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Black-Wind
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Anything less than a manaless kit will make me somewhat sad.
I like no-mana-no-problems. That's half thhe reason I wanna get Gnar.
Plus, a all powerful being shouldn't have such limits imo.
I think Bard works just fine. He has his little meeps, can go on fantastic voyages, can freeze time for both allies and enemies which gives him a sort of God-like "I above everyone and couldn't care less about these wee creatures" vibe. I've always seen Bard as Riot's take on a trickster god, so I think he works.
Jhin and Kindred are specifically the examples I was thinking of to tone down my expectations.
Jhin's kit is fine. It's just that it has mechanically nothing to do with seeking "beautiful death" or whatever his schtick happens to be. Nor is Kindred's kit bad in any sense.
It's just a case of champion visual and lore concepts far outstretching what can be with 4 keys and a passive. So a dragon that can create and the crush a star in his hand...well...
Hydrophobic
Member
I think this is the funniest thing I've read all day. I'm laughing like an idiot in my cubicle right now.
I highly doubt he will be manaless unless they introduce another unique mechanic. Manaless mages are too hard to balance imo.
Hydrophobic
Member
I guess the biggest reason I have to believe he's a mage over a physical attacker of some type is that he's a star (?) dragon. Him being something of a cosmic entity makes me think he would control cosmic powers. At least, that's my opinion.
Hm I swear I read somewhere that he was a mage.
Meddler said they are definitely releasing a standard mid lane mage this year, and Ao Shin was supposed to be a standard mid lane mage, so it's not a crazy assumption. But I don't think it's been specifically promised that he is a mage.
If ASol is actually a dragon I'm kind of hoping he's the fabled champion that flies over walls, in which case I think he's much more likely to be a jungler. But that's kind of kit guessing. Since we have no idea what the deal is with him, no way to really know.
If ASol is actually a dragon I'm kind of hoping he's the fabled champion that flies over walls, in which case I think he's much more likely to be a jungler. But that's kind of kit guessing. Since we have no idea what the deal is with him, no way to really know.
No way they would allow a champion to be able to passively fly over walls. That would be so so broken.
honestly i think kindred's kit is just kind of terrible regardless of how it connects with her lore. very opressive and unfun to play against, really strange burst and it never really feels like you can outplay a kindred gank, she just walks to you with a lot of targeted dmg and mobility and whelp i guess i got 1/3rd of my life now... i kind of like and hate the ult tho, can be very frustrating to play against but also really satisfying to outplay as a team and it requires coordination on both ends which i appreciate. but again, she's supposed to deliver death, not prevent it, so idk
but yeah, she's supposed to be this great mystical arbiter of death envisioned by some sort of delicate/savage duality and none of that is really conveyed in the kit. it doesn't feel like two champions, it's miss kindred and her pet ghost.
jhin i've come to respect a whole lot more cos while it's not perfect he does have a certain style and flow to him that does feel pretty fancy and deliberate compared to other adcs. he's not a machinegun guy, he's got finesse and whatnot.
but yeah if i'd say "beautiful death" i'd think more of someone like ori than jhin, idk
Aurelion Sol revealed
http://euw.leagueoflegends.com/en/page/champion-reveal-aurelion-sol-star-forger
He's much smaller than I expected.
http://euw.leagueoflegends.com/en/page/champion-reveal-aurelion-sol-star-forger
He's much smaller than I expected.
PhillipCostigan
Member
hint: you saw his passive in the teaser.
nvm, reveal is out
good shout on flying over walls.
nvm, reveal is out
good shout on flying over walls.
Terbinator
Member
Nothing particularly 'wow' about Sol, I don't feel.
PhillipCostigan
Member
In addition to mobility creep, is there a term for particles like "effects creep"? I feel like Sol is going to contribute to the problem I get in teamfights where sometimes I literally cannot tell what's going on because there's nothing but fire / light / explosions everywhere.
Stone Ocean
Member
Sounds like a jungler.
Play 1000 games of aram and you'll never have that problem again
Because I will become blind?
you should see his Q and E used together
oh so q only explodes after reaching his current range, not the starting cast range?
depending on cooldowns he looks really fun to take into the jungle
you should see his Q and E used together
wait what that's an option holy shit
lol rip bot lane
Because I will become blind?
