Riot feels that "waiting for them to make a mistake" is not the proper way to counter someone...

Devo Hes·12/29/2016, 10:23:48 PM·3 votes·737 views

Then they have the assassin update and we have issues with champions like Vayne and Katarina

Now i know what you are thinking "but Kats win rate is garbage right now" and i agree, but the biggest problem with Katarina now is her mobility is limited ONLY to her making a mistake. Keep in mind I am a mid-lane assassin main, and I just can't seem to wrap around how hard it is to lane against this champion now. Thinking like Yasuo's lvl 2 where you have to be passive af, now with Katarina once she hits lvl 3 your lane is over (unless she misplays ofc) I know i know, GIT GUD. i get it, im bad, i can handle that. But with the current state of her kit the only way to beat Katarina is to wait for her to misplay.

Now to jump on the "i hate vayne" bandwagon. Incredibly unbalanced champion (imo) with the changes to invisibility AND along with the changes of the assassins with giving "their prey" more time for counter-play. Now the hypercarry is practically unstoppable (thus the high pick rate). With the changes to invisibility the only way to beat Vayne is for her to misplay on a tumble. NOT TO MENTIION how fast she blows ppl up late game - But hey, lets add a ton of windows of opportunity in for people to outplay assassins-

/ rant

10 Comments

Vekkna12/29/2016, 10:45:22 PM2 votes

Yeah, Kat is a lane bully now, but she falls off as the game goes on. Her damage delays stay the same while everyone else's scaling makes their kill windows shorter and shorter.

If you want to win lane, you can go Ryze Annie Leblanc Lulu Yasuo Diana Corki Talon Kassadin Ekko Cassiopeia Fizz

If you play safe from 2-6, you can win the mid/late with Lux Velkoz Ziggs Viktor Veigar Lissandra

The biggest mistake people make vs. Kat is dying to her at level 2-6 and then letting her zone them all game. Her level 3 damage is oppressive, but by level 10 Diana and Annie will kill her before she can get a dagger reset.

grug12/29/2016, 10:46:24 PM1 votes

waiting for a champ to go oom before u all in them is also a riot design philosophy huehue