League of Legends Prepares for Patch 4.4

Ranked queues of League of Legends are being disabled tomorrow in preparation for patch 4.4, which is due to arrive sometime this week. According to a post on the official forums by Riot Zaps, the ranked queues will be shut down and all game progress will end in a draw in preparation for the update.

"On [March 18], starting at 1:30 AM PDT, ranked queues will be disabled in preparation for patch 4.4. At 3:00 AM PDT, the servers will be shut down and all games currently in progress will end in a draw and stats will not be recorded. We estimate the battlegrounds will be unavailable for 6 hours,” wrote Riot Zaps. 

While we have yet to see the patch notes, players are expecting to see a few changes to Lich Bane, and minor tweaks to Fizz, Diana, Twisted Fate and Ezreal. It’s unclear whether the downtime will lead to the release of the patch.