TL;DW: Team Voice, Classic & More Dev Update

Hey everyone, Pabro and Meddler here with a quick TL;DW of today’s Dev Update:

• In Season 3 Act 2, we’re shining a special spotlight on music, with the first of our musical reveals coming tomorrow.

• In addition to the existing system that allows you to speak with your premade party, we’re expanding voice functionality to allow you to chat with everyone on your team.
• We’re implementing a wide range of tools for everyone who wants to try, including better noise cancellation, faster connection, and more stability.
• At the core, we want to make sure we provide appropriate moderation to keep up with the amount of people using it and we’ll be tying access to speaking to Honor level.
• We will only expand to servers where we’re confident we can support these properly, and we’re looking to continue improving the Honor system more broadly that way Honor better reflects in-game behavior. 
• We’re also adding voice skins, which allow you to modify your voice. All current and future voice skins are designed to be clear and understandable, even in hectic teamfights.
• We’re starting with NA and Oceania in Patch 26.20 and will look to expand to more regions based on how things are going. 
• On the Classic side, we just wrapped up the first Council vote and results will be posted soon. 
• Visually, we’ve updated the lighting and map textures to be brighter and capture more of that Classic feel.
• Gameplay wise, we’ve increased the rate of IP and XP earned, granted everyone two additional Rune Pages, added a 2nd win of the day bonus, and decreased the prices of many runes in response to your feedback.
• Demacian champions are on their way to Classic in Patch 26.18: Poppy, Xin Zhao, Shyvana, Galio, and Fiora.
• Graves and three other Bilgewater champions will follow in the next patch. 
• The next ARAM: Mayhem set starts in Patch 26.2, following the music theme and of course, including new Augments.
• When you spawn in, a musical act will take center stage to create more variety in your games, similar to Arena’s Guests of Honor. 
• We’re adding new in-game missions with their own set of rewards outside of the Mayhem progression track. 
• Ranked 5s is getting a new run starting in Patch 26.18, featuring improvements based on feedback we saw from the initial June through September run. 
• Rewards from the initial run of Ranked 5s will be granted in 26.18 as well. 
• Similar to Clash, we’re introducing a strategic draft phase that allows you to see some information about your opponents to help inform your picks and bans.
• The queue window is also being extended, with an earlier start and later end each weekend.
• You’ll have another chance to earn Ranked 5s rewards after this September through December run. 
• Applications for the League Partner Program are now open, so look for the link on our socials if you’re interested. 
• Worlds kicks off on October 15 in Los Angeles, California, with Finals in Brooklyn, New York, on November 14.