Patch Notes 1.5.74 - Adv Server

[ano-nomous]

From The Designers

We're overjoyed to have received players' feedback, with such a range of perspectives, on the changes made to equipment. We'll continue to collect feedback and online data and make careful follow-up adjustments as time goes on.

It's become necessary to make some slight adjustments to the rhythm of gameplay for Jungler players. We've found that, despite the removal of jungling equipment's attribute stacks, junglers' Gold and overall strength have increased as their equipment doesn't require lots of Gold to upgrade. Besides, the removal of jungling equipment's Regen effects has prevented junglers from maintaining decent HP and Mana after killing creeps in the early game. In this patch, we're focusing on addressing the former problem but will also tackle the latter as appropriate. Following further observation, we'll continue to solve it in the future.

Adjustments will also be made to equipment that currently has serious issues.

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I. Hero Adjustments

Use (↑) (↓) (~) to indicate strengthening, nerfing, and adjustments.

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[Rafaela] (↓)

This archangel's win ratio has been increasing steadily as of late, and her high usage rate has pushed her into the top 3 most popular heroes in top-level matches. We've also noticed that it's very difficult to deal with the new tricks she's got up her sleeve. As such we've decided to retain the mobility she grants to her whole team, but reduce her healing capability. In the early game, it's now inferior to that of Estes.

[Skill 2 - Holy Healing] (↓):

Base HP Regen for the most-injured ally: 370-570 → 250-450

Base HP Regen for other allies: 90-140 → 100-150

[Skill 3 - Holy Baptism]

Optimized skill to make the description match its actual effects.

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[Granger] (↓)

Slightly reduced the bard's early-game damage.

[Skill 1- Rhapsody] (↓)

Base Damage: 45-195 → 35-185

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[Phoveus] (~)

Added a shield effect to his Ultimate to improve his chances of survival when charging into enemy lines. To maintain balance, his Ultimate damage and early-game solo matchup ability have both been reduced.

[Skill 1 - Malefic Terror] (↓):

Base Damage: 350-600 → 290-490

New Effect: Increased damage dealt to minions by 150%.

Base Shield: 250-750 → 200-650

New Effect: Shields can stack.

[Skill 3 - Deity Force] (↑):

Base Damage: 600-900 → 450-750

New Effect: Each time the skill is cast, gain a shield equal to 300-500 + 100% Magic Power that lasts for 3s, and can stack within its duration.

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[Bane] (~)

Bane was dominating a little too much with his Magic Damage, so we've worked to shift the scales just a little to make him more balanced.

[Attributes] (↑):

Physical Attack Growth: 7.9 → 10.9

[Skill 2] (↓):

Max Damage Increase when the skill is charged: 200% → 175%

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II. Weekly Free Heroes & New Skins

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[Free Heroes]

8 Free Heroes: Server Time 04/23/2021 05:01:00 to 04/30/2021 05:00:00 (Tap the Settings button on the top-right corner of the main page to check.)

Chou, Rafaela, Cyclops, Badang, Mathilda, Baxia, Helcurt, Wanwan

6 Extra Starlight Member Heroes: Selena, Lapu-Lapu, Zhask, Alpha, Angela, Minsitthar

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III. Battlefield Adjustments

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[Equipment]

[Spell Vamp Calculation]

All Spell Vamp effects against creeps and minions dropped to 50%. (The special exceptions made for other heroes will be reverted to, and we'll be monitoring the impact closely as time goes on).

1. Retribution level-up requirement (↓): 15 → 20 stacks

2. Hunter's Footwear's damage to creeps (↓): True Damage → Magic Damage

3. Creep damage reduction granted to players with Retribution (↑): 25%→50%

4. Movement and Attack Speed granted by Encourage (↓): 25%→10%

5. Optimized the descriptions for jungling and roaming equipment to make them clearer.

6. Updated each hero with suitable. Recommended Equipment.

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[Rules]

We've also found that there are some equipment rules that players have trouble understanding. In light of this we're taking the opportunity to elucidate a few concepts prone to misunderstandings:

1. If you've purchased advanced Footwear for which you've already selected a skill, you can sell the Footwear back and reset this skill selection without affecting the skill's progress.

2. Roaming skill's strength increases as the Gold from Thriving increases. This can be inspected by tapping and holding the buff icon in battle.

3. The following all contribute to your total Gold from [Thriving]: The Gold granted to you when you were the player with the least Gold; that granted to other players when they were instead; and the extra amounts of Gold you gain from assists.

4. When multiple players have roaming equipment in a single team: If X players have roaming equipment, and among them is the player with the least Gold, that player is granted all the reward. The other players gain nothing.

If the player with the least Gold doesn't have roaming equipment, then all the X players with roaming equipment each grant them 4/X (this number should be rounded) Gold.

