WithLeague of Legendshaving 162 champions and counting, it is to be expected for some characters to resonate more with the player base than others for a variety of reasons, such as gameplay, lore, and overall identity. August Browning, lead champion designer forLeague of Legends, has announced mid-scope updates for two champions that have been particularly struggling as of recent to deliver upon their intended design direction.The term “mid-scope update” is used by theLeague of Legendsteam to refer to updates that are too substantial to be a case of simply changing some values in a spreadsheet, but fall short of a complete rework. Mid-scope updates typically entail changes to abilities, animations, visual effects, and sound effects, but do not touch upon a champion’s model, voice lines, orLeague of Legendslore. Recent recipients of mid-scope updates include Ahri, Janna, Olaf, Sivir, Swain, and Taliyah, and two more champions will soon be joining that list.RELATED:League of Legends Fishbones Rocket Launcher Gets Expensive Nerf ReplicaTaking to Twitter, Browning announced Rell and Jax as the two latest champions to be granted mid-scopes, though there is currently no certain release date for either update.Rell has been unpopular since herLeague of Legendsrelease, occasionally popping up in pro play but having no real presence within solo queue. Her unpopularity is often put down to the disconnect between her lore and gameplay, with her character story presenting her as a “defiant, living weapon determined to topple Noxus,” while in-game she is clunky and sluggish, being the slowest champion in the game while dismounted and having the lowest base attack speed of any champion apart from Graves.
While Rell will be receiving substantial changes that will likely focus on better delivering upon the gameplay fantasy of a ferromancer riding an iron horse, Browning notes that the changes to Jax will be “on the smaller side,” and will be primarily focused on hisLeague of Legendsultimate.
Jax likely just needs some polishing to bring him in line with more modern champions and make his ultimate feel more impactful, though he still boasted a 20% presence at the2021League of LegendsWorld Championship. Browning also commented that the team has not forgotten about Neeko, and that she will receive her own mid-scope update sometime “early next year.”
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