2/4 PBE UPDATE #2: IBLITZ AND DEBONAIR JAYCE MODELS, EQUALIZE, AND MORE!

The other part ( game client part ) of that PBE patch that hit earlier today is here and it is just brimming new goodies!

Continue reading for a closer look at the new Debonair Jayce and iBlitzcrank skins, the new equalize option, some UI changes, balance changes, and more!

( Warning: PBE content is highly tentative and subject to change! Some of this information may have been datamined and could likely be erroneous. )

New Skins
As suspected, the two new skins from the earlier patch have made their way onto the PBE! Both Debonair Jayce and iBlitzcrank are currently incomplete ( missing particles, possibly, sounds, etc ) and neither of them are available for public testing yet.

Debonair Jayce

iBlitzcrank

Equalize teams
There appears to be a new “Equalize” game option. Judging by the strings, the option appears to grant Gold, Towers, and Levels to a team that is behind. Not entirely sure what this is intended for, but triggers a vote and either passes, granting the bonuses, or fails.

If you type in “/help equalize”, you receive this message:

“Starts a vote to equalize the game. This can only occur after your team has exceeded the enemy team in both levels and gold.”

Currently throwing up a “/equalize” only triggers a Surrender vote.

Loss of Control Indicators now enabled
The new Loss of Control bars are now enabled for server wide testing. These bars will pop up under a champion’s HP/Mana bars, both friendly and enemy, when they become CCd. The bar then counts down with the duration of the CC and disappears when it’s over . As you may have guessed, the icons changed based on if it’s a stun, silence, fear, etc.

If they aren’t showing up for you, hit ESC while in game, click “Interface”, and click the box beside “Show loss of control bars”.

New UI stuff
There were a few new UI changes in this PBE patch, including new ping icons for targeting champs, auto attacks showing when pressing A, and zoom now being smoothed out.

There are new Targeted and Retreat icons for when you ping an enemy champion. A red flickering shield shows up when you target someone and an orange ! pops up when you signal to retreat from a champion.

Pressing A ( such as “A clicking” for auto attacks ) now displays your champions autoattack range.

When you mouse wheel ( or whatever your keybind of choice is ) to zoom in, it’s now smooth. Hard to show in a screen shot but I promise you it’s there and feels …. weird.

Balance:
These numbers are relative to what the values currently are on the live servers. PLEASE REMEMBER: These are changes currently undergoing TESTING and may not be representative of the changes that will hit live.

Champs:

Nami

Base Movement speed increased to 340 from 335.

Items:

Abyssal Scepter

Total cost reduced to 2560 from 2650.

Athene’s Unholy Grail

Total cost reduced to 2550 from 2600
Magic resist increased to 50 from 40.
Cooldown reduction lowered to 10% from 15%.

Avarice Blade

Unique Passive – Avarice increased to 3 gold per 10 seconds from 2 gold per 10 seconds.

Banshee’s Veil

Total cost reduced to 2520 from 2610.

Deathfire Grasp

Total cost reduced to 3120 from 3300.
Cooldown reduction reduced to 10% from 15%.

Eleisa’s Miracle

Unique Passive – Aid now benefits Heal, Clairvoyance, and Clarity instead of Heal, Clairvoyance, and Revive
Unique Passive – Aid now increased effects by 30% up from 20%

Executioner’s Calling

Crit strike chance increased to 20% from 15%

Frozen Heart

Total cost reduced to 2950 from 3000
Armor increased to 95 from 90.

Glacial Shroud

Total cost reduced to 1450 from 1500
Armor increased to 45 from 40.
Cooldown reduction reduced to 10% from 15%

Iceborn Gauntlet

Total cost reduced to 3350 from 3400
Cooldown reduction lowered to 10% from 15%
Field of Slow is now half sized if owner is ranged.

Liandry’s Torment

Ability power reduced to 50 from 60
Unique Passive reworded to now read ”Dealing spell damage applies a damage-over-time effect for 3 seconds that deals bonus magic damage equal to 2% of the target’s current Health per second.This bonus damage is doubled against movement-impaired units and capped at 100 damage per second vs.monsters” from “Dealing spell damage deals bonus magic damage over 3 seconds (1.5seconds for multi-target or damage-over-time effects) equal to 5% of the target’s current Health (max 300 damage to monsters). If the target is slowed, stunned, taunted, feared, or immobilized, bonus damage is doubled. ” *NOTE: In testing the numbers seem roughly the same