Feb 6, 2017
Dev Blog #1
Battlerite - Stunlock_Christian


Our first developer blog is now up! You can find it over on: https://blog.battlerite.com/dev-blog-001/

The current plan is to release new blog posts weekly, on Mondays. Keep an eye on https://blog.battlerite.com/ every Monday for some insight into what's going on at Stunlock Studios end.

There is also more news coming later this week so make sure to stay tuned!
Feb 6, 2017
Dev Blog #1
Battlerite - Stunlock_Christian


Our first developer blog is now up! You can find it over on: https://blog.battlerite.com/dev-blog-001/

The current plan is to release new blog posts weekly, on Mondays. Keep an eye on https://blog.battlerite.com/ every Monday for some insight into what's going on at Stunlock Studios end.

There is also more news coming later this week so make sure to stay tuned!
Feb 3, 2017
Weekly Community Happenings Week 5
Battlerite - Stunlock_Christian
Welcome to the community news! We have a new site to share, as well as some interesting news.


Battlefrance is a new French website dedicated to Battlerite. They'll be posting news and updates on all things regarding Battlerite, aimed at the French community.

Devblog
Also, we at Stunlock Studios are about to start up a devblog! The first post will go up the coming Monday, February 6th. Keep an eye on our social media (Twitter, Facebook) during Monday to find it!

We also have some important and exciting news to share next week so stay tuned.

Tournaments
Remember to keep an eye on http://www.battleritecentral.com/calendar for a schedule of upcoming tournaments.

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Region(s): Europe, Brazil

ESL Play are hosting a few tournaments this weekend and during next week.

ESL Play has its own section for Battlerite at https://play.eslgaming.com/battlerite/

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Region(s): Brazil

Next week the King of the Arena series held in Brazil will continue with a 2v2
tournament on Monday February 6th, at 3:00 PM PSt, and 3v3 tournament on Wednesday February 8th, 3:00 PM PST.

The winner of the tournament will get to play against the reigning Kings, with the Kings earning in-game prizes based upon how long they remain undefeated. Naturally, the team that defeats the reigning team will take their place for the next occasion.

Go to http://www.ultimatearena.net/kingofthearena/en/ for more information and signups.

You can also watch the tournaments live on Mr Comarox's channel (NOTE: The commentary is in Portuguese (Brazil)).

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Region(s): North America

Pro Rivalry League, will be hosting their second 3v3 Battlerite tournament on Wednesday February 8th, at 7:00 PM EST.

There is $200 in the prize pot. Keep your eye on https://play.prorl.com/tournaments.php?game=battlerite for signups and more information!

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If you have a useful community related tool or are hosting a tournament and would like to be featured in this section, please write an email to community[at]battlerite[dot]com with information about it!
Feb 3, 2017
Weekly Community Happenings Week 5
Battlerite - Stunlock_Christian
Welcome to the community news! We have a new site to share, as well as some interesting news.


Battlefrance is a new French website dedicated to Battlerite. They'll be posting news and updates on all things regarding Battlerite, aimed at the French community.

Devblog
Also, we at Stunlock Studios are about to start up a devblog! The first post will go up the coming Monday, February 6th. Keep an eye on our social media (Twitter, Facebook) during Monday to find it!

We also have some important and exciting news to share next week so stay tuned.

Tournaments
Remember to keep an eye on http://www.battleritecentral.com/calendar for a schedule of upcoming tournaments.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



Region(s): Europe, Brazil

ESL Play are hosting a few tournaments this weekend and during next week.

ESL Play has its own section for Battlerite at https://play.eslgaming.com/battlerite/

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Region(s): Brazil

Next week the King of the Arena series held in Brazil will continue with a 2v2
tournament on Monday February 6th, at 3:00 PM PSt, and 3v3 tournament on Wednesday February 8th, 3:00 PM PST.

The winner of the tournament will get to play against the reigning Kings, with the Kings earning in-game prizes based upon how long they remain undefeated. Naturally, the team that defeats the reigning team will take their place for the next occasion.

Go to http://www.ultimatearena.net/kingofthearena/en/ for more information and signups.

You can also watch the tournaments live on Mr Comarox's channel (NOTE: The commentary is in Portuguese (Brazil)).

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Region(s): North America

Pro Rivalry League, will be hosting their second 3v3 Battlerite tournament on Wednesday February 8th, at 7:00 PM EST.

