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Кто знает, что это за группа или что за мадемуазель поет?

Грэм Макнилл, автор прорвы романов и рассказов по вселенной Warhammer 40.000\FB, переходит работать в Riot Games. Удачи Маку на новом месте работы

Originally Posted by Graham McNeill
If you don’t want to read to the end, the short version is this: I’ve been offered – and have accepted – a job with Riot Games, the producer of the phenomenally successful League of Legends. Clan McNeill is moving to Los Angeles.

I’ve been chatting with Riot for a little while and now they’ve offered me the position of Senior Narrative Writer in their Los Angeles offices. So, yeah, in the summer we’re leaving Nottingham and the UK and relocating to sunny California in the US of A.

This wasn’t a decision we took lightly. I enjoyed the work I was doing, where I was doing it and the way life revolved around our kids, friends, family, work, school and all the usual happenings that make up the everyday. We had Evan and Amber to think of, our own jobs and our house, our friends and families. We liked having all that close, and the idea of making such a life-changing upheaval was very scary. Far easier just to maintain the status quo, eh? In short, we were comfortable, but sometimes you need to change things up, to step out of your comfort zone, and I think we were all at that stage.

I first spoke with Riot back in December. I went over for an informal chat, not really knowing what to expect, but going in with an open mind. The people I met there were fantastic; full of passion and enthusiasm for what they were doing, and I came away feeling I’d had a real meeting of minds with the spirit of Riot’s creative heart. These were people who thrived on the sheer joy of creativity, where every avenue could be explored to see where it went. I came away tremendously excited at the possibility of working within those teams.

We went back over to California as a family in February so everyone could see LA and Santa Monica, to find out if it was a place we could see ourselves living and working. It most definitely was. And my second meeting with the creative types in Riot more than confirmed my desire to work with them. Their attitude to the work and the potential for all it offers in the future is incredible, which makes me tremendously excited about being part of it.

After some long, serious, grown-up talks about making the move, Anita and I came to the conclusion that the opportunities for our family were too incredible to pass up. It’s a life-changing adventure that’s going to be exciting and challenging all at the same time. It’s the kind of chance we had to snatch with both hands, as it’s the kind that doesn’t come around more than once. And I’d hate to look back in years to come with any kind of regret for the chances we didn’t take. So with a mixture of giggling excitement and trepidation at the thought of stepping into this brave new world, we’re getting packed up and looking west to this fresh phase of our future.

Ah, but what does this mean for all things Warhammer…?

Well, first and foremost, I’m a writer, so I’m not going to stop writing books any more than I’m going to choose to stop breathing. I’m still working on my current Horus Heresy novel, The Crimson King (I’ve just handed in the first half…) and will continue to write for the Black Library. Clearly my output will diminish, what with having a full time, salaried day job, but I’ll still be keeping my hand in. I have stories of Uriel Ventris yet to tell and the Battle for Macragge isn’t going to write itself. And, having been involved with the Horus Heresy series since its very opening act, I’ll be damned if I’m not going to show up for its final dramas and its curtain calls. Expect the odd quick read or audio to pop up here and there too. In short, I’m still going to keep you entertained with grim tales from the 41st Millennium, the Horus Heresy and beyond.

So, there you have it. As the summer dawns, Clan McNeill will be living it in California. Wish us well, and I’ll continue to talk to you all on Twitter, Facebook and e-mail.

Cheers,

Graham

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On 07/10/13, starting at 01:30 PST, ranked queues will be disabled in preparation for patch 3.9. At 03:00 PST, the servers will be shut down and all games currently in progress will end in a draw and stats will not be recorded. We estimate the battlegrounds will be unavailable for 3 hours."
General
Death Streaks

Death Streak gold has been changed a bit. The death streak penalty has been changed to 13% for first death then 20% for every death afterwards from 13% and 30%. Additionally, the minimum gold a player can be worth is now 50g instead of 15g


Champions
Brand

Pillar of Flame ( W ) mana cost reduced to 70/75/80/85/90 from 70/80/90/100/110.
Conflagration ( E) mana cost increased to 70/75/80/85/90 from 60/65/70/75/80
Pyroclasm ( R ) mana cost decreased to 100 at all ranks from 100/150/200.


Corki

Valkyrie ( W ) mana cost reduced to 50 at all ranks from 100 at all ranks.
Missile Barrage ( R ) cost reduced to 20 at all ranks from 30/35/40.


Draven

Passive has been remade completely.It is now named "League of Draven" and reads: Draven gains a stack of Adoration when he catches a spinning axe or kills a minion or monster. When Draven kills and enemy champions, he consumes half his Adoration stacks, gaining 3 gold per stack consumed. Draven loses half the Adoration stacks upon death."

Elise

Spider Form / Human Form ( R ) No longer counts as a spellcast for the purposes of items like Tears of the Goddess, Sheen, etc.


Hecarim

Rampage ( Q ) mana cost increased to 24/28/32/36/40 from 25 at all ranks.


Jayce

Transform: Mercury Hammer / Mercury Cannon ( R ) No longer counts as a spellcast for the purposes of items like Tears of the Goddess, Sheen, etc.


