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LeYan returns to LPL; LOL designer reveals Aphelios rework: changed to a flat attack AD

2024-07-22

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As the LPL Summer Season progresses, the situation of the Summit Group and the Nirvana Group has gradually become clear. However, some teams with poor performance are still trying to make up for their losses. Le Yan, who has completely become a streamer in the Summer Season, has thus gained a new opportunity to appear on the stage;

On the other hand, Aphelios, the AD hero who once shined in the professional arena and was considered to be very innovative in design, is surprisingly about to be reworked. The designer stated in the live broadcast that his hero mechanism will be adjusted... Without further ado, let's take a look at today's hot topics in the LOL circle.



  Le Yan returns to the game

Professional players always switch roles faster than people think. Able, who pioneered the "big companion play era", later joined WE, which is a clear proof. In the LPL Summer Season, everyone is about to see a new "prodigal son return". Recently, LeYan announced in the fan group that he will return to the game.



Before the start of this year's summer season, LeYan, who had not found a team, officially started his live broadcast career. But this situation did not last long. During a live broadcast last week, he revealed that an LPL team had approached him, but because it was only a short contract of three months (only until the end of the summer season), he did not want to go. Combined with the revelation that this team was the peak group, netizens speculated that the opponent should be NIP, which is hard to win.



Perhaps one party has compromised. At this stage, LeYan is indeed going to "reconnect". As early as when he was in IG, LeYan and NIP's mid laner Rookie were old teammates. For professional teams, signing a veteran (LeYan is not old) is much more likely to succeed than scratching a card from a newcomer in LDL.



The good news is that under the new system, teams ranked lower in the Summit Group do not need to worry too much about the specific number of wins. They only need to defeat their opponents in the Nirvana Group in a BO5 to still enter the playoffs. As the group stage is about to end, NIP may also hope to bring a different atmosphere to the team through personnel rotation.



So, do you think LeYan will perform well when he returns to the professional arena?

  Aphelios rework revealed

When it comes to the heroes with the most appearances in various positions in the professional League of Legends, everyone will unconsciously think of some old heroes that have been launched for a long time. For example, Lee Sin in the jungle position and Thresh in the support position are all irreplaceable. However, in the AD position, Aphelios, who was only launched in December 2019, has a very high number of appearances.

What he relies on is the powerful mechanism.



When Aphelios was first released, he was extremely strong throughout the game. Although he has been weakened several times, his late-game ability is still impressive. His extremely high appearance rate proves the strength of this hero. However, recently, the League of Legends designer talked about the upcoming rework of this hero during a live broadcast. They hope that Aphelios can transform from a skill-based AD to a traditional AD that relies on basic attacks for output.





In fact, it's not just Aphelios. Most of the AD heroes released after him rely on skills to deal damage. Samira, Nyra, Zelda, and Dragonite are completely different from the traditional AD heroes who rely on basic attacks. The designers of League of Legends seem to want to reverse this trend.



Of course, every hero has his own characteristics. Aphelios' weapon switching and ultimate skill of exploding fireworks have left many famous scenes in professional competitions. Therefore, many players on the Internet still have some disputes about the designer's idea of ​​remaking Aphelios.

I wonder what everyone thinks of Aphelios’ current performance?

  Do I have to queue up to play the entertainment mode?

As the years of operation increase, more and more League of Legends players have become more Buddhist, and the influence of entertainment modes continues to increase. The popularity of ARAM and Teamfight Tactics has reached the point where they can compete with the 5V5 mode of Summoner's Canyon. On this basis, designers are also launching new entertainment gameplay. Recently, the new "Endless Frenzy" gameplay was officially implemented in the game.



"Endless Frenzy" is essentially a "Vampire Survivor"-style roguelike game. Players can experience the fun of mowing down enemies with minimal operations. The operation is simple, the feeling is full of excitement, and it can be connected online. "Endless Frenzy" has shown super high popularity on the first day of its launch. In the past, it was difficult to see a new gameplay mode that could enter the queue early.



In addition, Endless Tide also pursues minimalism. Usually, a game lasts only a few minutes, which is very suitable for experiencing between matches.



At present, "Endless Frenzy" is just a new gameplay content of the League of Legends game, but if it can maintain its popularity, it is not impossible to be independent like Teamfight Tactics. The existing framework and content of "Endless Frenzy" are enough to support a new gameplay content, and it is possible to be independent in the future.



So after experiencing it, what do you think of this gameplay?