There is $200 in the prize pot. Keep your eye on https://play.prorl.com/tournaments.php?game=battlerite for signups and more information!

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If you have a useful community related tool or are hosting a tournament and would like to be featured in this section, please write an email to community[at]battlerite[dot]com with information about it!
Jan 27, 2017
Chinese New Year Celebration - Free Mount!
Battlerite - Stunlock_Christian
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9X9pTDLWdjQ&feature=youtu.be
If you log in to Battlerite between January 27th and February 3rd you will be granted the brand new Rooster mount!

Make sure to celebrate the Chinese new year with us, log in and grab it while you can!
Jan 27, 2017
Chinese New Year Celebration - Free Mount!
Battlerite - Stunlock_Christian
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9X9pTDLWdjQ&feature=youtu.be
If you log in to Battlerite between January 27th and February 3rd you will be granted the brand new Rooster mount!

Make sure to celebrate the Chinese new year with us, log in and grab it while you can!
Jan 27, 2017
Weekly Community Happenings Week 4
Battlerite - Stunlock_Christian
Tournaments
Remember to keep an eye on http://www.battleritecentral.com/calendar for a schedule of upcoming tournaments.

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Region(s): Europe, Brazil

ESL Play are hosting a few tournaments this weekend and during next week.

ESL Play has its own section for Battlerite at https://play.eslgaming.com/battlerite/

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Region(s): North America, Europe
NGE continues their second season of BattleRekt tomorrow, January 28th, with 3v3 tournaments.

The EU tournament begin at 18:00 CET
The NA tournament begin at 1:00 PM PST

The 1st placing team will receive $200 and the 2nd placing team receives $100. The whole top 8 will receive Demonic Steeds.

Signups can be found here (EU): https://www.ggn.com/#/tournaments/view/365
And here (NA): https://www.ggn.com/#/tournaments/view/364
Discord: https://discord.gg/GEU5P62.

Even if you're not interested in participating, make sure to watch the tournament over on the Battlerekt Twitch Channel, for a high quality stream and exciting matches.
The streams start at 19:00 CET / 2:00 PM PST.

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Region(s): Brazil

Next week the King of the Arena series held in Brazil will continue with a 2v2
tournament on Monday January 30th, at 3:00 PM, and 3v3 tournament on Wednesday February 1st, 3:00 PM PST.

The winner of the tournament will get to play against the reigning Kings, with the Kings earning in-game prizes based upon how long they remain undefeated. Naturally, the team that defeats the reigning team will take their place for the next occasion.

Go to http://www.ultimatearena.net/kingofthearena/en/ for more information and signups.

You can also watch the tournaments live on Mr Comarox's channel (NOTE: The commentary is in Portuguese (Brazil)).

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Region(s): North America

Pro Rivalry League, will be hosting their second 3v3 Battlerite tournament on Wednesday February 1st, at 7:00 PM EST.

There is $200 in the prize pot. Keep your eye on https://play.prorl.com/tournaments.php?game=battlerite for signups and more information!

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If you have a useful community related tool or are hosting a tournament and would like to be featured in this section, please write an email to community[at]battlerite[dot]com with information about it!
Jan 27, 2017
Weekly Community Happenings Week 4
Battlerite - Stunlock_Christian
Tournaments
Remember to keep an eye on http://www.battleritecentral.com/calendar for a schedule of upcoming tournaments.

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Region(s): Europe, Brazil

ESL Play are hosting a few tournaments this weekend and during next week.

ESL Play has its own section for Battlerite at https://play.eslgaming.com/battlerite/

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Region(s): North America, Europe
NGE continues their second season of BattleRekt tomorrow, January 28th, with 3v3 tournaments.

The EU tournament begin at 18:00 CET
The NA tournament begin at 1:00 PM PST

The 1st placing team will receive $200 and the 2nd placing team receives $100. The whole top 8 will receive Demonic Steeds.

Signups can be found here (EU): https://www.ggn.com/#/tournaments/view/365
And here (NA): https://www.ggn.com/#/tournaments/view/364
Discord: https://discord.gg/GEU5P62.

Even if you're not interested in participating, make sure to watch the tournament over on the Battlerekt Twitch Channel, for a high quality stream and exciting matches.
The streams start at 19:00 CET / 2:00 PM PST.

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Region(s): Brazil

Next week the King of the Arena series held in Brazil will continue with a 2v2
tournament on Monday January 30th, at 3:00 PM, and 3v3 tournament on Wednesday February 1st, 3:00 PM PST.