Its really good for practicing skill shot dodging
For example last night rex was sivir and I was ezreal and rex ate every Nidalee spear and every velkoz spell because he's bad at league of Legends and I'm a pro
I like this guy a lot.
Passive damage is an interesting idea. Mid lane is already bullet hell schmup land so why not have options, right? Seems like it will make CSing somewhat complex. I also wonder how well he will actually be able to lay down damage on enemies.
Playing with W to zone people sounds like it will be fun.
I love the part where he makes a little baby star and has to feed and burp it so that it blows up the enemy.
Flying seems fun. Pretty limited, and you have to walk around a bunch to get it up, but that's probably good. Everybody loves global pressure.
If this guy builds tanky AP I will probably take him top and see what happens.
Passive damage is an interesting idea. Mid lane is already bullet hell schmup land so why not have options, right? Seems like it will make CSing somewhat complex. I also wonder how well he will actually be able to lay down damage on enemies.
Playing with W to zone people sounds like it will be fun.
I love the part where he makes a little baby star and has to feed and burp it so that it blows up the enemy.
Flying seems fun. Pretty limited, and you have to walk around a bunch to get it up, but that's probably good. Everybody loves global pressure.
If this guy builds tanky AP I will probably take him top and see what happens.
^^
Coming to get you over all terrain. And they thought zac ganks were from out of nowhere.
PhillipCostigan
Member
His Q explodes when it goes beyond the max range of his passive orbit. However, if you're flying you can keep up with it. So it'll keep going and expanding while you fly.
All the tools are there, just need good base numbers. Passive damage, stun to assist in clearing camps safely, two potent forms of CC, passive damage lets him build tanky AP, mobility.
It's all there provided he isn't made of paper.
Pretty sure he is ranged. At the end of this, he ranged auto attacks pantheon
http://news.cdn.leagueoflegends.com/public/images/pages/2016/march/as-re/video/Aurelion_Gank.webm
PhillipCostigan
Member
Pretty sure he's ranged, yeah. Kind of doubt he'll have long AA range tho.
Ghost is Bad
Banned
his kit looks kind of ass.
oh baby
Dreams-Visions
Member
you should see his Q and E used together
was my only question. should be epic if you can time it right.
imaging charging a star from base, flying over terrain all the way to the dragon pit and unloading on the enemy that thought they were about to get an uncontested dragon makes me giggle a little.
you'd use it like how you use a Pantheon ult. Or like a really slow Jinx/Ashe ult. You have to get used to the travel speed of it of course, then set course based on where you expect your intended target to be, rather than where they are presently.
Question, costy: Can you cast Q while travelling in E, or do you have to Q before E?
Yeah they really shouldn't have associated Ao Shin with him. Peoples expectations were way way too high. Although even with low expectations his kit isn't really anything new or interesting.
he's pretty inventive but sounds like his play pattern won't differ much from existing mages which is disappointing
waveclear with q and w, fish for cc with q, then press all buttons
his e is interesting but i fear it working on stacks that get reset on champion dmg might turn it into basically a free homeguard and not much else. depends on the tuning i guess, i can see some cool lissandra esque ganks coming from him, although he doesn't have the survivability tools to engage like lizzy does so come lategame he'll probably just be a pretty straight mage
it's not necessarily bad, and i'll probably day-1-after-a-week him but he's no azir
also his model looks good but i don't like that splash art and first impression is his design is a pretty big step down from ao shin's
waveclear with q and w, fish for cc with q, then press all buttons
his e is interesting but i fear it working on stacks that get reset on champion dmg might turn it into basically a free homeguard and not much else. depends on the tuning i guess, i can see some cool lissandra esque ganks coming from him, although he doesn't have the survivability tools to engage like lizzy does so come lategame he'll probably just be a pretty straight mage
it's not necessarily bad, and i'll probably day-1-after-a-week him but he's no azir
also his model looks good but i don't like that splash art and first impression is his design is a pretty big step down from ao shin's
