Tuesday, August 14, 2018

8/14 PBE Update: Nunu Champion Update, New Skins, & More

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[EXTREMELY WIP!] [STATUS: PBE is currently offline.]

The PBE has been updated! As we start the 8.17 PBE cycle, today's patch includes the Nunu champion update, including a new look, updated kit, and updated skins, as well as five new skins for Irelia, Talon, Lucian, Thresh, and Urgot, and much more!
Continue reading for more information!

(Warning: PBE Content is tentative and subject to change - what you see below may not reflect what eventually gets pushed to live servers at the end of the cycle! Manage your expectations accordingly.)

Table of Contents

  • Nunu & Willump Champion Update
    • Nunu & Willump, the Boy and his Yeti
    • Stats and Abilities
    • Voiceover
    • Lore
    • Updated Skins
  • New Skins
    • Divine Sword Irelia
    • Enduring Sword Talon
    • High Noon Lucian
    • High Noon Thresh
    • High Noon Urgot
  • !
  • Miscellaneous
  • Balance Changes
  • Context & Notes

Nunu & Willump Champion Update

Following his gameplay trailer and reveal, Nunu's champion update is now on the PBE, including a new look, new kit, and updated skins!



Nunu & Willump, the Boy and his Yeti





Stats & Abilities

Stats:
  • !


Call of the Freljord (Passive)


Consume (Q)


Biggest Snowball Ever! (W)


Snowball Barrage (E)


Absolute Zero (R)


Voiceover



Nunu and Willump have a new set of special interactions:


Choose VO: "Every adventure is better with a friend!"

Ban VO: "It's ok, we'll play later!"


Lore

Nunu & Willump's biography was updated over on their Universe page!




Updated Skins

Each of Nunu & Willump's seven skins have been updated:

Demolisher Nunu

Grungy Nunu

Nunu Bot

Nunu Bot has his own set of special interactions:


Sasquatch Nunu

TPA Nunu


Workshop Nunu

Zombie Nunu


New Skins

Five new skins are headed to the PBE this cycle - Divine Sword Irelia and Enduring Sword Talon, as well as High Noon Lucian, Thresh, and Urgot:

Divine Sword Irelia


Enduring Sword Talon

x RP

High Noon Lucian

x RP


High Noon Lucian special interactions:


High Noon Thresh



Here's KateyKhaos with a bugs & feedback thread for High Noon Thresh:
"High Noon Thresh saddles up and hits the Rift with: 
  • New model and textures, complete with a cow skull and fully functional whip!
  • New VFX for all spells: Fire, smoke and other iconic western looks!
  • New SFX for all spells - cracks whip
  • New recall animation: Thresh shows off his trick roping prowess! 
High Noon Thresh is now available to play on PBE! As players who experience this content firsthand, your constructive feedback is appreciated. If you have any questions, you can also drop them below and I’ll do my best to answer them! ^-^"

High Noon Urgot


Here's KateyKhaos with a bugs & feedback thread for High Noon Urgot:
"High Noon Urgot charges onto the Rift with the following cargo:
  • New model and textures: He’s a hell of a railroad baron!
  • New VFX for all spells: The dark side of westerns!
  • New SFX for all spells -train horn sounds off-
  • New recall animation: A monstrous laugh for a monstrous devil! 
High Noon Urgot is now available to play on PBE! As players who experience this content firsthand, your constructive feedback is appreciated. If you have any questions, you can also drop them below and I’ll do my best to answer them! ^-^ 
High Noon Urgot is set to be 1350 RP. 
Prices are subject to change."

New Chromas

[Chroma for High Noon Urgot, Divine Blade Irelia, Dragon Fist Lee Sin, and Enduring Blade Talon]





New Summoner Icons

[Six new summoner icons]


New Ward Skin 

[one new ward skin. WIP!]


Miscellaneous 

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