks kinda weird :S. Morde one looks cool, but who knows if it'll stay as they literally just changed his splash art.

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  15. Brand's is slightly derpy, needs a little work on the head. Good though :)

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  16. I'm updating mine PBE and I saw a lot of "Nidalee" stuff. Maybe its new splash art.

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  17. Mohammad Zain bin NadeemNovember 26, 2012 at 7:17 PM

    Was your Grandfather cremated?

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  18. Mohammad Zain bin NadeemNovember 26, 2012 at 7:18 PM

    Sorry if that was offensive.

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  19. Nah... Nid still with old splash arts and Nami still blank.

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  20. Huge nerf to Avarice, halved it's GP5...

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  21. Playing French Maid Nidalee - reverted to old model. :O
    Gotta test other skins as well.

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  22. THE KAISER OF MORDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lml!!!!!!!!

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  23. They totally kied Avarice Blade, and i was thinking that the changes to Executioners Calling were nice (builds from avarice now), but this just killed that
    Also, Mercurial Scimitar looks worse and worse now, it's not actually cost effective at all, you're paying a HUGE lot for just 50% MS for 1 second...and just on melee

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  24. But where is my Cho's splash?!?!?!

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  25. That wasn't really an update or anything new, just replacing it with the Chinese art.

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  26. The Avarice Blade nerf was probably needed, it + the new bonus gold on kill was very very strong.

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  27. Riot really has something against gp10s...First they take out HoG and limited the gp10 choices even more, then they half the gold income from avarice -_-

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  28. O yeah that's right, forgot about that part of it entirely. How much gold do you get on it per kill?

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  29. Mord got a new one like last month...

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  30. Seriously. my thought. His has never been updated, has it?

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  31. Wow new Brand splash is...pretty bad, to be honest. His current splash is one of the things I love about him. New Morde splash is cool, but his current one his cool too. Really didn't need a new one compared to say, Cho, Sion, Heimer or Poppy.

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  32. And GP10 shouldn't even be in the game, its pretty broken, it makes it harder to shut down champs that do bad early and do amazing late game

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  33. A wild Ling Chi apears!
    Nocturne used darkness.
    It was super effective!!
    wild Ling Chi fanits!

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  34. Yeah, Nidalee definitely reverted to old model.

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  35. Someone just got...BURNED!

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  36. I don't think mercurial scimitar is supposed to be an every game item. I think its supposed to be really niche and only exists so the item slot that is spent to counter characters does more than just counter that character. This makes it so its high price can be justified. To be honest, I think the entire concept of the item is stupid and seems to just be there to hate on champs like WW, Malz and Mordekaiser.

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  37. Dat Nami ult range.... Its gonna be devastating and game changing during mid-late game team fights. God forbid you throw a amumu + ezreal ult in there...

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  38. They removed Twisted Fate's pupli in the jack of hearts splash as well.

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  39. Must Pentakill with that Morde splash.

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  40. I wonder why the nidalee model was reverted. Were there any big bugs?

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  41. Probably this:
    http://na.leagueoflegends.com/board/showthread.php?t=2831446

    And if they removed it temporarily to fix and improve it, that's a really good thing.

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  42. Old Nida's back again probably cause they're trying to finish the splash arts. They should probably release her again as soon as they it...

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  43. for all those who didn't liked brand new splah art and keep saying that the old one it's better , just please save both pictures and take a closer loock , and u will see that u cant even compare them , the new one it's way better, details incresead alot more , and please take a closer look at the old brand hands , feet , pants and skin ...not saying that the anathomical rules of the human body are completly missing , and brand it's suposed to have a human body shape... anyway the new art it's way better , trust me , i'm an artist ;)

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  44. How about an eve visual update? splash / champ / decent skin ?

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  45. lol brand has balls now

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  46. I definitely agree with that, but they are still needed so supports end up with some gold.Can't see them being fully removed until they have a hard fix for that (the mastery that gives gold for auto attacking a champion really won't be enough to replace gp10's for supports)

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  47. hummm if they are changing the spades on the hat, they should change the spades on his pants too . LOL

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  48. Is it just me or new Brand splash art looks pretty simular comparing with morgana's old one?

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  49. when the patch will be released on the primary client?

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  50. Don't like Brand's new splash. His head looks funny in a bad way!
    Morde's cool though.

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  51. Wth nidalees model is so nice. The french maid looks amazingg

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  52. when the patch will be released on the primary client?

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  53. +2 Gold. I just came here to comment how Avarice was completely broken before the nerf. Yesterday I was talking to a friend about this and a possibly nerf and oh boy, wasn't I right.

