@Riot: Philosophy Behind Utility Mastery Changes?

namechanger48 (NA)
submitted in Gameplay
http://www.surrenderat20.net/2015/05/518-pbe-update.html
5/18 PBE Update
This is a WORK IN PROGRESS POST - Patch OUT, Login DOWN ] The PBE has been updated! Continue reading for more information! ( Warning: PBE Content is tentative and iterative - what you see may not reflect what eventually gets pushed to live servers! Manage your expectations accordingly. ) !
Yesterday we got some interesting Utility mastery changes on the PBE, with the Meditate 3MP/5 being replaced with +75 flat mana, and the 5% bonus max mana masteries being replaced with 1.5% missing mana regen/5. On the one hand, this seems like a buff to supports who needed mana in the mid to late game and didn't get to build any of the major mana items due to role / money. On the other hand, for champions that went 21/0/9, as lots of mana intensive mages in mid do, it seems like a significant nerf to their early game. 3MP/5 eclipses 75 total mana in slightly over 2 minutes, so you can expect to have less overall mana to work with during the laning phase now. So I'm really curious to hear what the philosophy behind this change is. Is it just to standardize mana regen into a percent based model? Is it to buff those supports? Does Riot feel that mana intensive mages needed an early game nerf? Will they be compensated?
  1. Commenting is disabled
    Quote
  2. Login to comment
  3. Must be level 7 or higher to post a comment
    Quote
  5. Edit
  8. Delete Deleted
  9. Are you sure
  10. Yes
  11. No
  12. Undelete
  13. View in Mod Tool
Share
Best New
Switch to Chronological View
Report as:
Offensive Spam Harassment Incorrect Board
Cancel

Source:

Facechecking the brush is dangerous, and so is facechecking the web. Other websites may not be as well-warded as ours, so please use your best judgement when clicking on unknown links.

You are going to:

I understand, and I’m going in Cancel