The winner of the tournament will get to play against the reigning Kings, with the Kings earning in-game prizes based upon how long they remain undefeated. Naturally, the team that defeats the reigning team will take their place for the next occasion.

Go to http://www.ultimatearena.net/kingofthearena/en/ for more information and signups.

You can also watch the tournaments live on Mr Comarox's channel (NOTE: The commentary is in Portuguese (Brazil)).

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Region(s): North America

Pro Rivalry League, will be hosting their second 3v3 Battlerite tournament on Wednesday February 1st, at 7:00 PM EST.

There is $200 in the prize pot. Keep your eye on https://play.prorl.com/tournaments.php?game=battlerite for signups and more information!

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If you have a useful community related tool or are hosting a tournament and would like to be featured in this section, please write an email to community[at]battlerite[dot]com with information about it!
Jan 25, 2017
Patch 0.10.1.0
Battlerite - Stunlock_Christian

EDIT: The issue with Taya's Q and EX Q still being able to interrupt Counters/Direction Shields and placement players being matched with Diamond League players or above will be fixed in a hotfix January 26th.

There will be downtime on the servers today (January 25th) for patching at 17:00 CET (11:00 AM EST / 8:00 AM PST). The servers will be down for approximately 1-2 hours.

Features & Content
Chinese New Year Mount
We're celebrating the Chinese New Year with a new mount that will be unlocked for everyone who logs in between January 27th and February 3rd!

Champion Balance Changes
With these changes we want to:
  • Improve the diversity and balance of Battlerites by tweaking or replacing unpopular ones.
  • Adjust Battlerites that have been a tad too strong
  • Replace or tune a couple of mechanics that offered little counter-play
We have kept a close eye on the Champions that received major updates in the last patch. We are now making some changes to improve the general Champion balance.

- A few champions can expect more extensive Battlerite reworks in the February patch. The primary targets for these reworks are at the moment Shifu, Ashka and Jumong.

Ashka

To allow for more of a window to escape Ashka's Fire Storm bolts we have reduced the knockback duration.
  • Fire Storm (M2)
    • The duration an enemy is knocked back by a Fire Storm Projectile has been reduced from 0.25s to 0.2s.
Croak

We are looking into Croak's EX Q and the impact of this ability in high level play. For now we have slightly reduced the movement speed bonus but we will take a closer look at this mechanic in the future.
  • Deceit (EX Q)
    • Movement speed bonus reduced from 30% to 20%.
Freya

Some of the tiers in Freya's Battlerite tree suffer a bit from one sided choices. We increased the power of a few unpopular Battlerites to allow for more diversity of picks.
  • Charged Strike (R)
    • Cone angle increased from 140 to 170.
  • Battlerites
    • Storm - Reworked
      • Thundercap deals 2 bonus damage and inflicts a 1s Fading Snare.
    • Tempest
      • Haste factor increased from 25% to 30%.
    • Surge
      • Now also reduces the cooldown of Charged Strike by 3s.
Iva

Iva has been running circles around a lot of the competition recently. Grandma is becoming more and more popular after the latest Battlerite reworks! We are taking baby steps here to begin with but her mobility has become a bit too strong.
  • Battlerite - Rocket Boosters
    • Movement speed increase reduced from 65% to 60%.
  • Fixed a bug that made Iva's Oil Blaster Battlerite to not work correctly with the Hyperspeed Battlerite.
Jade

There is little counter-play to Jade's Smoke Veil which can be frustrating to face. We still want her to have a tool to support allies with though. This rework will allow for that and give a more secure way to escape, but without being 100% bulletproof.
  • Smoke Veil (EX Q) - Reworked
    • Now turns you inivisible. Removes movement impairing effects and grants self and nearby allies a shield absorbing 32 damage.
  • Battlerites
    • Ambush
      • Stealth duration increases from 2.4s to 2.7s and Stealth resets the cooldown of Snipe.
    • Cheap Shot
      • The duration of the Root has been reduced from 1.2s to 1s.
Pearl

The radius of Pearl's Splash Damage has been a tad too big. We have toned it down a bit to make it more in line with its effect.
  • Battlerite - Splash Damage
    • Radius reduced from 2 to 1.8.
Pestilus

