PBE – New Sona Art & Changes to HP Bars

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New Sona splash, changes to the HP bar and Nasus nerfs – fresh on the PBE!

 

 

Balance Changes:

 

Champions:

 

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  • Fury of the Sand’s ( R ) bonus cast range reduced from 150 to 100;
  • Fury of the Sand’s ( R ) cooldown increased from 100 to 120;

 

 

 

Items:

 

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  • Total cost reduced from 3720 to 3700;

 

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  • Total cost reduced from 1570 to 1550;

 

 

QoL Changes:

 

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  • Added tooltip for the % bonus damage increase from Living Shadow (W).

 

 

 

 

Skins:

 

Sona Classic:

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Changes to current HP bar:

 

Currently HP squares on the PBE represent 200 HP, up from 100. After every 1000 HP you get a thick black line indicating it, as shown on the screen below.

 

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Here’s some more insight on the matter by Xelnath, Game Systems Designer:

 

Khazix_Splash_DefaultWe are experimenting with this, it won’t be going out in the next patch.

We feel that 200 hp bars are far more readible in the level 5-13 range, but the transition is a bit rough. We really feel that showing precise health in the 2k-3k range is very important after the Season 3 changes.

 

If you’d like to chime in on the ongoing discussion, feel free to do so here.

 

 

Good luck on the Fields of Justice!