11/20 PBE Update: Four New Skins, New Emotes & much more

Posted on at 12:09 PM by Aznbeat
The PBE has been updated! As we start the 7.24 PBE cycle, this patch includes 4 new skins, including Ambitious Elf Jinx, Santa Draven, and Snow Fawn Poppy, as well as Hextech Kog'Maw, a new ward skin, new emotes, & much more!
Continue reading for more information!

(Warning: PBE Content is tentative and subject to change - what you see below may not reflect what eventually gets pushed to live servers at the end of the cycle! Manage your expectations accordingly.)

Table of Contents


New Skins

Four new skins hit the rift in the 7.24 PBE cycle: Santa Draven, Ambitious Elf Jinx, Snow Fawn Poppy, and the loot-exclusive Hextech Kog'Maw!

Santa Draven

1350 RP
Here's Riot LoveStrut with a bugs & feedback thread for Santa Draven:
"Naughty children deserve presents too! Santa Draven kicks down the chimney to deliver presents Draaaven-style! 
Draven-licious Details 
  • All-new model: Chucking icy axes in his Dravenified Santa outfit.
  • All-new animation(s): Santa Draven dons his festive beard and delivers presents...in style!
  • All-new VFX: Icy particles with golden accents.
  • All-new SFX: The frosty sounds of icicle axes. 
We always love hearing your feedback and feelings! All bug reports and thoughts help us make these skins even more awesome, so please keep 'em coming! 
Thanks, cuties! <3"

Ambitious Elf Jinx

1350 RP
Here's Riot LoveStrut with a bugs & feedback thread for Ambitious Elf Jinx:
"What’s the point of toys if they don’t explode?! Move over, Santa! Ambitious Elf Jinx knows how to make this Snowdown much more exciting. 
Explosive Enhancements 
  • All-new model: This elf’s armed with a gift-zooka and a gatling gun toy train.
  • All-new animation(s): Choo choo! Ambitious Elf Jinx rides her toy train to deliver both presents and pain.
  • All-new VFX: Festive particles, from toy monkey traps to a reindeer rocket.
  • All-new SFX: Merry tunes straight from the toy shop. 
We always love hearing your feedback and feelings! All bug reports and thoughts help us make these skins even more awesome, so please keep 'em coming! 
Thanks, cuties! <3"
  

Snow Fawn Poppy

1350 RP
Here's Riot LoveStrut with a bugs & feedback thread for Snow Fawn Poppy:
"Delivering presents is serious business, and Snow Fawn Poppy will stop at nothing to make sure Snowdown is perfect. 
Snowy Specs 
  • All-new model: A fawn-tastic Snowdown outfit with a striking (in more ways than one) bell hammer.
  • All-new animation(s): Snow Fawn Poppy pulls along a sleigh full of poros and presents.
  • All-new VFX: Snowy particles and a flurry of presents on her ult.
  • All-new SFX: Festive sound effects! 
We always love hearing your feedback and feelings! All bug reports and thoughts help us make these skins even more awesome, so please keep 'em coming! 
Thanks, cuties! <3"

Hextech Kog'Maw

[Loot Exclusive]

Here's Riot Time Wizard with a bugs & feedback thread for Hextech Kog'Maw:
Step right up and see the latest craze in Piltover: a toy canine built of magic and metals! 
This mechanically magical puppy has: 
  • All-new model: Royal blue and purple alloy with a spinning sky blue gem.
  • All-new recall animation(s): THE CLAW tries to nab its prize, but it doesn't succeed every time!
  • All-new VFX: Brilliant glowing mana-infused effects.
  • All-new SFX: Wispy magic and hextech power. 
Hextech Kog'Maw will be available for Mythic Crafting in Loot. We always love hearing your feedback and feelings! Everything helps us make these skins even more awesome. 
We may not be able to respond to everyone individually, but we're always listening."

New Ward Skin

A new ward skin is now on the PBE, the Dearest Deer Ward!

Dearest Deer Ward



New Emotes

A set of seasonal new emotes are now on the PBE! Some of these were available in the past, but are back in the new Emotes system.

