i mean hes doing pretty well on solo queue. he still does everything he did last worlds. maybe not as easily done. his barrels are less. less ult damage and less gold from Q and higher cooldowns. but he is still the high burst ad batle mage skrmisher that has good laning phase and scales well into mid and late game.
Droogzy2 votesHe isn't a terrible choice per say, but meta just doesn't really favor him currently.
Since the advent of first blood gold on towers, so much of this game is now about early game pressure (levels 1-5) since a first blood can translate into first blood onto a tower and a dragon, this typically leads to 1k gold lead and whatever buff dragon gives which allows for the team to snowball.
GP, while safe, has an awful early game in terms of pressure he can exert compared to say rumble or gnar.
MunchCrunchLunch1 votesHe isn't a terrible choice per say, but meta just doesn't really favor him currently.
Since the advent of first blood gold on towers, so much of this game is now about early game pressure (levels 1-5) since a first blood can translate into first blood onto a tower and a dragon, this typically leads to 1k gold lead and whatever buff dragon gives which allows for the team to snowball.
GP, while safe, has an awful early game in terms of pressure he can exert compared to say rumble or gnar.
i figured because rumble gnar and kennen are meta now.
Droogzy1 votesYeah Kennen as well is another top lane popular choice for top laners should they want to play carry tops.
Rumble and Gnar will continue to be the go to because they're champions whom even if they fall behind, they still have the capability to contribute significantly in team fights and map presence:
Rumble because he only needs Sorc and Guise to get going with a ton of damage.
Gnar only needs frozen mallet to become an absolute monster to deal with.
We've also seen Poppy as well whom with her CC lockdown, can very easily secure first blood on a TP or jungle gank.
Basically this entire Worlds meta is all about top laners, support, and junglers who all can put down good early game pressure, GP just simply does not have any early game pressure until level 6 with his ultimate. So even though his late game is crazy good, its just too risky to try and gamble with teams who are all oriented towards such strong early game pressure.
MunchCrunchLunch2 votesYeah Kennen as well is another top lane popular choice for top laners should they want to play carry tops.
Rumble and Gnar will continue to be the go to because they're champions whom even if they fall behind, they still have the capability to contribute significantly in team fights and map presence:
Rumble because he only needs Sorc and Guise to get going with a ton of damage.
Gnar only needs frozen mallet to become an absolute monster to deal with.
We've also seen Poppy as well whom with her CC lockdown, can very easily secure first blood on a TP or jungle gank.
Basically this entire Worlds meta is all about top laners, support, and junglers who all can put down good early game pressure, GP just simply does not have any early game pressure until level 6 with his ultimate. So even though his late game is crazy good, its just too risky to try and gamble with teams who are all oriented towards such strong early game pressure.
trust me i know how broken rumble is more than anyone. so many times. outduels me even when behind half an item and a level.
hes tanky. and flame spitter is op
Zykklon B1 votesNERF NERF NERF NERF
xJLx MCHammer1 votesKennen. You talk about his barrels but a kennen or rumble ult is much more impacting. They are easier and safer in lane.
Mazariamonti1 votesHe isn't as good against meta picks right now, and I wouldn't be super surprised to see him show up at some point this week, but he really just gets pushed around too easily by someone like gnar or rumble.
Also, bans have been more focused on jungle and mid so far, if a top laner gets banned out its usually one towards a rumble or gnar, so the pool of champions for top by the time they are picking isn't squeezed enough to force a gp pick.
Guyy Fieri1 votesHe's so abusable early game now
Skia Asteri1 votesIf by priority you mean early, then it means the pros have found something that consistently dumps on him early that fits into meta team comps. If you mean picked at all then likely the former is still true and it led to pro top laners not putting in the time to be comfortable playing him at a Worlds quality level.
How safe a champion is as a blind pick has a huge impact on how much pro play a champion will see.
VivaLaKitten1 votessh, don't mention him or Riot will nerf him again you don't want him to be gutted like Shen do you?
MunchCrunchLunch1 votesNO I LIKE TO PLAY GANGPLANK PLEASE RITO
they need to lower the barrel recharge time imo.
