Yep. Agreed. It's very telling that easily half the champ picks in the LCS are new champs.
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Yep. Agreed. It's very telling that easily half the champ picks in the LCS are new champs.
Stacking is a fantastic mechanic, leave it be.
Nah I don't have a problem with it, I just think it's funny
BreezyLimbo
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I agree. But I think stacking is a boring, unoriginal thing to use in league.
And haha at Tahm having doto abilities in his kit.(and a HotS ultimate for his W!) At this point i have no faith in Riot creating a completely new unique champion. Like.....
Tahm seems fine thematically, but he just has an overloaded kit. It's sad.
Also his passive only affects Q. The fuck is that shit? Couldn't it just be a passive for Q? Stupid.
Nah, u need 3 stacks to eat an enemy.
SteveWinwood
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i can't think of any reason for this
is it that hard to understand why stacking mechanics exist? they gate power and open up the potential for active/reactive play. if these abilities did not operate behind a stacking mechanic they would be considerably weaker and likely less interesting.
don't even start.
BreezyLimbo
Banned
Oh good. Well....I think people are overestimating his effectiveness. then. People will bail out once they have 2 stacks, and his stun has quite a wind up.
It's just predictable and generic at this point.
Stone Ocean
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A support eh? Oh well, at least I have the GP and MF updates to look forward to
BreezyLimbo
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It all seems very balanced though. His W makes him slow enough that unless he's paired with a Kalista/Thresh(Which he'll truly be broken), he's fine. Or unless he decides to use flash in conjunction with it.
Stone Ocean
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Actually now that you mention it, it's gonna depend on his numbers but he could very well turn into Sion 2.0
Yeah, good game design is generic.
zkylon said:
Man...I might have some bad news for you. He might not excel in the role, but I'm willing to bet he can do it just fine.
zkylon said:
It'll depend on whether he uses mana or not. Q doesn't seem dependable because it's a first target only skill shot and I imagine W will be a long CD ability in the early levels. Even if the mana cost and CD on Q are low-ish (likely), spamming it to keep up against champions who can trade frequently will be tough. If he isn't mana gated than spamming Q becomes less of an issue.
Given the allied interactions of W and his ult he's probably more likely going to be played as support than anywhere else. Having a nearby ally at almost all times in the early and mid-game in order to maximize the potential of his ult for objective and push situations is too good to pass up as opposed to playing in either top or jungle solo roles. He's seems Alistar or Nautilus-like in that sense - being played as a support first and foremost but can work jungle or top if the player is so inclined.
SteveWinwood
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he also has a top hat
that's straight op
they may be unable to attack too but it just fucks over a lot of mids which is pretty cool and pretty annoying haha
i think he shouldn't be ranged but i dunno how you're gonna apply that many passive stacks if you're melee
tho actually that might balance him as a support since relic shield will be bad on him
gonna be interesting, initial impression is that he should be melee cos he looks dumb top lane (and maybe mid too if the dmg on minion devour is good enough to clear)
that's straight op
i mean, your adc gets stunned, you eat him and tank for him, that's really strong specially with spells that have cast time, like syndra or ori ult or whatever
they may be unable to attack too but it just fucks over a lot of mids which is pretty cool and pretty annoying haha
yea that's what i thought when i saw his minion eating thingie, paired with the ranged harass from q. minion tossing is aoe too so his waveclear's gonna be pretty good
i think he shouldn't be ranged but i dunno how you're gonna apply that many passive stacks if you're melee
tho actually that might balance him as a support since relic shield will be bad on him
gonna be interesting, initial impression is that he should be melee cos he looks dumb top lane (and maybe mid too if the dmg on minion devour is good enough to clear)
i'm guessing depends on the time on his e sustain?
BreezyLimbo
Banned
it'll be funny if tahm could flash during his W with an enemy and skarner can't
kek
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More worried about the CD and damage on his W.
Yup, it seems like a single target Zhonya's. It's going to be really good against assassins and bursty mages.
Tizoc
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So what should we be maxing out with Tahm? His E or Q first?
Thought you'd dislike him cuz he was licking Nami :V
Thought you'd dislike him cuz he was licking Nami :V
SteveWinwood
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why don't they give you any numbers
cooldowns, damage, damage types, scaling
like those are important things why wouldn't they just put them below the info
cooldowns, damage, damage types, scaling
like those are important things why wouldn't they just put them below the info
Stone Ocean
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For consistency. They don't show those numbers in-game why bother showing them out of game?
I'm mostly joking. PBE, like StoneOcean said.
BreezyLimbo
Banned
why does /v/ get all teh cool riot insiders
Dreams-Visions
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that ashe nerf (or something like it) is probably needed, but feels a bit harsh.
Calm patch. Ashe nerfed, Ryze is gutted, minor nerfs on Gragas. The changes to the turrets are scary though, we might see the return of Trynda + Nasus.
Ghost is Bad
Banned
firefly reference.
called it.
also hes a jungler. no way people are gonna waste his r passive as a sup and r active is basically tf ult.
called it.
also hes a jungler. no way people are gonna waste his r passive as a sup and r active is basically tf ult.
BreezyLimbo
Banned
That's what I'm thinking. He'd be a totally broken jungler. That's probably why they didn't list him as a jungler.
Unless, UNLESS, he has long cooldowns.
Pancakes
hot, steaming, as melted butter slips into the cracks, drizzled with sticky sweet syrup OH GOD
The health regen skill is also is good too.
It certainly is a lottery. Reason why I don't dodge as much as I should.
SteveWinwood
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so they change it a bit
who cares, they have an idea where it should be right? just throw that in
is the ultimate 30 seconds or 3 minutes? if they shave off 10 seconds here or there before release whatever
Some time during the next 9 hours or so I think. Exact times were posted yesterday.
BreezyLimbo
Banned
the new defensive masteries?
And yeah in general the defensive masteries are shit. The offensive tree gives so much free gold(Penetration, AP/AD)
Tizoc
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Ah thanks for clarifying.
WesternHeretic
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Are you guys ready for god tier Trundle?
Also: NOT A FAN OF THE TURRET CHANGES. Turrets are already too weak.
Seems pretty immobile for a jungler. He'd get destroyed when caught out. Part of the reason Gragas/Sej were so strong was their dash. As a support if someone TP ganks your lane you can drop them back off in their lane. To be honest teleport needs to be removed as a spell and reworked as scrolls. Two new champs and all they do when they ult is move across the map.
Also: NOT A FAN OF THE TURRET CHANGES. Turrets are already too weak.
WesternHeretic
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I find trundle already strong.... I hate that champion.
BreezyLimbo
Banned
They should make TP into scrolls.
But the way League is set up, is that the game would just stagnate more and the laning phase would go on foooorever. It's too late to add in a TP scroll to the game without fucking over the balance.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=45&v=bryKY8uBgdY
Tahms voice could be better. They should make it smoother and not add the...generic....monster growl aftereffect.
BreezyLimbo
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