SneakyStephan
Banned
If you aren't maxing rocket barrage the other team should just bum rush you if the lane is even remotely contested. Who cares if you are right clicking everyone when you do like 50 damage.
You do max it, after flak cannon
1 3 1 (or flak at lvl 3 if I'm against a solo offlane or someone who has no real way to jump me in the first 3 minutes) 3 3 ult 1 3 1 stats (and a level in missile when about to push a tower)
lvl 1 rocket barrage is still the best nuke in the game at lvl 1, and the difference between lvl 2 and 3 rocket barrage is quite small. (25 percent less dmg or so)
The whole point is burn through all their regen as fast as possible so they either have to ferry in more or have to cower and not get anything out of the lane, either way it sets their item progression back loads. They miss so many last hits under their tower and running from flak cannon too (and they have to run as I'm leveling it)
You also don't hit for 50 dmg, by lvl 3 you should already have both blades of attack and hit for 70+ dmg
Playing like this has been a lot of fun and worked out well for me, I have no interest in getting early kills (unless they try to force something I'm just farming) I just want to win my lane and get big fast
The way gyros tend to die early is level rocket barrage, try to get a kill by chasing past the creeps then end up with 2 creeps negating their rocket barrage and looking stupid, why do that if I can just be a wanabe skywrath and win lane by harrass .
What does lvl 3-4 barrage give me in lane if I'm not killing? nothing
My way has been safe and reliable for me, 2 words that sound like music to a hard carry