The Dark Letter's strength was nerfed? The developers gave it a partial buff, and players, after receiving the leak, vented their anger online. (Part Two)

The adjustment to Dark Letter is not a comprehensive buff. The numerical trade-offs were made to achieve a balance, so naturally some restrictions were added. After the news spread, players seemed unhappy and went to the forums to vent their anger. The question is, what exactly did the developers touch that triggered everyone's outrage?

First, Dark Xin's second skill will gain a new sword aura effect, triggering critical strikes and orb effects, which sounds correct. However, the original passive sword aura could damage turrets, meaning it was his secret to rapid tower pushing. After this is removed, only the first hit of his basic attack will deal damage; subsequent attacks will be immune to turret attacks. His lane pushing ability has been nerfed, essentially canceling his original core gameplay. With extremely low split pushing efficiency, what's the point of his presence?

Weakening lane-pushing ability forces Dark Seer to join team fights.

Wait a minute, the official announcement also stated that the second skill's damage has been changed to AD scaling. In other words, even without any items in the early game, attack power will increase with level. The final change concerns the third skill; its activation speed has been increased, but the follow-up time has been extended. It sounds complicated, but it's actually just a reduction in the third skill's area damage. In summary, regarding the overall adjustments, everyone has only seen the downsides. Claims of reduced team fight damage are all misleading and deceptive. The decline in lane pushing speed is a definite fact. Although it hasn't officially launched yet, the changes are simply outrageous.

Why did players react so strongly? This goes back to the decision before level four, emphasizing dual forms, which is equivalent to dual heroes. After level four, you need to consider either Light Xin or Dark Xin, and even prepare the right equipment and runes before the game starts. Players who play Dark Xin are not expected to participate in team fights. This is the default assumption of the summoners, giving them a mental preparation. In team fights or 4v5, Dark Xin will not participate in a battle with no chance of winning unless there is a very high chance of success. Its biggest role is to push lanes, dodge enemy attacks, and apply pressure by stealing towers. In this form of long-range support, it creates a good output space for the marksman.

Now they're openly provoking him, demanding that Anxin use more skills, engage in more team fights, and use fewer basic attacks. Have they considered how effective that will be? Anxin is inherently unsuitable for team fights; forcing him to participate is tantamount to weakening him. He's not Mi Yue, so this change really doesn't make much sense.

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