On Friday morning, Stephen "Mortdog" Mortimer, the lead designer of Riot Game's Teamfight Tactics, unveiled details of what's to come in next week's 9.21 patch, the final one before Set 2 kicks off. To the delight of those who have been playing the game since 9.20 went live, Pantheon, and the Guardian bonus as a whole, are being nerfed. Additionally, Lissandra and Draven are being knocked down a few pegs in terms of their effectiveness. The Hextech origin is being tweaked as well.
Juan "jschritte" Passos appreciates the little things in life. He has no other choice, actually. It wasn't long ago that jschritte was a professional Heroes of the Storm player until Activision Blizzard, the game's publisher, pulled the plug on the competitive scene, sending hundreds into unemployment in a moment's notice. Everything that jschritte had worked for was gone. He was left wondering what to do with his life but knew there would be a light at the end of the dark and ominous tunnel.
Two days after the Teamfight Tactics development released the 9.16B patch, next week's update was teased. According to Principal Game Designer, Stephen Mortimer, patch 9.17 is tentatively buffing, nerfing and reworking over one dozen units, items and interactions. Oh, and a new five-cost unit will be entering the arena as well...Pantheon.
On Friday afternoon, Twitch, one of the largest live streaming platforms in the world, announced that they will be hosting a $1 million Twitch Rivals tournament at the annual TwitchCon event starting on September 27 in San Diego. According to the company's press release, the three-day event will pit streamers against one another in Fortnite, League of Legends, Teamfight Tactics and Apex Legends. Previously reserved for the most popular streamers on the platforms, this Twitch Rivals event will allow any Twitch Partner or Affiliate to compete in the events.
On Wednesday morning, Riot Games' unveiled their 9.14B patch notes which aim to create more of a balance on the battlefield and knock a few popular strategies down a couple of pegs. With Brawlers, most specifically Volibear, and Ninja/Assassins dominating the current meta, a reduction to their overall power level is what the developer team looks to accomplish when the patch goes live later today. The developer comments alongside the patch notes themselves provide a bit of insight into the design process.
Teamfight Tactics, Riot Games' auto-chess title, allows players to build unit combinations to out-wit, out-power and out-play their opponents. Well, according to members of the development team, one such blend of units is a little too strong at the moment.
On Wednesday morning, Riot Games released the first-ever set of patch notes (9.14) for Teamfight Tactics (TFT), their wildly popular auto-chess title. In it were numerous technical teaks that will hopefully provide an improved playing experience for those who have fallen in love with the game itself or are looking to try it out for the first time.
