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[BurnOutBrighter]

Really dislike this "sack of gold" idea. It seems like a convoluted solution to 2v1 lanes, and even then it might reinforce the 2v1 meta - the 2 champ lane could simply bully the 1 champ, zone the turret and and steal the gold.

There should be a simpler way of solving this problem, not a more complex one.

 

[Newt]

Can someone explain to me how the new trinity force would work on Draven? Is the bonus damage from spinning axes added before or after spellblade?

 

[Q8D3vil]

Dont fucking premade with someone who is not in your league... just dont.

 

[drawkcaB]

I'm trying to get good with him... But the constant heckling from my friend who calls Xerath bad is quite demoralizing... I make sweet plays with him, I just don't think he understands the purpose of Xerath.

Are you maxing his W?

Really dislike this "sack of gold" idea.

Yeah, stupid as hell. Feels shoe-horned.

Can someone explain to me how the new trinity force would work on Draven? Is the bonus damage from spinning axes added before or after spellblade?

Don't quite understand, are you asking if spinning axes %damage amp will work on the spellblade proc? (It won't).

 

[Leezard]

Really dislike this "sack of gold" idea. It seems like a convoluted solution to 2v1 lanes, and even then it might reinforce the 2v1 meta - the 2 champ lane could simply bully the 1 champ, zone the turret and and steal the gold.

There should be a simpler way of solving this problem, not a more complex one.

If they zone him that hard, they deserve the gold.
I don't know how to feel about the change tbh. It will be less useful to push the lane even in a 1v1 situation, since a champion that is bad at last hitting under the tower will gain advantage from it. Freezing the lane is the only choice top now, I guess.

 

[BurnOutBrighter]

If they zone him that hard, they deserve the gold.
I don't know how to feel about the change tbh. It will be less useful to push the lane even in a 1v1 situation, since a champion that is bad at last hitting under the tower will gain advantage from it. Freezing the lane is the only choice top now, I guess.

That's the thing, it also kills the strategy of pushing the wave to the enemy tower to deny their CS and letting you roam.

I know Riot loves the laning phase but this is going way too far.

Edit: This "item" might not even be for Summoner's Rift. I'll withhold my whining.

 

[PROGRAM_IX]

uh, i wouldn't say ideal but farming can just help out any jungler. i would say someone like amumu or trundle could thrive best in that kind of situation.

you can try zac, reasonable cleartime and cc's galore, he's my jungler of choice (banned like 25% of the games tho)

Noted. I'm a big fan of Trundle but find it hard to make him work.

Fizz's always seem to dominate me, but when I try to play him, I just end up feeding.

That's me, too.

Lucian is pretty entertaining to play. Only against bots so far, but hoping to take him real-time soon. Range on his Q is annoying, because I know how long it actually reaches but have to target something closer - missed a lot of easy harass like this. W definitely takes getting used to, but at least can be relied upon to fire when you press the button. E feels nicer than Graves'. His ult feels so boss, even if it isn't super powerful.

I like his Hired Gun skin a lot. Glad I went for the bundle.

 

[DeadNames]

Are you maxing his W?

I maxed Q first, E second, then W.

 

[Newt]

Don't quite understand, are you asking if spinning axes %damage amp will work on the spellblade proc? (It won't).

Okay, thanks.

 

[drawkcaB]

I maxed Q first, E second, then W.

Take everything I'm about to say with a grain of sand since I A.) don't play Xerath, B.) haven't played SR in a few months and C.) am relying on my memory, which is never a good idea...

Reginald and Link both maxed W in the Spring LCS for the, like, one week they both brought out Xerath. The idea is that you dramatically reduce the cooldown and the damage lost from not maxing Q is partially made up from W's %Mpen. Pickup tear of the goddess->Fiendish Codex->Morellonomicon->Archangel's. Mix in a few Doran's Ring if necessary. With blue buff+Morello's and maxed W, you can go into your siege mode every 2.4 seconds.. The range is too much to deal with for almost every opponent caught in a stand-off (protecting tower, battle over dragon and buffs, etc.) You'll force your opponents to give up objectives and snowball yourself and your team off of that.

If they zone him that hard, they deserve the gold.

I feel the same way. If Riot's concern about 2v1 lanes is that it ends the laning phase too early, I don't see how this is going to help unless the intent is to encourage the duo laners to let the tower kill their creeps in the hopes of getting a sack.

 

[garath]

My AMEX card just came in the mail. Time to start buying stuff.

Also, I tried to lane as Kha'Zix against Nasus last night and it went just as bad as the first time I tried.

Just got my AMEX too. Loaded $20 and got another 1000 rp. Printed the info to get direct deposit. Going to talk to my company's controller and see if he'll put up with the hassle of setting up throwing $20 per paycheck in there for a few cycles to get me that 10k. lol.

BTW, what sack of gold are you guys talking about?

 

[Mothman91]

Just got my AMEX too. Loaded $20 and got another 1000 rp. Printed the info to get direct deposit. Going to talk to my company's controller and see if he'll put up with the hassle of setting up throwing $20 per paycheck in there for a few cycles to get me that 10k. lol.

BTW, what sack of gold are you guys talking about?