To rein in Pestilus' mid orb control we have reduced the output of Bloodsucker. Swarm has received a slight value increase to allow him to withstand a bit more pressure. Some Battlerite tweaks will allow for more diverse Pestilus builds.
  • Bloodsucker (M2)
    • Damage and healing reduced from 30 to 28, self damage reduced from 15 to 14.
  • Swarm (R)
    • Damage absorbed increased from 24 to 28.
  • Battlerites
    • Hardened Carapace
      • Healing reduced from 12 to 8.
    • Disperse
      • Now also deals 6 damage.
    • Overlord
      • Movement speed increased from 5% to 6%.
    • Lord of the Flies
      • Damage absorbed per active scarab increased from 15% to 20 %.
Poloma

We have reduced the Root on Dire Wolf a bit to reduce the punishment of its unpredictability. This also keeps it in line with Jade's Cheap Shot and Sirius' Debilitating Slash.
  • Battlerite - Dire Wolf
    • Root duration reduced from 1.2s to 1s.
Rook

Rook has been a little too wild at smashing away lately. We have taken a look at Crushing Blow and Smack to make them feel more fair. A reduction to the range of the knockback on Smack will force Rook to be more careful when setting up his combos. Some tweaks to Rook's Battlerite Tree will create new possibilities and more varied builds.
  • Crushing Blow (M2)
    • Radius reduced from 1.9 to 1.6
    • Can no longer hit enemies on the other side of a wall.
  • Smack (R)
    • The distance an enemy is knocked back has been reduced from 5.5 to 4.75
    • Now interrupts casts.
  • Battlerites
    • Raging Bull - Reworked
      • Rush gains 1 Ability charge.
    • Frenzy
      • Duration reduced from 1.5s to 1.2s.
    • Crag - Reworked
      • Boulder Toss inflicts a 1.5s Fading Snare and cooldown is reduced by 1.5s.
    • Weapon Break - Slight Rework - Moved to Tier 2
      • Crushing Blow deals 2 bonus damage and enemies affected by armor break deal 25% less damage
    • Tenderizer
      • Removed
    • Crumble
      • Fixed a bug causing Armor Break to last 4s when applied via Crumble. Now lasts the intended 3s.
    • Slugger - New Tier 3 Rite
      • Reduces cooldown of Smack by 3s and increases the duration of the Incapacitate by 1s.
        • Total Incapacitate duration increased from 2.5s to 3.5s.
    • Pummel Rush
      • Cooldown reduction reduced from 0.5s to 0.4s.
Sirius

We have rounded out Sirius Battlerite choices a bit. Celestial Split will allow for better combos with Crescent Strike when engaging enemies.
  • Celestial Split (Space) & Celestial Rift (EX Space)
    • Now slightly pulls enemies towards Sirius instead of pushing them back.
  • Battlerites
    • Sun Screen - Replaces Orbit
      • Sunrise grants self and nearby allies a Shield that absorbs 12 damage when relocating.
    • Crippling Slash
      • Root duration reduced from 1.2s to 1s.
    • Debilitating Slash
      • Charged Crescent Strike weaken effect increases by 10% and duration by 1s.
        • Weaken effect increased from 50% to 60%.
Taya

The wind in Taya's back has been a little too powerful recently. As such we have evened out some of her more powerful Battlerite choices. She will also no longer be able to shut down some defensive options as well as before.
  • Wind Strike (Q) & Zephyr (EX Q)
    • Wind Strike & Zephyr now counts as melee attacks instead of area attacks (which causes them to trigger counters and directional shields).
  • Battlerites
    • Surprise Attack
      • X-Strike can be used while moving at 55% movement speed during haste.
        • Movement speed is now reduced to be roughly the same as Taya's regular movement speed.
    • Cold Wind
      • The Fading Snare duration has been reduced from 0.5s to 0.25s.
    • Breeze
      • Cooldown reduction has been reduced from 5s to 3s.
Matchmaking & Ranking Changes
  • Placement players can no longer be matched with players in diamond league or above
  • Fixed a bug with auto balance, where players of lowest league sometimes could end up in the same team
  • Reduced the chance of players in quick match getting matched against players in league
  • Reduced the amount of rating players gain when facing players of lower leagues when playing in the higher leagues.
General Changes
  • Winter Event Ends
    • Frozen Chests can no longer be purchased
    • Winter theme has been removed
  • Items now automatically equip upon selection and unlocking via tokens
Bug Fixes
  • Fixed a bug which caused energy to be refunded if an EX was used during a channeling Ultimate
  • Fixed a bug that allowed Bakko to throw two Blood Axes in a row with the Rampage Battlerite
  • Fixed a bug where observers would see the wrong color on the destroy effect on the center orb
  • Fixed a bug where melee champions would be unable to move when casting a melee ability on the position a stealthed enemy became stealthed
  • Fixed a bug which caused players to incorrectly lose rating when choosing to not reconnect to a faulty match.
  • Fixed an issue that could cause players to get stuck in "Initiated Connection" on certain servers in Japan.
Jan 25, 2017
Patch 0.10.1.0
Battlerite - Stunlock_Christian

