League of Legends V0.9.22.16 Patch Notes - 4 New Champions Join the Roster
Here's a concise rewrite focused on the key patch information:
V0.9.22.16 brings significant updates to League of Legends, introducing five new champions and multiple game-wide changes.
New Champions:
- Blitzcrank (The Great Steam Golem)
- Janna (The Avatar of Air)
- Malphite (Shard of the Monolith)
- Dr. Mundo (Madman of Zaun)
- Twisted Fate
Blitzcrank, a yellow steam-powered robot
Ancient Janna League of Legends splash
Malphite, a rocky mountain warrior
Dr. Mundo's original splash art
Twisted Fate holding playing cards
Major Updates:
- New chat system with custom status messages and rooms
- New reconnect feature for disconnected games
- New surrender function (/surrender command)
- Two new bot difficulties: Medium and Easy
- New loading screen and scoreboard
Champion Balance Changes:
- Multiple champions received ability updates and balance adjustments
- Significant changes to Taric, Veigar, and several other champions
Item Changes:
- Various cost adjustments to major items
- New mechanics for several items including Tear of the Goddess
- Balance changes to core items like Infinity Edge and Sunfire Cape
Game Systems:
- Turret mechanics updated with increased damage and range adjustments
- New bounty system with adjusted gold rewards
- Death timer rebalancing
- Improved fog of war system
- Multiple bug fixes and performance improvements
This patch marks a significant expansion of League of Legends' champion roster and core gameplay systems, laying groundwork for future development.
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