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You know what? I'm not even mad at the Pyke Rework. Here's Why

Illabethe··5 votes·4,623 views

I know I've complained about HP going down 170..... and how that can impact a game..... but....

[img]https://i.imgur.com/o8ExLs1.png[/img]

I felt like I was smurfing.

This is as close to a 1v5 as I've been since Season 4.

Yorick's name was literally I LIKE TO FEED lol.

He unloaded a fed Darius on us, and my bot/mid kept face tanking him.

At one point I literally 1v3'd Mid with no team there at all (They were all 100% HP) ... they were all dead... and there was at least 2 Unofficial Pentakills (given Pyke's pacing Pentakill's pretty hard.... the first people dead are ressed by the time he kills the 5th.... I had a continuous 8 kill streak at the end, rekilling 3 ressers before we took their nexus)

There was a fundamental difference vs the way I normally play in settings, but yeah.

This was a Phase Rush game. Not Electrocute. Not Aftershock. No Tanky items. Not even a Duskblade. item 1412 item 3033 item 3074 item 3812

At this point I'm just not even kidding myself about incoming nerfs. (Although I am hoping this is actually balanced and this game was an anomaly....)

4 Comments

TyroneWatermelon2 votes

what pyke rework?

Illabethe1 votes

Base stats HEALTH GROWTH 110 ⇒ 100 ARMOR GROWTH 4 ⇒ 5 MAGIC RESIST GROWTH 1.25 ⇒ 2

E - Phantom Undertow BASE DAMAGE 95/130/165/200/235 ⇒ 95/125/155/185/215 DAMAGE RATIO 0.8 bonus attack damage ⇒ 1.0 bonus attack damage

R - Death From Below BASE DAMAGE 190/240/290/340/390/440/475/510/545/580/615/635/655 (at levels 6-18) ⇒ 200/250/300/350/400/450/475/500/525/550/575/590/605 (at levels 6-18) DAMAGE RATIO 0.6 bonus attack damage ⇒ 0.8 bonus attack damage

The higher AD tier damage has increased (post 250 AD), while early game Damage went down.

But also...... I noticed something this morning that irked me.

They snuck in a change to how Pyke's Q works on Normal Cast.

In other words, if you Normal Cast Pyke, it used to release after the Hold when you're trying to hook.

Now, it requires another click of Q to confirm after you Hold.

In other words, they nerfed the hell out of Pyke....... if you are using Normal Cast.

Someone suggested I check for Quick (Smart) Cast.

Turns out I can play FAR stronger when I play on Quick Cast. Everything moves more fluid.

I think once people realize this, Pyke will either get a nerf, or they will revert the Normal Cast Change. Or maybe I'm just good and can carry with him. I don't know. Not enough stats. Not enough Boards honesty.

TyroneWatermelon4 votes

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Base stats HEALTH GROWTH 110 ⇒ 100 ARMOR GROWTH 4 ⇒ 5 MAGIC RESIST GROWTH 1.25 ⇒ 2

E - Phantom Undertow BASE DAMAGE 95/130/165/200/235 ⇒ 95/125/155/185/215 DAMAGE RATIO 0.8 bonus attack damage ⇒ 1.0 bonus attack damage

R - Death From Below BASE DAMAGE 190/240/290/340/390/440/475/510/545/580/615/635/655 (at levels 6-18) ⇒ 200/250/300/350/400/450/475/500/525/550/575/590/605 (at levels 6-18) DAMAGE RATIO 0.6 bonus attack damage ⇒ 0.8 bonus attack damage

The higher AD tier damage has increased (post 250 AD), while early game Damage went down.

But also...... I noticed something this morning that irked me.

They snuck in a change to how Pyke's Q works on Normal Cast.

In other words, if you Normal Cast Pyke, it used to release after the Hold when you're trying to hook.

Now, it requires another click of Q to confirm after you Hold.

In other words, they nerfed the hell out of Pyke....... if you are using Normal Cast.

Someone suggested I check for Quick (Smart) Cast.

Turns out I can play FAR stronger when I play on Quick Cast. Everything moves more fluid.

I think once people realize this, Pyke will either get a nerf, or they will revert the Normal Cast Change. Or maybe I'm just good and can carry with him. I don't know. Not enough stats. Not enough Boards honesty.

Ayo hol up. So you be sayin' that stats and number adjustments are a rework? iz you ok?

Illabethe2 votes

Not quite a rework, but the Normal Cast vs Quick cast thing is.

I've been pulling 53% with him on Normal Cast. I completely dominate with him on Quick Cast. Riot forcing players to use Quick Cast is as much a rework as any.

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