    I wouldn't be surprised either if in the next patches they decide to remove the GP10 passive on it and only keep the +2g on kill. This is too good for junglers, it's one free extra minion on every neutral camp.

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  54. New Avarice passive was broken, they fixed it with this nerf.

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  55. What about Viktor ;( ?

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  56. And they litterally judt changed his splash art just before it was changed

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  57. No NAMI and NID splash? Wdf.

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  58. Blah, I like Brand's old pose. Now he looks like he's doing a fabulous pelvic thrust! The details are super nice but he looks like's drooling a bit too.

    Mord looks super cool but too bad his model doesn't look that bamf. Also, whoa, dat Nami ult range

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  59. I disagree on MS being niche. It gives good AD and MR, there's no reason to not build it on the ADC if there are champions like the ones you mentioned in the opposing team.

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  60. I'm 100% with you there, the head looks kinda silly

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  61. Cho hasn't never received new one, the model is crappy as hell same goes for the Splash

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  62. I'm not sure who's the new artist responsible for the splash arts at Riot, but HOLY F*CK is he/she good ! Brand looked good before, now he looks badass :)

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  63. human skin with tatoos and his flames are black. yup im in. even if it would be legendary and i got zombie xD

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  64. stop flaming on him guys

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  65. I said the same thing. The body looks great. Then you look at that melon. :/

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  66. That's the first thing I noticed. Didn't catch the spade change till I read up.

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  67. He's constantly on fire, he has a right to snarl.

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  68. No Nidalee? Outrageous

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  69. It was gamebreaking since her PBE release, and now they buffed it.

    Fizz gotta wait. Still need 3k, though.

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  70. I think they will polish her model a bit, but i still don't understand why they reverted it. They could leave it and update next patch...

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  71. Brand's splash art was fine, I agree... Now where be our Trundle and Rumble skins?

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  72. Can I have my Eternum Nocturne already?

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  73. I really hope they're giving Pharoah Nidalee's model a good fixing. They completely ruined it: http://na.leagueoflegends.com/board/attachment.php?attachmentid=563060&d=1353705588
    Clunky ugly boots op. Also that face...so bad.

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  74. lmao why did u even notice that??guess some people are gay enough

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  75. no, he just looks black

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  76. I'm surprised Brand of all people got a new splash. Mordekaiser I can understand but Brand's one was relatively recent.


    It's still amazing, of course, but when there's splashes like Cho'Gath's, Nasus' and Yi's still out there it gets a little annoying.


    Also, where are those new Pantheon and Blitzcrank splash arts we saw during Syndra's reveal at Gamescom but have heard nothing of since?

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  77. I wonder if Moobeat'd post this.

    But just to share with all of you Ahri fans out there, here's a custom skin only available in the Korean Servers :).

    http://www.inven.co.kr/board/powerbbs.php?come_idx=2775&l=11657

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  78. I'm afraid of something else than mid-late. It's gonna be devastating in lane! Every gank will have like 100% succes rate since her ult is so huge, that you literally can't dodge it in lane.

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  79. For what i see, TF's eyes have changed a little bit from the old splash art. Brand and Morde's new splash arts look sick :)

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  80. Rioters confirmed that Nidalee's model revert is intended. They just want to work on bug fixes for that model before they put up the new one. Once they do put her new models back up again, it will have her new splash arts.

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  81. New GUI is awesome. I thought they will make it look sci-fi, but hopefully it's more fantsy, as for me.

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  82. http://na.leagueoflegends.com/board/showthread.php?t=2831446

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  83. "or a response to community dissatisfaction"


    was there one that I'm unaware regarding Nidalee's VU?

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  84. Yes.
    http://na.leagueoflegends.com/board/showthread.php?t=2831446

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  85. I agree with you. To people saying Brand's old art is better: wtf? It looks like it was made with crayons ffs. But to each it's own I guess.

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  86. Thank you, with his screenshots I can see it clearly now.

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  87. Mordekaiser literally just got a new splash, a pretty good one too. Does he need this?

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  88. MooBeat, can you upload some infor about this Ahri skin on next PBE patch?

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  89. I guess Lux's got enough skins ^^

    I agree for the other ones btw, even if a rework could be way more enjoyable for Karma and trundle

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  90. I agree with you too because I can notice those fantastic details, but the problem is only his face - it looks a ittle bit... like a weak meme. I know that he is meant to feel pain and rage but this face looks more derpy than like a real rage of a flaming man. All other things except the face are brilliant...