        

New Login Theme

A new login is now on the PBE, themed around the 2017 All-Star Event!

Snow Battle ARURF

Files for an upcoming game mode are now on the PBE! Snow Battle ARURF's description:
    "A frigid fate awaits your foes! Fling spells and snowballs in this icy twist on ARURF, featuring League's coolest champions."
    Look for more on this later in the cycle!

    Preseason Healthbar Update v3

    Here's Rayven, back with more info on the still in progress Healthbar update:
    "How do you do, fellow kids? We’re back with another iteration on the healthbar update based on feedback. Let’s review what we’re trying to achieve here: 
    Feels
    - Familiar, but better (no relearning, no change to things like last hitting)
    - Game to game differences, not moment to moment
    - Interacting with objectives is more satisfying
    - Interacting with defensive windows is more satisfying (heals, shreds, etc)
    - Bodying fools feels better than ever. 
    Gameplay
    - Easier to track the flow of a fight.
    - More intuitive play/counterplay around defensive windows.
    - More intuitive play/counterplay around unique mechanics (extra life, unstoppable, etc).
    - Huge clarity gains when spectating and watching streams. 
    V3 Changelist
    - Ammo resources like Jhin, Corki, Annie have the same treatment as Live.
    - Lots of color tweaks and some sizing tweaks.
    - Lots of animation tweaks.
    - Tower burst, shake, and death animations are in.
    - Option to turn off shake animation coming this week.
    - Baron’s healthbar now stays in place rather than bouncing all over.
    - Resurrecting state improvements. 
    Future Stuff
    - Healing over time
    - Damage over time
    - Color code objective takes
    - Kill streaking
    - Stealth state 
    Lookee Lookee
    Here’s a spiffy video which shows the changes in a real game setting. Note, there’s a few spectator bugs here such as dragon health is grey, etc. Try to ignore those <.<

    As always, we're still looking for feedback as you guys dive into the changes. Thanks!"

    Miscellaneous 

    • Two new poros have made their way to the PBE! The Baron Poro and Deer Poro are here to join the poro lineup in the Poro King gamemode! No details on availability just yet, but here is an in-game shot of their models:
    • An option to hide the preset runes pages is now in the client:

    Balance Changes

    NOTE*: The PBE is a testing grounds for new, tentative, & experimental changes. Be aware that what you see below may be relative to other changes earlier this cycle! These are not official notes.

    Champions
    Bard
    • HP regen increased from 1.08 to 1.5
    • Caretaker's Shrine (W) 
      • Shrines active at once changed from 3 at all ranks to 2/3/4/5/6
      • Range increased from 800 to 900

    Camille
    • Adaptive Defenses (Passive) shield duration increased from 1.5 seconds to 2 seconds
    • Precision Protocol (Q) recast for no cost time increased from 3 seconds to 3.5 seconds

    Corki
    • Base AD lowered from 63 to 59

    Darius

    • Hemorrhage (Passive)
      • Bleed damage increased from [10 - 27] to [13 - 30]
      • Noxian Might bonus AD increased from [30 - 200] to [30 - 230]


    Galio
    • Justice Punch (E) cooldown lowered from 14/13/12/11/10 to 12/11/10/9/8
    • Shield of Durand (W)
      • First Cast 
        • AP ratio increased from 4% to 5%
      • Second Cast
        • [New Effect] now deals [20/30/40/50/60 (+20% AP)] to 60/90/120/150/180 (+60% AP)]
          • (like damage reduction & taunt duration, this increases with charge time)

    Jhin
    [Changelist from Ricklessabandon]
    • Curtain Call (R)
      • Damage changed from [50 / 115 / 180 (+20% total AD)] to [60 / 130 / 200 (+30% total AD)]
      • Slow Duration increased from 0.5 to 0.75 seconds
      • Minimum Delay Between Shots increased from 1 to 1.25 seconds

    Morgana
    [Changelist  from Riot Repertoir]
    • Mana regen per 5 seconds increased from 8.5 to 11.5
    • Mana regen growth lowered from 0.8 to 0.4
    • Soul Siphon (Passive)
      • [Removed] No longer gives 10/15/20% spell vamp
      • [New Effect] When Morgana's spells damage champions, large minions, or large monsters, she heals for 15/20/25/30/35/40% (at levels 1/4/7/10/13/16) of the damage dealt.
    • Tormented Soil (W)
      • [New Effect] When Soul Siphon is triggered, Tormented Soil's cooldown is reduced by 5%.

