In a meta of hyper-mobile champions

arcinex·Apr 2, 2017·2 votes·611 views

Why is Blitzcrank still punished by a slow on his W? Please revert.

8 Comments

Rindin14Apr 2, 20172 votes

I agree, slowing yourself while playing Blitz feels super bad. Riot won't give us debuffs because they are "un-fun" but they will give a champion an ability that he is punished for using...

EedatApr 2, 20171 votes

No.

Brutalitops01Apr 2, 20171 votes

To be thinking this, you must not have been around when the nerf happened or must not have read the little note it had attached to it when it happened. So allow me to explain.

It was made not to nerf his offensive power, but instead to nerf his defensive power. Blitzcranks when the nerf was made were using the massive amount of nearly-permanent movement speed it gave to be literally impossible to punish for poor positioning. It made him powerful not only in offense, but as a powerful disengage tool if you needed it to be. I personally feel like the slow is fine as is, but I also think they need to rework Blitzcrank better. Champions like him who have an entire it relying on a single ability are fairly poorly designed in general, and while Blitzcrank is one of the better designed ones, it still suffers from the flaws of so much power being on his Q. I say nerf his Q, but change the rest of his kit so that it can function well without needing his Q to enable it.

arcinexApr 2, 20171 votes

Most mobility skills can be used offensively and defensively. If Blitzcrank gets hit with the punishment when W is on cooldown why should other champions be allowed to use mobility with no punishment?

I was here when the nerf was on PBE and before it hit live and was actively against the W nerf.

I think the slow is bad design.. Imagine if Malzahar silenced himself when he uses it and it goes on cooldown. It is very unfun to play Blitzcrank with the slow.

Also, Blitzcrank's passive needs to be changed. There are not many good, effective Mana/Defensive items, especially with Redemption and Locket being meta.

hater free zoneApr 2, 20171 votes

I think blitz just needs better synergies with his W and passive. Make his W a better steroid when active, with a 'cooldown nerf' after it ends. Let his passive do more for his abilities when it is up, and do nothing when it is down. They need to really play into the kind of champ Blitzcrank is, which is a that dopey robot that can has bouts of overdrive.