For the first patch of 2012, Riot released a set of four skins themed around Lunar Revel, a new holiday for the League meant to mirror Chinese New Year. At least I think so. The skins seem to be Chinese themed and I don’t know many world holidays so that’s what I’m sticking with.

I won’t lie, I’m a little disappointed. I’m trying to be positive about League of Legends and just enjoy the game for what it is, especially now that I have a DotA 2 key. Having another high quality but very different MOBA experience reminds me what made me love League of Legends in the first place. But this is a pretty uninspiring way to kick off 2012.

Now granted, Riot may have all kinds of magic up its sleeves for this year. The metagame might actually shift. Who knows, it’s a brand new year. For now, the only 2012 mission Riot is willing to share with its fans is a planned tour of the globe and an exploration of the many cultures that play League of Legends. While I do think that kind of stuff is cool, it ultimately feels like more fluff in a game that hasn’t changed much in a very long time.

The patch also included some small Viktor buffs. His augments cost 200g less and he got some timing and mana reworks. It’s a nice little tweak to the champion that should hopefully make the Viktor-inspired players out there happy.