Yasuo vs Tryndamere
So, I'm sure we can all come to the agreement that the boards hate Yasuo. There is, at least, on thread of him made per day. Today, however, I want to try and change that, and make the boards realize that there is a far worse contender out there that has been a significant problem for far, far, FAR longer than Yasuo.
Tryndamere.
How about we take the complaints against Yasuo, and compare them to Tryndamere, shall we?
#Yasuo can get 100% Crit chance with 2 items.
This is true. But guess what? Tryndamere can have 35% crit chance at level 1 without runes, masteries, or items. And he doesn't even have to level an ability for it! Its his fricken passive, which all he has to do is auto attack to build it up! Which seems more problematic to you?
#Yasuo has too much sustain/is too durable in the mid/late game.
How about a free heal that heals you for a quarter of your health while in lane? How about being able to NOT. DIE. PERIOD. while tanking every source of damage from the enemy team? How about being able to heal a quarter to a third of your health with single a auto attack with a single lifesteal item? Again, what sounds more problematic to you?
#Yasuo is too mobile.
Yasuo needs enemy units to use that mobility, like minions, AND he has to use it wisely, since he can only dash through an enemy once every 6 seconds or so. Trynd doesn't have that limitation. He has a long range dash on a decently short cooldown, and it also does a decent amount of damage! Also, best way to beat Trynd is to either lock him down with CC, or kite him......but if you try to kite him, he has a strong slow that either forces you to take it, or take a step towards him to avoid it, AND IT ALSO REDUCES YOUR AD! And to top it off, the only way to know it's coming is a weird ass animation, and a dumb chicken noise.
#Yasuo takes no skill to play.
Hahahahahaha! I'm sorry, I thought you said Yasuo doesn't take skill to play for a second there. Oh....you did? Well, first off, you've never played Yasuo. Secondly, look at Tryndamere, the right click king! All you have to do with him is auto attack, and use your simple, brainless abilities to get you out of tough situations, which, evidently, isn't alot. Need to escape? Just E in whatever direction, or over a wall. It has enough range, and moves fast enough that it'll be difficult for your opponents to keep up with you. Locked down by CC? Just ult, survive whatever damage they have, then E out, and get a free heal from your Q when you're out!
Yasuo is everything that Tryndamere should be. He is far healthier for the game than Trynd has ever been. Can Yasuo feel absurd at times? Yes, he can, I won't deny that, but there has never been a time when Tryndamere has not been absurd.
Tryndamere is one of the worst cases of "feast or famine" this game has ever seen. If he gets ahead of you in lane, he proceeds to rip the entire enemy team apart, and win the game completely on his own. If you happen to shut him down in lane, he does absolutely nothing but split push all game, forcing you to constantly babysit him all game, of which he could eventually outscale you, and rip you apart on his own with no help from his team.
I would love to give some suggestions on how to fix him besides just ranting about him, but, he simply needs a complete reimagining, for he doesn't even fit his overall theme either. He should be one of the highest priority champs on Riot's VGU list, but since he just now got a skin, I fear that he is actually lower on that list than we originally thought.
So, please, Riot, push him higher up that list. I know you just made a skin for him, but he desperately needs a VGU. I can understand that you have someone lined up for a VGU after Urgot and Evelynn, but can he at least come after who have set up for after those 2? Otherwise, he'll remain in this god awful state he has been in for years.
TL;DR Tryndamere needs a VGU, and badly. Riot really needs to push him up higher on their priority list despite having just made a skin for him.