EDIT: The issue with Taya's Q and EX Q still being able to interrupt Counters/Direction Shields and placement players being matched with Diamond League players or above will be fixed in a hotfix January 26th.

There will be downtime on the servers today (January 25th) for patching at 17:00 CET (11:00 AM EST / 8:00 AM PST). The servers will be down for approximately 1-2 hours.

Features & Content
Chinese New Year Mount
We're celebrating the Chinese New Year with a new mount that will be unlocked for everyone who logs in between January 27th and February 3rd!

Champion Balance Changes
With these changes we want to:
  • Improve the diversity and balance of Battlerites by tweaking or replacing unpopular ones.
  • Adjust Battlerites that have been a tad too strong
  • Replace or tune a couple of mechanics that offered little counter-play
We have kept a close eye on the Champions that received major updates in the last patch. We are now making some changes to improve the general Champion balance.

- A few champions can expect more extensive Battlerite reworks in the February patch. The primary targets for these reworks are at the moment Shifu, Ashka and Jumong.

Ashka

To allow for more of a window to escape Ashka's Fire Storm bolts we have reduced the knockback duration.
  • Fire Storm (M2)
    • The duration an enemy is knocked back by a Fire Storm Projectile has been reduced from 0.25s to 0.2s.
Croak

We are looking into Croak's EX Q and the impact of this ability in high level play. For now we have slightly reduced the movement speed bonus but we will take a closer look at this mechanic in the future.
  • Deceit (EX Q)
    • Movement speed bonus reduced from 30% to 20%.
Freya

Some of the tiers in Freya's Battlerite tree suffer a bit from one sided choices. We increased the power of a few unpopular Battlerites to allow for more diversity of picks.
  • Charged Strike (R)
    • Cone angle increased from 140 to 170.
  • Battlerites
    • Storm - Reworked
      • Thundercap deals 2 bonus damage and inflicts a 1s Fading Snare.
    • Tempest
      • Haste factor increased from 25% to 30%.
    • Surge
      • Now also reduces the cooldown of Charged Strike by 3s.
Iva

Iva has been running circles around a lot of the competition recently. Grandma is becoming more and more popular after the latest Battlerite reworks! We are taking baby steps here to begin with but her mobility has become a bit too strong.
  • Battlerite - Rocket Boosters
    • Movement speed increase reduced from 65% to 60%.
  • Fixed a bug that made Iva's Oil Blaster Battlerite to not work correctly with the Hyperspeed Battlerite.
Jade

There is little counter-play to Jade's Smoke Veil which can be frustrating to face. We still want her to have a tool to support allies with though. This rework will allow for that and give a more secure way to escape, but without being 100% bulletproof.
  • Smoke Veil (EX Q) - Reworked
    • Now turns you inivisible. Removes movement impairing effects and grants self and nearby allies a shield absorbing 32 damage.
  • Battlerites
    • Ambush
      • Stealth duration increases from 2.4s to 2.7s and Stealth resets the cooldown of Snipe.
    • Cheap Shot
      • The duration of the Root has been reduced from 1.2s to 1s.
Pearl

The radius of Pearl's Splash Damage has been a tad too big. We have toned it down a bit to make it more in line with its effect.
  • Battlerite - Splash Damage
    • Radius reduced from 2 to 1.8.
Pestilus

To rein in Pestilus' mid orb control we have reduced the output of Bloodsucker. Swarm has received a slight value increase to allow him to withstand a bit more pressure. Some Battlerite tweaks will allow for more diverse Pestilus builds.
  • Bloodsucker (M2)
    • Damage and healing reduced from 30 to 28, self damage reduced from 15 to 14.
  • Swarm (R)
    • Damage absorbed increased from 24 to 28.
  • Battlerites
    • Hardened Carapace
      • Healing reduced from 12 to 8.
    • Disperse
      • Now also deals 6 damage.
    • Overlord
      • Movement speed increased from 5% to 6%.
    • Lord of the Flies
      • Damage absorbed per active scarab increased from 15% to 20 %.
Poloma

