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@Riot Scruffy Darius

IsIsGankedParis·6/1/2014, 7:55:06 AM·11 votes·7,650 views

Darius rework is "mothballed until art resources come its way" since January 2014. We have yet to hear about how the Darius rework is still going at this point and if it is going to come out this year.

When I first started LoL my friend showed me Darius and I instantly fell in love with him. An axe, DUNKS, what more could I ask for. I joined around mid season 3 in April 2013 which is after his resets got nerfed. The problem I saw with Darius was not that he was strong, but he could be the most fed person in the entire game but his damage would still be sup-par because he has no natural tankiness or sustain so he could only really afford 1 damage item and go full on tank.

When I first heard about Darius getting a rework I was really kinda happy. My favorite champion is getting reworked to be a team player and actually require a little more thinking(hopefully) to use. I just hope his issue of being a fed monster but falling off harder than a Renekton and getting SOME natural tankiness will be solved.

Scruffy, I know you got a lot of hate on the Skarner rework and some are calling you out on how Rengar rework was a failure in 1 part but a success in another part, but I have this feeling that Darius will be different. I just wish this rework will make him viable and I won't be called out in ranked games(he's my most used in ranked along with Nasus) as picking a troll champion or a champ that is not viable in todays meta due to NO mobility and being such a kser but not being able to use gold efficiently.

So please Scruffy, tell us he is at least still planned for this year, I, along with many other players, are very very anxious and excited on the Darius rework. If it's still not sure if he will be released this year because of other more important champions, that's fine, older champs like Sion deserve a rework before Darius.

Thanks for taking the time to read this, I really appreciate it.

Varin Omega

Link to Article: http://www.surrenderat20.net/2014/01...iscussion.html

Edit: I tried posting this on GD but they told me that Rioters respond more frequently on the Beta but goodness does it take forever to load when you have awful connection in Iraq.

20 Comments

RiotRiot Scruffy6/1/2014, 6:11:07 PM10 votes

Darius is still being worked on by the Champion Update team, and we're still iterating on his gameplay. So no solid release date yet, but he is actively in progress.

Directionally, we are still working with the same goals Morello had mentioned in earlier posts: longer ramp up with a higher payoff. The goal is that the interesting gameplay moments come when the Darius player is fighting for "just a little longer" and the enemy is in more of a hit and run pattern to not let him build up too high.

thebloody76/1/2014, 5:06:12 PM7 votes

I am too excited for his rework and really hope its coming this year. For our Dunklord!

IsIsGankedParis6/1/2014, 7:21:50 PM5 votes

Thank you Scruffy for taking the time to respond. This really means a lot to me and really most anxious Darius players.

Thanks for telling us he doesn't have a release date yet, now I won't be so paranoid as to when he is coming out on the pbe.

Again thank you, I really appreciate it.

yayyyy6/1/2014, 11:30:56 PM2 votes

pls dont kill him like Gragas :(

Cosmic Accident6/2/2014, 6:00:01 PM2 votes

Darius getting a rework before Viktor? How many more years must we wait?

Saint Tyrone 6/2/2014, 9:01:26 PM1 votes

Fix rengar first.

KKJGgljjPQ6/2/2014, 4:46:56 AM1 votes

Any possible information on if the Dunkmaster skin might be released any time around the reword? So excited for it once I saw a preview.

Dax Ayrton6/2/2014, 5:30:16 AM1 votes

Does Darius really need a rework? I think he is fine as is. He is one of the better lane bullies, and if he's ahead, he can absolutely wreck in teamfights. I don't think his damage is subpar, or his tankiness.

Slacked6/2/2014, 5:55:29 AM1 votes

I don't want to be negative, I think the dots need to get removed, and his ult reset gone, then a rework.