The New Ultra Rapid Fire Mode is Coming

Based on the popular premise, “URF” (Ultra Rapid Fire) that came out almost a year ago, Riot Games is set to release “NURF” (New Ultra Rapid Fire) mode at 10pm PDT on March 31^st.

URF mode is exactly what it sounds like—a complete speed up of the action in League of Legends—shorter cool downs, faster movement speed, and no mana and energy costs.

NURF, on the other hand, stands as the polar opposite of URF, a slowed down version of the game with higher cool downs, slower movement speed, higher energy and mata costs, and lower critical strikes.

Here’s a detailed rundown of the changes made:

+100% mana and energy cost on all abilities
+200% cooldown inflation on abilities, items and summoner spells
+225 movement speed reduction
+200% delay between basic attacks
Critical strikes deal 50% of base AD
Units critically strike on 150% of attacks

But keep in mind, the NURF mode announcement was released near April Fool’s Day with the sarcastic headline “Unveiling the future of League of Legends,” so what’s to stop Riot from actually appeasing to their fans and dropping a surprise URF mode instead?

After all, no one could’ve predicted the success of URF mode when it first hit the interface, and ever since its removal from the system, fans have demanded that URF be brought back.

All signs seem to be pointing that way since Riot released a video “The URFitational Approaches”:

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