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description: Nov 4, 2014
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# 1.1.2 Notes

## UPDATE 1.1.2: TAKA JOINS THE FOLD!

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ICE is the new paid currency for instantly unlocking heroes anytime.

This is another milestone update—and not just because a new ninja hero enters the fray. You can now use real money to purchase ICE, a new currency for instantly unlocking any of Vainglory’s heroes. This gives players the ultimate flexibility: You can play matches and reach achievements such as Sinister Seven to save up Glory, then use your Glory to unlock heroes without any cost. But when you want a hero right now, you can spend ICE to make it happen and be playing that hero seconds later.

Head to the in-game Vainglory Market to check out special ICE bundles, including ones that give you as much as 900 or 2,400 bonus ICE included with your real-money purchase. —PlayoffBeard

_Let’s take a closer look at this update …_

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### **TAKA, ASSASSIN OF HOUSE KAMUHA**

Read his [**tactical breakdown here**](http://www.vainglorygame.com/news/2014/10/30/taka-reveal-tactical-breakdown), and be sure to check out his still-unfolding [**lore comic series**](http://www.vainglorygame.com/news/2014/10/31/blade-in-shadow-realization).

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### **HOUSE KAMUHA (HEROIC PERK)**

Each time Taka critically strikes, he receives 75% of the damage back as health along with a burst of speed. Every 2 seconds, Taka is guaranteed a critical strike. Taka gains 1 Ki stack when he uses an ability or performs a critical strike (up to 5 stacks). Each stack of Ki increases the frequency of critical strikes and accelerates ability cooldowns.

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Taka flips over his target, cutting it with his switchblade. Taka doesn’t take damage while in mid-air.

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Taka throws a smoke bomb at his feet, vanishing from enemy sight and gaining move speed. This illusion ends early if he strikes a target or he takes direct damage. Turrets, Scout Traps and Flare Guns will see Taka while invisible.

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Taka bursts through his target, carving an X with his switchblades for lethal damage. The target suffers a mortal wound, reducing its healing by 50% and taking damage over the next 4 seconds.

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### **VAINGLORY MARKET**

* ICE may now be purchased with real money to instantly unlock heroes.
* The cost of Ringo, Catherine and Koshka has been reduced from 1,000 Glory to 800 Glory to help new players secure a basic set of heroes to play.

### **HERO SELECT LOBBY**

* If a player fails to connect or fails to choose a hero before the countdown reaches zero, the match will be cancelled (to prevent 2v3s). Players may then return to the queue to find a new match.

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### **STEALTH & TRUE SIGHT**

_Taka brings some new stealth mechanics with him to the Halcyon Fold._

* Scout Traps, Turrets and Flare Guns now have “true sight.” True sight reveals anything invisible.
* Scout Traps are now able to reveal nearby enemy Scout Traps.
* Watch the Ciderhelm video below to understand how Taka’s invisiblity works—and how to effectively counter it!

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### **JOULE**

_Thunder Strike is now a true skillshot._

* Fixed a bug that caused Joule’s Thunder Strike to always fire in the correct direction as long as Joule had her target selected.
* Thunder Strike weapon ratio increased from 0.33 to 0.40.
* Thunder Strike projectile width increased from 2.0 to 2.5.
* Big Red Button now deals half damage to turrets.

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### **SAW**

* Roadie Run cooldown increased from 15/13.5/12/10.5/9 to 15/14/13/12/11.

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### **RINGO**

_Keeping a close eye on pure burst._

“Achilles Shot is extremely safe to use compared to other sources of burst. This brings it properly in line.” —SurpriseBirthday

* **Achilles Shot crystal ratio reduced from 1.35 to 1.1.**

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### **BROKEN MYTH**

_Half as good as before at full health … twice as good if you’re nearly dead!_

“We found that the previous Broken Myth was too weak when purchased alone, and it was too powerful when stacked multiple times on heroes with % health damage (such as crystal SAW). The new Broken Myth is effective alone and brings in a special flavor of play: To deal massive burst damage, you must make risky plays—and you can only do so near the end of a battle.” —SurpriseBirthday

* **Changed from granting 30% shield piercing all the time to 15% shield piercing + 0.5% bonus for each % health are you missing.**

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### **TENSION BOW**

* Cooldown increased from 5 to 6 seconds.
* No longer grants bonus armor pierce on top of base 15% piercing.
* Cost reduced from 2300 to 2150.

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Health restoration increased from 25/50 to 35/70.

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### **BARBED NEEDLE**

* Health restoration increased from 35/70 to 50/100.

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If you’re having a stability or performance issue, email: [**support@superevilmegacorp.com**](mailto:support@superevilmegacorp.com).

* Fixed a bug that could cause SAW to fire unlimited Mad Cannon shells.
* Resolved multiple issues that could cause 2v3s or 1v3s to kick off.
* Fixed an issue that could cause the Deserter screen to display erroneously.
* Squashed the bug allowing certain combinations of boots to stack move speed. (Boots move speed should never stack.)
* Fixed various issues that could cause a player to get stuck on the Hero Select screen.
* General stability improvements

_**Join the conversation**_ [_**in the forums**_](http://forums.vainglorygame.com/index.php) _**and let us know what you think of Taka and the rest of the update!**_

_**Note to those who can’t play yet:** \_We’ve been crunching here at the Lair, and we’re now on the verge of continuing the global launch rollout. For all the players across the world asking,_ “When?” \_… we can’t wait to open up more regional servers and get the game in your hands. It won’t be long now.
