New Aphelios changes coming soon to League

League of Legends boasts one of the largest rosters in the gaming world. The developers at Riot Games have worked hard to create champions with diverse playstyles.

One of the most popular roles in the MOBA is the AD carry, a position primarily focused on kiting and dealing damage from a distance through auto-attacks. The role requires a balance between dealing damage through auto attacks and abilities, which can vary based on the effectiveness of different items.

Currently, Aphelios is heavily focused on using abilities. However, the developers want to change this and have plans to significantly revamp the champion in an upcoming patch. In the patch 14.14 preview, Riot Phreak explained their vision for the champion.

“We actually aren’t huge fans of the fact that Aphelios is kind of a caster right now. His primary build is E max second, and rush Collector. We’d really rather he be more of an auto-attacker and less of a 5000 range burst mage.”

Aphelios has been a controversial champion since his release, particularly due to his ability to deal massive on-hit damage with his white Chakram gun. Since then, the developers have significantly nerfed Aphelios, leaving him less impactful compared to other champions.

Riot Phreak mentioned that he has some ideas for Aphelios. He suggested that it’s possible they might implement some patchwork changes in updates 14.15 or 14.16. These changes would aim to make Aphelios more of a traditional auto-attack carry and less focused on what can feel like overly powerful gun combos.

According to the League of Legends patch schedule, Patch 14.15 is set to be released on July 31, with Patch 14.16 following two weeks later on August 14. This means we may soon see many of these changes implemented.

While players grapple with the challenge of facing Hwei with such a diverse skill set, the introduction of Hwei’s Winterblessed skin has added an extra layer of complexity to it.

LoL players complain about Winterblessed Hwei

Winterblessed Hwei, The Visionary’s launch skin, elevates the champion’s artistic appeal by infusing a wintry theme into his visuals. The skin bathes his skill set in a snowy white palette, creating a visually striking effect.

However, this aesthetic choice inadvertently introduces a significant gameplay challenge— all of Hwei’s spells now share the same color palette.

This design choice has led to a situation where some of Hwei’s abilities become indistinguishable from one another during intense teamfights.

For instance, the Devastating Fire ability bears a striking resemblance to the Grim Visage ability, both being smaller projectile-based skillshots that travel in a straight line. This visual similarity makes it challenging for players to discern the nuances between these abilities, a problem not present in his base skin, where the three spellbooks are easily identified by distinct colors: red, blue, and purple.

The issue of spell identification was raised during an Ask Me Anything (AMA) session on the League subreddit, where the creator of Hwei were addressing various questions from the community. Despite numerous inquiries, this particular concern remained unanswered.

While the developers have yet to acknowledge or address this problem, one potential solution proposed by the community involves adding a hue or glow to each different spellbook within the Winterblessed skin. This adjustment could preserve the winter-themed animations and details while providing players with a clearer means of identifying attacks.

The challenges posed by skins affecting gameplay are not unique to Hwei, as League of Legends has witnessed similar issues with other champions, such as iBlitzcrank, DJ Sona, and Elementalist Lux, and many more, with players dubbing them pay-to-win or even pay-to-lose.

Briar has been teased for a while up to her release, with much of her kit even got leaked beforehand of her initial release date. Her splash art, on the other hand, has lived up to its reputation and created a splash on social media.

With recent leaks revealed, Briar is a failed experiment of Black Rose, the Noxian secret organization. She has become unmanageable as a result of the experiment and is thus imprisoned in a pillory. The pillory both restrains her and helps her focus her attention. She explodes into a fury without the pillory and just follows her appetite for “Knowledge and Blood.”

In the splash art, Briar is tied in a strange pair of shackles that resemble a weapon, resting atop the body of what looks to be a soldier. However, one feature of the incoming League of Legends champion has piqued people’s interest.

Briar’s leaked splash art sparks debate

Foot fetish is a new addition to the list of things that have sparked community outrage in League of Legends’ long history and hundreds of playable champions.

Briar’s feet have been a huge source of conversation in the community, with many members calling out individuals who have made forward comments about her feet, especially given her young looks.

Some quickly gravitated towards her feet, while others were horrified by the reaction because it is uncertain whether or not the character is a minor, given her childish appearance.

This resulted in a tweet spreading that obscured her feet, an alteration convincing enough to confuse others before it was proved to be false.

While fans of the game are eager to see what her official kit has in store for them, the unanticipated controversy surrounding her reveal has generated an outcry in the community that Riot has yet to address.