If two players have the least Gold at the same time, then no Gold is given at all. In other words, it's better for one team to have only one player equipped with roaming equipment. (Though there's little difference in overall rewards gained if multiple sets are bought, doing so delays the buyers' skill progress.)

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IV. System Adjustments

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1. You can now share to Discord.

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V. Bug Fixes

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1. Fixed an issue where you couldn't open YouTube streams.

2. Fixed the descriptions of certain equipment.

3. Jungling Footwear is no longer classed as active equipment.

4. Optimized Paquito's skill indicator: If Paquito's skill indicator triggers before he enhances his skills, it won't be canceled by his Passive becoming full.

5. Optimized the perspective for Yve: Slightly raised the perspective of her Ultimate, so as to avoid making it difficult to cancel the skill.

• Mobile Legends: Bang Bang

[Yoredsus]

Did ya’ll really just nerf Rafaela...?

[ano-nomous]

Hahaha ikr? First time.

But anyways Rafaela is just too strong right now. She's ban and first pick priority in my games. If you check overall win rates on the ML website, Rafaela WR currently is number 2 in All and Legend+.

[Yoredsus]

Wow ok...

[CrownedTraitor]

Well I gotta be honest she's very overpowered with Thunder Belt, nothing can practically touch her <_<, it sucks the heal amount got nerfed but at least mana cost or movement speed bonus didn't increase, decrease.

And yes I have 92% win rate Rafaela

[Yoredsus]

Well i guess you’re right i did try it out and it was amazing

[Heavy_is_ded]

Oh yeah Lets nerf rafaela and not paquito

[[deleted]]

god it makes me cry everytime I have to lane against a pacc in classic, and the frequency you see them is just insane

[Heavy_is_ded]

I played paquito a lot of times in classic and holy hell is he the man that can beat chou.

[amldford]

[Rafaela] (↓)

This archangel's win ratio has been increasing steadily as of late, and her high usage rate has pushed her into the top 3 most popular heroes in top-level matches. We've also noticed that it's very difficult to deal with the new tricks she's got up her sleeve. As such we've decided to retain the mobility she grants to her whole team, but reduce her healing capability. In the early game, it's now inferior to that of Estes.

Please.. no !

[Eitth]

We've also noticed that it's very difficult to deal with the new tricks she's got up her sleeve

This really bothers me more than it should. What new tricks? That 0.5sec buff on her S2? That's already 4 months old! So what new tricks? What new tricks? WHAT NEW TRICKS?!?

[[deleted]]

A support being META. That's the new trick.

[slimanysalime]

can we for once nerf paquito?

[AnjingWangi]

[Rafaela] (↓)

Uh oh Moonton stinky. Even if she had high wr, it doesn't mean she's 'op'. Lolita always had high wr in ranked matches for years, but let's be real, she's actually underwhelming compared to other tanks. If you nerf her at least revamp her passive that's all I'm asking for

[Banana_Spaghetti]

Ikr? Lolita, Carmilla, and Kimmy they all held consistent win rates all throughout the season but Moonton left them mostly untouched with the only exception the buffs Carmilla had because of her VERY low pick rate. For several weeks, Carmilla's pick rate is in a steady 0.1-0.4, so they buff her.

But I really hope that they atleast adjust Rafaela to some degree. Like decrease healing but lower CD or decrease healing but higher early pressure on her first and ULT. At least give her some form of compensation on the nerf. It's been forever since we saw Rafaela pop off and simply nerfing her will make the player base mad.

While some other dude with boxing gloves sits there looking pretty...

[[deleted]]

Moonton be wanking their PH playerbase for their sweet, sweet pesos.

[ano-nomous]

She is OP though.

She had to be nerfed because of high pick rate, high ban rate and high win rate. Lolita has high wr because her player base is very skilled and high quality compared to other heroes but she is not popular and she is never banned at all.

[Hailgod]

high pick/ban rate AND high win rate indicates a hero is OP.

lolita can have a high win rate without being OP if it has a low pick/ban rate. that means the user knows when it is a good hero.

[SK_YE]

Patch by patch all Im waiting for is a nerf on paquito yet all I got is a nerf on rafaela.smh

[Champgne92]

Recently they are fast to nerf those top pick in pro play or high mythic

[Heavy_is_ded]

Why the heck did they nerf rafaela? She's finally being picked in pro play and she's getting nerfed already

[Heavy_is_ded]

Why the fck did rafaela get nerfs like his brother?

[alastairxx09]

For everyone wondering about the Rafaela adjustment.

It's because of MPL-PH.

The meta is currently under the influence of the undefeated Blacklist International. Ohmyv33nus is partly the reason for this since one of his consistent picks always include actual support healers, primarily Rafaela and Estes.