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  91. trundle doesnt need a rework hes good like he is, all he need is new skin

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  92. as much as i personally feel brand didn't need a new splash art...they did serve it well.

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  93. I WANT RELEASE DATE SO I KNOW HOW FAST I HAVE TO GRIND IP

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  94. ooh that skin looks sexy!

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  95. Trundle is not useless, I give you that, but in my opinion he is boring to play with and not really versatile (of course you can play him top laner, but when I tried almost everytime it ended in an infinite farm session).
    I think he has a big lack of popularity because he's not really funny to play with (not because he's weak)

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  96. That's some korean custom skin, not official.

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  97. Cho? They should update Sivir. Oh, my god.. please update Sivir's.

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  98. What? Nid's new model was godly

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  99. Let's be honest. Lux skins are kinda "meh". She needs rainbow skin, just as much as Nidalee needs Nyandalee :3

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  100. So still no Nami, no patch and Riot hasn't even bothered to tell us an ETA or at least SOME info on it.

    Also, why are they decreasing Nami's heal, yet increasing the damage? Do they want her support or not?

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  101. Good call for Nyandalee ^^ Official Nyan Cat is under licence policy (yeah, the cat owner sold it to a toy company), but somekind of related skin would be really nice (rainbow spear particles XD)

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  102. It was good. It had some issues tho'...

    As someone linked before, most of it was mentioned here:
    http://na.leagueoflegends.com/board/showthread.php?t=2831446

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  103. Report Brand for flame pls

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  104. Honestly I think that range increase on Nami's ult is ridiculous when you consider how wide it is...

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  105. I think the mastery thing is a bug, coming from this thread
    http://na.leagueoflegends.com/board/showthread.php?p=31861697#post31861697

    Anyway, the splash for Brand looks pretty good. (Morde was good, but not as Brand)

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  106. The link to the LoL forums is invalid.

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  107. still, it goes nice with the "sexy female costumes" (i.e. French Maid, Headmistress, Nurse, etc.)

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  108. the TF art change
    also made his eyes look a little more glowy (he had a small hint of a pupil in the corner of his eye, it's gone now)

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  109. also the diamond on his hat changed to red :p

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  110. i think increase to 2700 is fine, heck even 2650 but 2800??

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  111. Im still hoping they will create different icons as you pick different skins for your champion. I could do that easily Riot :/

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  112. I love how they updated splash arts for the older characters and side stuff rather than working on Nami and Nid splash arts, which are the 2 main characters they're supposed to be working on.

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  113. Still waiting for gold stat at scoreboard...

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  114. Very out of date model champs don't get splash updates, as they're having their remodels done soonish. Cho was mentioned as one of Riot's top bunch. However, Sivir, Annie and Taric are top priorities currently.

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  115. I'm still waiting for a "wards bought/placed" post-game score.

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  116. I'm agreeing... and laughing my heart out over this xDDD

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  117. I don't think this is relevant, since a "troll" player can just sit at base with ton of money then buy them, place them at base and get a high score at the end...

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  118. The problem with Trundle is that he's realle not that good with these team comps. His ult is made to weaken the enemy tank so that the team can burst it down, then leave the enemy team without a tank. When the enemy team got several tanks, or tanky characters, his usefullness falls dramaticaly.

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  119. i see the 5v5 team already. the 2 skins u mentioned, voli (care)bear, ponyheca and oh crap, can't come up with the last one... oh well i lost my rainbow vision... HELP ! :P

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  120. i very hope, riot will release skin for sejuani... a new one.. not ride pig or boar, but another creature... such as rhino, hippo or mybe urf??? pls riot... make my dream come true...TwTv

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  121. Nidalee didnt change in the PBE and i think brand has been changed a little but i am not 100% in the brand part

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  122. I want to know something what and how do the new Tier 3 Boots Look and what they build out of or are they a choice item

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  123. I wasn't alone in my feeling apparently since it just got reverted. Woot!

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  124. Sadness, I'd throw my money for that skin anytime.

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  125. Tier 3 boots are like "enchants" you can add to any set of boots you like

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  126. They sometimes delete the maintenance posts after they are done.

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  127. Oh, I didn't know; thought you hade made a mistake there :P

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  128. awesome skin!


    I'd so get that

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  129. yea lol


    new one's got more detail!


    old one is okay but it looks way better now

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  130. Rammus is definitely a priority, and Malphite and Sion definitely need new art.

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  131. Rammus isn't anywhere near Riot's top priorities, but Sion is. (Those last few I mentioned, Sivir, Annie, Taric + Sion are currently RIOT's (not mine) top priority from their model reworkers. All will get new art soon, as their new models are released.

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