On "Frequently Played" Champions are labeled with primary regardless of what role it is played in

Nautricity··1 votes·315 views

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EX: Playing Lulu Mid or top is still listed as support, again, regardless of what role the champion is actually played.

This tells me that the role displayed is based on what the Champion's Primary Role is on the Store Page. NOT what the actual role it is being played.

A great example of this is that Ekko is labeled as "Assassin" on the shop page, but ekko is primarily played as a tanky jungler. Rather than a lane assassin.

If I am playing, for example, full tank ekko top lane, I am most (likely) not playing the role of assassin.

If I am playing full Mage Lulu top lane, I am not supporting someone, hence why it should be kept for bot lane or kept for where 2 Champions laned together (EX: if for some reason ADC and Support went mid lane, they would keep their respective roles but if mid laners went bot lane they would keep their respective champion role, what I am saying is that support could for example, follow wherever it finds that a duo lane happened)

Take this with a gain of salt. :^)

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Lulu Nautilus Trundle Poppy Ekko ect.

3 Comments

IcyPepper2 votes

Honestly, I think Ekko should be reclassed as a fighter primary, assassin second :V His kit is going to have assassin elements no matter how you build him, but a fighter classification would be nice. Similar, but not exact, to Master Yi.

Nautricity1 votes

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Honestly, I think Ekko should be reclassed as a fighter primary, assassin second :V His kit is going to have assassin elements no matter how you build him, but a fighter classification would be nice. Similar, but not exact, to Master Yi.

It wouldn't be that bad either if Riot updated a champion's primary and secondary roles based on what people actually play it as if it seems inconsistent with what it is currently labeled as.

IcyPepper1 votes

It'll have to be subjective though. Role and class aren't always reflective of each other.

Orianna, for example, is labeled a mage primary and support secondary. This means she's an utility carry, one who can aid her team in more ways than just damage reliably, rather than a champion played mid and bot lane (since mages can go a variety of places). Leona, another example, is labeled a tank because she is a tank, but played as a support (although her passive screams "support" though).

It really depends on the champion. There's champions, and this is entirely okay as long as it's not due to controversial balancing decisions like Zyra who is clearly an exception to what I'm saying, who are mage primary but are primarily (heh) played as a support. Morgana is one example, who is played in her support role more than her mid role but is a bit more of a mage than a support champion.

But assassin champions who can build tanky without breaking the game (looking at you, Yi and Fiora) should probably be labeled fighters in addition to assassin, so people (especially new players) know it's okay to build the occasional defensive/hybrid item.

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