@RIOT What about Diana?

HalcyonDweller·5/2/2014, 10:18:34 PM·4 votes·586 views

Hello :)

I remember there was talk of a rework for Diana to help resolve her gameplay problems. I just played a game as her and I had forgotten how frustrating it is to have such a binary experience. I have to dive in on the enemy in fights; if I am behind it is a waste of time, and I don't do anything useful. If I'm ahead, I get to kill one person and then die. I was really looking forwards to a new Diana. While I am biased towards wanting the bruiser direction, ANY change would be a huge improvement.

Please break the silence on this - even if it is to say that you aren't looking at it right now.

Thank you for your time, Teyso

3 Comments

Rhyto5/3/2014, 5:53:05 AM1 votes

Diana is a sort of "All-in" type of champ but I usually spam her Qs to weaken the opponent before even thinking of rushing them because of that reason. The Ultimate is really used to finished them off with your E and W procing as well after using your Q alot. This is why building item 3070 is quite useful especially with summoner 12 because you'll be able to grab it quickly. In which after rushing that building your other items such as a item 3135 and item 3255 For that good ultimate rush. I mean playing Diana can be an issue when you rush in alot which is why wards are useful It's just these calculations as well as the status of Riot servers and such.

HOW DO I ZHONYAS5/6/2014, 7:51:06 PM1 votes

I feel like you are thinking too one dimensionally with her. I play a lot of diana in the jungle, and she can fill multiple roles depending on how you build. While I personally recommend the bursty style with a item 3157 (so you can burst someone down, then survive) you could also build her with items like item 3100 and item 3115 along with some defensive items to make her a more brawly champ.

HalcyonDweller5/11/2014, 8:08:20 AM1 votes

You guys misunderstand, I'm not complaining about her build. I'm complaining that she's so hard to make work on a team. Her ultimate was intended to be a gap closer, not a finisher. She's so niche that she could take a month vacation in bermuda and nobody would notice. And it is really boring being all in when the enemy is too strong (cough moderately farmed, not even fed) to notice you when you jump on them. And nothing against Zhonyas, but it's really boring to just jump into the enemy team and then do nothing. I want to brawl but lets face it, brawler builds on her just don't work well enough.

This is why I wanted to hear from RIOT about her. Builds like burst and Zhonyas are what she needs to be effective. And that's not how brawlers OR assassins should have to play.