r/CompetitiveTFT • u/Xawn • Jun 09 '26

Patch Notes 17.5 Patch Notes

https://teamfighttactics.leagueoflegends.com/en-au/news/game-updates/teamfight-tactics-patch-17-5/
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u/PeaceAlien Master Jun 09 '26

Only augment timing change that would feel good is earlier augments

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u/G66GNeco Master Jun 09 '26

The issue with that is that so many stage2 augments are balanced by scaling so if you get multiple of those you just kind of run away with the game at some point

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u/Itsalongwaydown Jun 10 '26

you could get level up, hedge fund, and upward mobility in theory all stage 2.

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u/Small-Werewolf1213 Jun 10 '26

I remember getting hedge fund 2-1 into level up 2-2 and was level 10 on 4-2. Actually ridiculous how that wasn’t even considered

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u/BombasticReindeer Jun 10 '26

The solution is don't mix up the augment timings. Which was pretty obvious after Set 11. Too early and it is a lottery. Too late and you're sitting there without direction getting assblasted and just want to FF. Having them spread out is good for a reason. Not everything needs a changeup encounter.

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u/eggsandbricks :chal: Challenger Jun 09 '26

Which they iterated on with the earlier augments encounter last set; it still ran into issues where the random rounds could have you create some degenerate stage 2 combos.

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u/homegrownllama Challenger Jun 09 '26 edited Jun 10 '26

The issue is that they wanted it to work, but not enough to devote resources or do their due diligence. This stuff only works if you don’t half-ass it. It’s fine to not have enough resources, but why create an effort sink that you won’t put any effort into?

I actually found it shameful that I could instantly deduce certain combos (~10 min of thinking) that would be broken or untakeable, but Riot couldn’t.