Hype for new patch

I am really excited for the next patch, really, because it's taken a while. Our last full patch was on December 18th. That's 18 days ago (I think). I know it's the holidays and that's probably why they're taking so long, but you never know, maybe the next patch is gonna be something really good. Any thoughts?

If anything is going to be done, they need to nerf Chaac and Zeus. I can wait on Geb for a while longer until we sort out the problems at hand.

Finally a new tank! After we only have Athena, Sobek, Ymir and Bacchus (Hades i not a tank -_-) we DESPERETLY need a new tank!

Im pretty sure that its mainly a balance patch this week! Which may contain a nerf to both hog and teleport to towers....also maybe a art change for arena.

Chaac desperately needs that nerf, and I won't say no to Zeus either.

Don't forget Mercury. They must nerf him, seriously, it's getting obnoxious.

I want nerfs on Chaac, a minor one on Zeus, a nerf on Mercury (although honestly his problem is mobility, which is a utility thing), something to finally balance Agni, a rework on Chang'E (Because I love her, and if she keeps getting nerfed nothing will happen but more nerfs), and a small buff to Ymir's either base speed or length of his freeze. I love Ymir, but he's a tad outclassed by other tanks, and with the new god being a tank, Ymir is doomed to die.

I doubt buffing Ymir is going to make him viable as a tank. He's not going to be played seriously as a tank as long as he needs Blink and the meta locks tanks into Eye/HoG. He's getting play right now as a jungler/solo laner because his skills have been buffed to hit so hard though (especially with his passive.) Buff him much more and he'll just become a true mage. He needs a meta change to get back to a high level support.

For this patch, I can't decide whether I'm more excited for He Bo to not be nerfed, or Agni to get a buff. Hell, maybe we can just get some new mage items that make the entire class even more imbalanced...

Edit: And about thirty minutes after posting this, I'm hearing rumors about a 1000 gold consumable that doubles your damage for 5 seconds. Speaking of items that make all mages even more overpowered...

Ymir on solo lane? That's strange. The only tanks I thought that possibly are ''viable'' on Solo are Sobek and Athena. Ymir jungle is fine, though; it's pretty popular.


But back to the topic, I want nerfs to Mercury, Zeus and Agni so badly. Specially Mercury, criting to 1k is utterly stupid. I know the idea is to make him an Hyper-Carry, but Mercury is stupid. More stupid than Chronos, another Hyper-Carry, that is more balanced.

Agni needs some nerf. Perhaps his Dash, which made him the best mid laner, impossible to gank.

Zeus needs reduction on damage, and maybe remove the damage reflection of his 2.

Hm. I'd be fine with Ymir as a mage, actually. It's time this game had a true mage-melee god.

I'm also pretty happy with the four bans, but this superpotion makes me think HiRez has broken their game.

Zhong Kui ultimate with this potion...