We have reduced the Root on Dire Wolf a bit to reduce the punishment of its unpredictability. This also keeps it in line with Jade's Cheap Shot and Sirius' Debilitating Slash.
  • Battlerite - Dire Wolf
    • Root duration reduced from 1.2s to 1s.
Rook

Rook has been a little too wild at smashing away lately. We have taken a look at Crushing Blow and Smack to make them feel more fair. A reduction to the range of the knockback on Smack will force Rook to be more careful when setting up his combos. Some tweaks to Rook's Battlerite Tree will create new possibilities and more varied builds.
  • Crushing Blow (M2)
    • Radius reduced from 1.9 to 1.6
    • Can no longer hit enemies on the other side of a wall.
  • Smack (R)
    • The distance an enemy is knocked back has been reduced from 5.5 to 4.75
    • Now interrupts casts.
  • Battlerites
    • Raging Bull - Reworked
      • Rush gains 1 Ability charge.
    • Frenzy
      • Duration reduced from 1.5s to 1.2s.
    • Crag - Reworked
      • Boulder Toss inflicts a 1.5s Fading Snare and cooldown is reduced by 1.5s.
    • Weapon Break - Slight Rework - Moved to Tier 2
      • Crushing Blow deals 2 bonus damage and enemies affected by armor break deal 25% less damage
    • Tenderizer
      • Removed
    • Crumble
      • Fixed a bug causing Armor Break to last 4s when applied via Crumble. Now lasts the intended 3s.
    • Slugger - New Tier 3 Rite
      • Reduces cooldown of Smack by 3s and increases the duration of the Incapacitate by 1s.
        • Total Incapacitate duration increased from 2.5s to 3.5s.
    • Pummel Rush
      • Cooldown reduction reduced from 0.5s to 0.4s.
Sirius

We have rounded out Sirius Battlerite choices a bit. Celestial Split will allow for better combos with Crescent Strike when engaging enemies.
  • Celestial Split (Space) & Celestial Rift (EX Space)
    • Now slightly pulls enemies towards Sirius instead of pushing them back.
  • Battlerites
    • Sun Screen - Replaces Orbit
      • Sunrise grants self and nearby allies a Shield that absorbs 12 damage when relocating.
    • Crippling Slash
      • Root duration reduced from 1.2s to 1s.
    • Debilitating Slash
      • Charged Crescent Strike weaken effect increases by 10% and duration by 1s.
        • Weaken effect increased from 50% to 60%.
Taya

The wind in Taya's back has been a little too powerful recently. As such we have evened out some of her more powerful Battlerite choices. She will also no longer be able to shut down some defensive options as well as before.
  • Wind Strike (Q) & Zephyr (EX Q)
    • Wind Strike & Zephyr now counts as melee attacks instead of area attacks (which causes them to trigger counters and directional shields).
  • Battlerites
    • Surprise Attack
      • X-Strike can be used while moving at 55% movement speed during haste.
        • Movement speed is now reduced to be roughly the same as Taya's regular movement speed.
    • Cold Wind
      • The Fading Snare duration has been reduced from 0.5s to 0.25s.
    • Breeze
      • Cooldown reduction has been reduced from 5s to 3s.
Matchmaking & Ranking Changes
  • Placement players can no longer be matched with players in diamond league or above
  • Fixed a bug with auto balance, where players of lowest league sometimes could end up in the same team
  • Reduced the chance of players in quick match getting matched against players in league
  • Reduced the amount of rating players gain when facing players of lower leagues when playing in the higher leagues.
General Changes
  • Winter Event Ends
    • Frozen Chests can no longer be purchased
    • Winter theme has been removed
  • Items now automatically equip upon selection and unlocking via tokens
Bug Fixes
  • Fixed a bug which caused energy to be refunded if an EX was used during a channeling Ultimate
  • Fixed a bug that allowed Bakko to throw two Blood Axes in a row with the Rampage Battlerite
  • Fixed a bug where observers would see the wrong color on the destroy effect on the center orb
  • Fixed a bug where melee champions would be unable to move when casting a melee ability on the position a stealthed enemy became stealthed
  • Fixed a bug which caused players to incorrectly lose rating when choosing to not reconnect to a faulty match.
  • Fixed an issue that could cause players to get stuck in "Initiated Connection" on certain servers in Japan.
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