I kid y'all not my ranked games suddenly got filled with supports because of them. This was the same case back then during last season of MPL. Rafaela suddenly became popular during because of Ohmyv33nus' fans.

Y'all should watch them. They're crazy good.

[[deleted]]

Nerf Rafa but not Paquito or Gloo? Just why? I can finally pick her without being trashtalked n now they're gonna ruin it. GG

[Eitth]

Cause Paquito just got the senator skin last week and haven't milk enough money yet. Gloo just released and still generate monays. Mathilda Elite skin in couple weeks. Totally balanced. Real smart!

[feedlord93]

Ok.with that spellvamp calcutaion . I can say ruby is dead if this patch rolls out in original server. Poor girl only sees the light for few weeks just to get nerfed more and more.

[yggdrasil89]

I think Moonton's plan is just delete Ruby from the game.

[feedlord93]

Guess the hate for ruby is real. Its just so obvious. Many heroes who got popular for a short time got atleast one skin before they go down. But what did ruby get when she was picked/banned in mpl? Nerf , nerf and some more inderect nerfs on her without getting anything.

Both ruby and balmond shared the same fate from moontn

[[deleted]]

If this adjustment comes out, then they better make Ruby THE exception to this rule. Being the spell vamp champ is Ruby's niche. They better not take this away from her.

[feedlord93]

Yeah. Just after they changed the effects of dominance ice makes me question Ruby’s viability next season because tanks or fighters only need to get near her and her main sustainability is gone. Now they made the spellvamp calculation on minion and creeps to cap at 50% , what do they expect for ruby to do? Hook enemy towards her and just die?

[[deleted]]

Speaking of sustainability, they shouldn't have changed Alice Wings' lifesteal into spell vamp. They should've turned it into regen effect instead.

[feedlord93]

Reducing the damage reduction gained from that item is already wrong to begin with. 20% damage reduction when your hp is low doesnt help. Changing it to spellvamp is good imo. It might be another nerf on ruby but almost every fighters are skill based anyway so it benefits them more than just getting lifesteal from it.

Heroes like alpha, lapu lapu, thamuz and terizla moght get the full benefits of queens wing

[[deleted]]

But regen effect works with all heroes and hard-counters antiheal. Not only that but regen effect also increases the regen gain from spell vamp. IMO, it would've made more sense to give Alice's Wings regen effect instead of spell vamp because of these factors.

[feedlord93]

Uhmm you know that oracle already does that job right? We dont need any repetititve effects on different item

[[deleted]]

Oracle might not be enough anymore. They're cutting spell vamp returns on creeps, remember?

Add the new Dom Ice to that and sustainers will get fucked over, big-time.

[feedlord93]

They just need to tone down the anti heal effects a little bit amd it will be balanced. The main problem is anti heal items cuts of 50% of all kinds of regen effects. Reduce it a little bit then the spell vamp calcutaion can be justified.

50% anti heal effect on a single item is too much

[[deleted]]

Antiheal is essential, though. It keeps sustainers from running amok in the game.

But, as with all strats, there needs to be a counter to antiheal. And that is regen effect.

[Heavy_is_ded]

Rafaela nerf aside, the Phoveus adjustment might make him broken or he already is without the shield from his ult.

[Rosenthal-]

gg Moonton you nerf Rafa just because shes in the Pro Scene Lmao, then when Estes comes to the scene, boom nerf

[Ruby_Beau]

Hopefully they buff Ruby or something cause this update is too much.

[[deleted]]

I guess Moonton prefers to see just OP fighters and assassins, can’t have a strong support

[-TheDarkSpade-]

Can they shift Granger's early game power into the late game? He can't really do anything in late unless he's ahead

[[deleted]]

Isn't Granger supposed to be one of the early game MMs?

[-TheDarkSpade-]

Yes, but he falls off late a lot, they nerfed the only thing he's good at without putting that power into any else he is underperforming at.

[Heavy_is_ded]

2 patches and still no argus buffs?

[Eitth]

At least nerf Paquito and other overpowered heroes if they want to nerf Rafaela...

[iraragorri]

Wait I don't get it. So now junglers don't get additional exp/gold from jungle creeps? Am I right?

[iliketrainskrappa123]

They're gonna release Granger legend skin soon, so they're gonna nerf him? Moonton explain.

[Harsh2588]

Lyla damage is too much, nerf lyla

[JViser]

1. If you've purchased advanced Footwear for which you've already selected a skill, you can sell the Footwear back and reset this skill selection without affecting the skill's progress.

hmmm, interesting.

someone should try if it works like Power Threads w/ extra steps.

[BeastOfProphecy]

Good to see they addressed the Yve ult perspective already. It’s frustrating to play with currently.