Acceleration Gate ( E ) cooldown increased to 16 at all ranks from 14/13/12/11/10


Kennen

Base attack damage lowered to 47 from 51.3
Mark of the Storm duration reduced to 6 seconds from 8 seconds

LeBlanc

Sigil of Silence ( Q ) mana cost lowered to 50/60/70/80/90 from 70/75/80/85/90.
Sigil of Silence ( Q ) initial damage lowered to 55/80/105/130/155 ( +.4 AP ) from 70/110/150/190/230 ( +.6 AP )
Sigil of Silence ( Q ) mark trigger damage increased to 55/80/105/130/155 ( +.5 AP) from 20/40/60/80/100 ( +.3 AP )
Sigil of Silence ( Q ) silence reduced to 1.5 at all ranks from 2
Distortion ( W ) mana cost increased to 80/90/100/110/120 from 80/85/90/95/100.
Ethereal Chains ( E ) cooldown increased to 14/12.5/11/9.5/8 from 10 at all ranks
Ethereal Chains ( E ) time to trigger shackle decreased to 1.5 from 2.
Ethereal Chains ( E ) shackle time changed to 1.5 at all ranks from 1/1.3/1.6/1.9/2.2 seconds.
Mimic ( R ) now has different flat damages for each of LeBlancs spells. Mimicked Sigil of Silence and Ethereal Chains deal 100/200/300 (+0.65 AP) magic damage on both instances of their damage. Mimicked Distortion deals 150/300/450 (+ratio missing )magic damage.
Mimic ( R ) mana cost reduced to 0 from 100/50/0.


Leona

Solar Flare ( R ) Delay normalized from 0.5s~0.75s

Nidalee

Aspect of the Cougar ( R ) No longer counts as a spellcast for the purposes of items like Tears of the Goddess, Sheen, etc.

Nunu

Health per level decreased to 96 from 108
Consume ( Q ) damage lowered to 500/625/750/875/1000 from 600/700/800/900/1000


Shyvana

Fury of the Dragonborn ( passive ) Remade. All Fury of the Dragonborn effects are now located on the ability tooltip rather than the passive.
New passive is Dragonborn: Gains bonus Armor and Magic resistance. This bonus is increased per level. These bonuses are doubled in Dragon Form.
Flame Breath ( E ) No longer reduces Armor by 15%
Flame Breath ( E ) Now passes through all units hit instead of stopping at the first
Flame Breath ( E ) Debuff duration increased from 4 seconds
Flame Breath ( E ) Damage decreased at higher levels from 80/125/170/215/260
Flame Breath ( E ) On-hit magic damage to debuffed targets changed to a % of the target's Maximum Health from 15% of Flame Breath's damage.
Dragon's Descent ( R ) drains less Fury per second *source
Dragon's Descent ( R ) Passive Armor/Magic Resistance component removed
Dragon's Descent ( R ) Fury Gain is 2/2/2.
Dragon's Descent ( R ) Passive Fury Gain increased at later ranks from 1/1/1 per 1.5 seconds

Swain

Nevermove ( W ) Delay normalized from 0.75s~1s.

Syndra

Dark Sphere's ( Q ) tool tip now says "This spell can be cast while moving"
Force of Will's ( W ) tool tip now says "This spell can be cast while moving"

Veigar

Dark Matter ( W ) Delay normalized from 1.2s~1.5s

Ziggs

Satchel Charge ( W)Can now be reactivated while in flight, causing the Satchel Charge to detonate on landing
Satchel Charge ( W)Missile speed increased to 1750 from 1600
Satchel Charge ( W )Increased knockback distance from 350
Satchel Charge ( W )Cooldown now starts when spell is cast, not when Satchel Charge detonates


Items

Archangel's Staff

Mana Charge now grants 8 ( 10 on Crystal Scar ) mana per cast up from 6.
( Summoner's Rift ) Mana charge Cooldown is now 2 times per 8 seconds down from flat 3 second cooldown.
( Crystal Scar ) Mana charge Cooldown is now 2 times per 6 seconds from flat 3 second cooldown.


Black Cleaver

Can no longer apply more than one stack of Armor Shred per basic attack.


Manamune

Mana Charge now grants 4 ( 8 on Crystal Scar ) maximum mana.
( Crystal Scar ) Mana charge Cooldown is now 2 times per 6 seconds down from 3 seconds flat.


Maw of Malmortius

Attack damage increased to 60 from 55.
Magic resist increased to 40 from 36.
Passive increased to 1 AD for every 2% of missing HP, up to max of 35 AD from 1 per every 2.5% missing HP.


Oracle's Elixir

Now reads "(Revealing a ward in this manner grants aportion of the gold reward when that unit is killed.)"
No longer reads "until death" - persists through death now.
* Reveal Radius reduced to 600 from 750
* Duration reduced to 4 minutes from 5 minutes
* Now has a particle denoting the radius of effect


Orb of Winter ( new item! )

Total Cost: 2080
70 MR
20 HP5
UNIQUE Passive: Grants a shield that absorbs up to 30 (+10 per level) damage. The shield will refresh after 9 seconds without receiving damage.


Tear of the Goddess

Mana charge now grants 4 ( 5 on Crystal Scar ) maximum mana ..
( Summoner's Rift ) Mana charge cooldown is now 2 times every 8 seconds from 3 seconds flat.
( Crystal Scar ) Mana charge cooldown is now 2 times every 6 seconds from 3 seconds flat.


Wards

Vision and Sight Ward are now worth slightly more gold, up from 25

Wriggle's Lantern Ward is now worth slightly more gold, up from 15

Reward structure for killing wards has been changed to the following:

The killer of the ward gains 50% of the ward's base gold value

Nearby allied champions with Oracle Elixir or allied champions that have placed Vision Wards nearby split 50% of the ward's base gold value


Map Specific Changes


Twisted Treeline


Singed

Armor per level decreased to 2 from 3.5
Insanity Potion cooldown increased to 120 seconds from 100

Crystal Scar


Kassadin

Riftwalk cooldown increased to 9/8/7 seconds from 7/6/5
Riftwalk range decreased to 600 from 700

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