I love this post. It's a positive reminder for the community. <3
I'd like to clarify that for 2.9 and 2.11 those are the patches where we consider making live balance updates. Live balance updates are not guaranteed to happen on those patches, but if we decide Live Balance updates are necessary, then those are the patches where we would deliver them.
I am really happy with the meta right now and I've posted earlier today in a different post on this topic - ...
Read moreRead moreAlso, to clarify, there are still some equally ridiculous claims on the other side of things, stuff like "irelia never should have been printed". Personally, I'm glad that we have a new archetype that plays really uniquely, and that it uses ionia and shurima, two regions that were kind of struggling with their identity before. Is it too strong? Oh absolutely.
The thing is, and this is I guess a hot take, but I'd really rather they print new stuff "too strong", rather than "too weak", especially when that new stuff is able to bring to life a new playstyle to figure out. When Lee Sin archetype got a total of like 5 buffs across 2 balance patches, sure he was super OP but I was very happy with this bolder stance on balance; an opinion which people were pretty outraged at hearing at the time because, well, he was super OP for a bit. But I think bold balancing and having to deal with a strong new deck for a few weeks is worth being able to have a new unique and viable arche...
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I'm really curious what are the other 6 decks rn that are outperforming azirelia considering that the top 6 right now are variations of azirelia according to mobalytics, does that mean there are not going to be changes to this deck and are the other top decks getting nerfed? Anyways it's really cool to see a rioter sharing some insights with us !
From the link you shared it looks like most of those "top 6 decks" are mostly the same deck with a very small number of card changes. I think counting them all as different decks could be potentially misleading, especially when considering live balance changes.
Right now, we are not planning any live balance changes to Irelia or Azir. However, the meta is always changing and we try to make live balance decisions with the most up to date information available, so our plan could change.
Cool thank you! This was via mobalytics, glad that the internal stats are telling a more accurate story. Is there any idea as to why these stats might be just be outdated or inflated in this case?
I don't know much about how mobalytics collects or aggregates data.
The link you shared doesn't have dates on it. I wonder if it's a very specific time when the deck was over performing. But that is a guess.
Hi! Thanks for sharing the source.
I'm not sure how that information is being collected or aggregated, but our internal data doesn't reflect a win rate nearly that high.
Internally, we are seeing the most successful Irelia decks around 53% win rate and trending downward over time.
As an additional data point: There are currently 6 other popular decks we are tracking that have higher win rates than Irelia.
Sure, its currently pushing nearly 60% Wr with over 70k games played. This is even in a meta where people are attempting to counter build it. Link!
Hi! Thanks for sharing the source.
I'm not sure how that information is being collected or aggregated, but our internal data doesn't reflect a win rate nearly that high.
Internally, we are seeing the most successful Irelia decks around 53% win rate and trending downward over time.
Sure! I'll share some information.
Right now, we are really excited about the release and the resulting metagame.
Guardians of the Ancient is one of our most successful releases since launch. There are more players playing more games and having more fun!
I took your advice and started playing again. I've had an absolute blast. There are so many new toys to play with, and outside of the FotM Irelia/Azir, ladder seems to be filled with a very diverse cast of decks that seem to change almost daily.
The new gauntlet mode is a pretty neat idea. I haven't gotten to try it yet, but I'll get on that.
Labs is really fun. URD is something special when played with friends.
I'm slightly upset because I didn't realize I was missing out on the KDA all out event, so the card back I really want isn't available anymore, but who knows, maybe in the future?The only thing I could say that the game really needs is a replay system. Back in the duelyst days I would spent lots of time saving/watching my own replays to think about what I did wrong and things I could have done better.
You guys are doing a fantastic job over there. Thank you so much and keep it up!!!
That's awesome! I'm glad you are having fun!
Noxus has a regional weakness of being unable to effectively protect it's own units. This card is one or two stat points/mana away from being quite strong, but that's not the goal of this card.
Sharpened Resolve and Survival Skills were specifically designed to provide Noxus the potential to protect its units, but not in an overly effective manner especially compared to Demacia which does this the best. We wanted these options for Noxus in that expansion, given the Noxus archetype of that Expansion was all about loading up Blades and Buffs onto Riven and other units.
The Region 10 board is going to be an Epic tier board, so update the calculation for your wager at the end, u/TheSkilledRoy :)
Hey Dan, sorry this is not related to the subject but since last patch on PC the round timer doesn't appear anymore nor make any sound to warn me the round is about to end, i only noticed this when i was deciding my blocks & which tricks to use, then my round ended all of a sudden without any timer animation or sound which ultimately made me lose a couple games, i played against myself on my phone and there i could see it everytime but not on the PC client, i reinstalled the game & it still wasnt fixed, i never had this issue prior to the newest patch, i also saw some posts where many players were reporting the same issue, is this something you guys have noticed? If so are there any plans to fix it soon? Thanks in advance!
I've shared your tale with the right people, If you can contact player support so you can include your logs from the games you played and saw this, that would be helpful.
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