Some PBE changes about towers. There are other changes too, but I'm at work so I can't link it.

 

[SenorArdilla]

http://www.reignofgaming.net/news/25509-unofficial-pbe-notes-for-8-22

Not sure how to feel about this.

 

[SteveWinwood]

Fizz's always seem to dominate me, but when I try to play him, I just end up feeding.

I can teach you.

 

[DeadNames]

Building Lich Bane on Fizz will cause the rivers to overflow with the tears of their enemies

 

[brian!]

yah max w second on xorath

sack of gold worth if its a minigame where you have to bring the gold back to base or if its something like this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAhtTUEJwng

 

[Ashhong]

Anybody want to set up a 5s team and actually play ranked games? Silver 2 here, usually do adc mid or supp

 

[Pancakes]

Today we learned that joke surrenders can quickly turn into real hilarity.

 

[Schmattakopf]

Today we learned that joke surrenders can quickly turn into real hilarity.

That's what you get for playing a bot game.

 

[Mothman91]

Final Wildcard match tonight at 4est/1pst right?

 

[Pancakes]

That's what you get for playing a bot game.

My buddies wanted to try lucian and we didn't want to play a real game.

 

[dimb]

That's what you get for playing a bot game.

who are you trying to fool?

 

[Wolf Akela]

People don't max W second Xerath?

I thought W second was standard, since it gives him a lot of mobility.

 

[dimb]

i feel compelled to by health regen quints. somebody talk me out of it.

 

[Mothman91]

i feel compelled to by health regen quints. somebody talk me out of it.

For what type of role?

 

[dimb]

For what type of role?

top laners.

 

[Newt]

i feel compelled to by health regen quints. somebody talk me out of it.

Just get a heimerdinger on your team instead.

 

[Schmattakopf]

who are you trying to fool?

Everyone.

 

[VanillaCakeIsBurning]

People don't max W second Xerath?

I thought W second was standard, since it gives him a lot of mobility.

I personally max mage chains second. It does more damage than your Q and has a higher ratio so you can do a good combo with it early on. W last because by then there will be teammates and stuff where it will actually be useful then.

 

[Mothman91]

top laners.

Aren't like Mrpen/Arpen quints better? I hope you ain't trolling with actually buying hp regen quints...lol.

 

[drawkcaB]

top laners.

They're actually solid, very undervalued. 8.1hp/5 to start the game is pretty crazy.

 

[Fallen_Hero]

If anyone is going to Worlds in Los Angeles, send me a message. Maybe we can meet up.

 

[thestopsign]

This game has gotten easier, or I'm just better than I remember.

 

[Einbroch]

I can teach you.

I feel like this is a trap.

 

[Newt]

Anyone who owns Lucian willing to 1v1 me? I want to try out the Draven vs Lucian matchup.

 

[Boken]

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[XenodudeX]

Anyone who owns Lucian willing to 1v1 me? I want to try out the Draven vs Lucian matchup.

I have Lucian. Pretty sure Draven and kill him easily

 

[Newt]

I have Lucian. Pretty sure Draven and kill him easily

I still want to try the matchup. He's always banned in ranked/draft games, and in blinds he's instalocked.

 

[XenodudeX]

I still want to try the matchup. He's always banned in ranked/draft games, and in blinds he's instalocked.

Well I'm on now. My username is GooberT00b

 

[dimb]

Aren't like Mrpen/Arpen quints better? I hope you ain't trolling with actually buying hp regen quints...lol.

penetration quints are really unnecessary. hp regen is a valuable stat and the quints for it actually provide a ton of sustain in lane.

 

[Ken]

who can use hp regen quints top?

 

[scy]

HP/5 Quints making a comeback.

Buy stock now.

 

[dimb]

who can use hp regen quints top?

zac. gp. shen. other people i am not thinking about right now.

 

[Ken]

zac. gp. shen. other people i am not thinking about right now.

soboring.jpg

 

[Boken]

who can use hp regen quints top?

soboring.jpg

iRELIA.

combine with new trinity for good times

 

[jerd]

So weird to me that Shen is considered a boring champ. I love him. Taunt is a super fun mechanic and flying in with his ult (if you ult a competent teammate) is awesome.

 

[BurnOutBrighter]

who can use hp regen quints top?

Anyone without built-in sustain. Though I'm not sure if they're worth it over AD marks just yet.

 

[drawkcaB]

soboring.jpg

Like dimb pointed out, the candidates are either top lane tanks (singed, zac, cho, shen, malphite), champions with an innate sustain mechanic that you'd want to improve (Renekton, Aatrox), champs that don't scale particularly well with straight AD or AP anyway to the penetration isn't that great (Irelia, Udyr), or champs where starting with a rejuv bead is a real possibility (Riven).

So lots.

 

[brian!]

hp regen iz better for 2v1s

 

[bjaelke]

Transmutation Stone
+100 Gold Capacity
UNIQUE Passive - Transmutation: Tower blasts that kill a minion charge the tower. Upon reaching 100 gold, the next tower attack will create a sack of gold which can be picked up by any champion.

Is this Riot's attempt to bring fighters back into the meta by giving them a small farm compensation?