Riot Games has officially delayed the implementation of its proprietary anti-cheat software, Vanguard, in League of Legends. This information was disclosed in the changelog for Patch 14.3.
Vanguard Delayed
Before anything, Vanguard is Riot Games' answer to prevent cheaters from ruining the experience for everyone. This is an AI-powered software that works at the kernel level, meaning, it can relay information about the player's PC back to the company.
Despite the initial concerns of spying and possible crypto-mining without the user's consent, Vanguard is actually pretty good at thwarting evildoers. If the software catches even small traces of files linked to cheating programs in one's computer, it will prevent players from running any games developed by Riot.
As of now, Vanguard is fully operational in Valorant but Riot Games is set to release its anti-cheat solution to League of Legends this year.
Having said that, the company is delaying the launch of Vanguard from Patch 14.4 to Patch 14.5. The reason for the delay is that the company wants to ensure that all League of Legends players will have their PCs updated to accommodate the software.
For this reason, starting Patch 14.3, the game will occasionally run a diagnostic check to see if players are able to run Vanguard without a hitch. Alternatively, players can manually run the diagnostic check themselves by launching League of Legends, and then selecting "Check for Compatibility" in the in-game settings menu under General -> Vanguard System Check.
Since Vanguard will be implemented in Patch 14.5, players still have time to address any issues that may prevent Riot's anti-cheat software from running in their systems.
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Recent Update
Patch 14.3 has just been released by Riot Games. This update brought a number of item and champion adjustments, some of which can be found below:
CHAMPIONS
Aurelion Sol
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Breath of Light
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Mana Cost per Second: 45/50/55/60/65 ⇒ 30/35/40/45/50
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Stardust Stacks per Champion Burst: 1 ⇒ 3
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Astral Flight
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Mana Cost: 80/85/90/95/100 ⇒ 50/55/60/65/70
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Cooldown: 22/20.5/19/17.5/16 seconds ⇒ 15/14/13/12/11 seconds
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Q - Breath of Light Bonus Damage: 14/15.5/17/18.5/20% ⇒ 18/20/22/24/26%
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Singularity
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Stardust Stacks per Champion Takedown: 5 ⇒ 2
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Stardust Stacks per Epic Monster Takedown: 5 ⇒ 2
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Stardust Stacks per Cannon Minion Takedown: 3 ⇒ 2
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Stardust Stacks per Large Monster Takedown: 3 ⇒ 2
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Corki
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Passive: Special Delivery
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Package Duration: 60 seconds ⇒ 45 seconds
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Valkyrie
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Cooldown: 20/19/18/17/16 seconds ⇒ 20/18/16/14/12 seconds
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Mana Cost: 100 ⇒ 80
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Damage per Second: 60/90/120/150/180 (+40% AP) ⇒ 60/90/120/150/180 (+60% AP)
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Missile Barrage
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Removed: Item Interaction Adjustment: Malignance will no longer count toward Eclipse's passive.
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Pyke
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Bone Skewer
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Damage: 100/150/200/250/300 (+60% bonus AD) ⇒ 100/150/200/250/300 (+75% bonus AD)
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Mana Cost: 74/78/82/86/90 ⇒ 70/75/80/85/90
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Ghostwater Dive
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Bonus Movement Speed: 40% (+1.5% per 1 Lethality) ⇒ 45% (+2% per 1 Lethality)
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Phantom Undertow
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Damage: 105/145/185/225/265 (+100% bonus AD) ⇒ 100/150/200/250/300 (+100% bonus AD)
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ITEMS
Essence Reaver
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Attack Damage increased from 55 to 60
Guinsoo's Rageblade
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Item Recipe: Amplifying Tome + Hearthbound Axe + Long Sword + 1,050 gold ⇒ Amplifying Tome + Recurve Bow + Pickaxe + 1,025 gold
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Attack damage increased from 30 to 35
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Ability power increased from 30 to 35
Kaenic Rookern
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Magic Shield Strength reduced from 20% to 18% of maximum health
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Shield Refresh Cooldown increased from 12 seconds to 15 seconds without taking damage
Hextech Alternator
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Revved Damage from 50-125 to 65 at all levels
Kraken Slayer
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Bring It Down damage calculation changed from 35-85 (levels 8-18) (+65% total AD) (+60% AP) to 140-310 (levels 8-18)
The full patch notes for Patch 14.3 can be found on the game's official website.
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