    Riven
    • Broken Wings (Q) damage increased from 10/30/50/70/90 to 15/35/55/75/95

    Sona
    • Hymn of Valor (Q)
      • Mana cost increased from 45/50/55/60/65 to 60/65/70/75/80
      • Bonus magic damage lowered from [20/30/40/50/60 (+20% AP)] to [10/15/20/25/30 (+30% AP)]

    Taric
    • Base armor lowered from 45 to 40

    Zyra
    [Changelist from Riot Repertoir]
    • Mana regen per 5 seconds increased from 8.5 to 11.5
    • Mana regen growth lowered from 0.8 to 0.4
    • Garden of Thorns (Passive)
      • Plant spawn range lowered from 1300 to 900
      • Plant duration increased from [5-7.5 based on level] to 8
      • Passive seed duration lowered from 45 to 30
        • [Note: this does not change W seed duration]
      • Plant durability changes
        • Plant health increased from 4 to 8
        • Ranged champion basic attack damage to plants increased from 2 to 4
        • Melee champion basic attack damage to plants increased from 2 to 8
        • Single target spell damage to plants increased from 4 to 8
        • Spell AOE damage to plants increased from 2 to 4
        • Periodic damage to plants lowered from 2 to 1
        • Large minion/monster damage to plants increased from 1 to 2
          • [Note: minions/monster damage to plants unchanged]
      • Plant gold granted on kill lowered from 5 to 3
    • Rampant Growth (W)
      • [Removed] Zyra's plants no longer gain 10/20/30/40/50% extra max Health
      • [New Effect] When Zyra kills an enemy, Rampant Growth's recharge time is reduced by 20%, increased to 100% for champions, large minions, and large monsters.

    Runes
    Press the Attack
    [Context]
    • "3rd attack no longer gets amp on itself before dmg+proc"


    Fleet Footwork (P1)
    [Context]
    • [New Effect] "Healing is increased by 100% of your critical damage modifier when triggered by a critical hit."

    Lethal Tempo (P1)
    • Cooldown lowered from 10s to 6s

    Triumph (P2)
    • Heal lowered from 15% to 12%

    Presence of Mind (P2)
    • Duration increased from 5s to 7s

    Coup De Grace (P4)
    • Damage lowered from 10% to 9%

    Eyeball Collection (D3)
    • AD lowered from 6 to 3
    • AP lowered from 10 to 5

    Revitalize (R4)
    • Effect extended to heals and shields you receive (as well as cast)


    Context & Notes

    1) Ricklessabandon on some Jhin and Rune changes he is working on:
    [1] "going to be testing some jhin changes this week. first pass will look something like this:
    Curtain Call (R)
    * Damage :: 50 / 115 / 180 (+20% total AD) → 60 / 130 / 200 (+30% total AD)
    * Slow Duration :: 0.5 → 0.75 seconds
    * Minimum Delay Between Shots :: 1 → 1.25 seconds
    [2] "okay fine, i'll preview them, lol
    PtA - 3rd attack no longer gets amp on itself before dmg+proc
    L.Tempo - cd from 10 to 6
    Fleet - if the attack is a crit, the heal will also crit
    Triumph - heal ratio from 15% to 12%
    PoM - duration from 5 to 7
    Coup de Grace - amp from 10% to 9%"
    2) Riot Repertoir provided changelists for Morgana and Zyra in today's PBE:
    [1] "Morgana changes should be showing up on PBE today."
    [2] "Also some Zyra changes."

    3) Riot Xelaadryth notes the removal of the beta SMS verification feature off the PBE:
    "We'll be removing the beta SMS verification feature from PBE in the next few days. The way SMS verification existed in PBE was not up to par with security, compliance, or scalability requirements. We'll be replacing it with more robust security and data privacy features over the course of the upcoming year."

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