Why Do You Hate Creativity, Riot?

CantSumLikeThis·Oct 29, 2015·1 votes·647 views

Pretty much title. Why Do You Hate Creativity, Riot? By creativity I mean playing/building champions "differently". Here's what I mean:

AP Rengar AP Tryndamere AD Fizz

The list goes on. Why Riot? I don't understand. These were viable, fun, and different build paths. Why were they nerfed to the ground?

P.S. "Creativity" probably isn't the correct term but I'm too tilted to write a good post. P.S.S. Choo choo! Down-vote train to oblivion because of different opinion!

12 Comments

lightdragoon88Oct 29, 20153 votes

Because they aren't healthy or fun to play against.

CantSumLikeThisOct 29, 20151 votes

Can you define "healthy?" And "fun to play against" is 100% subjective. For me, Riven isn't "fun to play against" but it's still a thing.

lightdragoon88Oct 29, 20151 votes

"healthy" is giving strength to use and weakness to be exploited. These off build that give strength but no weakness is "unhealthy"

Yes fun to play against is subjective, but when a vast majority don't find it fun to play against then something must be done.

Hayaishi2Oct 29, 20151 votes

Because if it isn't healthy it shouldn't be allowed.

FlahertyOct 29, 20151 votes

It's easier to balance champions when how you build them is restricted.

PuynsiOct 29, 20151 votes

Because jews.

Rustling BushOct 29, 20151 votes

different builds can be fine, but off builds usually become problematic and toxic like ad tank fizz, yeah ill take normal ap fizz anyday over that thing or sated kayle killing everything while being immune to everything, i assume ap rengar heals were very annoying to but i wasn't around for that so i don't know.

Red RyuOct 29, 20151 votes

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different builds can be fine, but off builds usually become problematic and toxic like ad tank fizz, yeah ill take normal ap fizz anyday over that thing or sated kayle killing everything while being immune to everything, i assume ap rengar heals were very annoying to but i wasn't around for that so i don't know.

It did absurd magic damage while healing him a ton and making him mega tanky because he would use W three times in a row if sone correctly.

AscendedxBladeOct 29, 20151 votes

ya healthy dont bring up that fucking excuse when the sated devour is still in this game riot is almost to the line where if they cross they have become sellouts. im not saying they are bad im saying they are making some very very bad choices on champ balance and creation they seem to make the new champs flashy and not fun to play agenst then next patch they get nerfed into the ground and never played again feeling very sorry for sion as he was good then everything around him got nerfed.

NavyDiveaOct 29, 20151 votes

Most of this is true except the Scion bit. Old Scion was crap and all over the place, AP scion was toxic as hell. The only reason he isn't top lane right now is because the meta shifted from tanks to bruisers.

MarthianOct 29, 20151 votes

Not particularly creative (but you mention that anyways)
They don't like oppressive champions. Rengar would heal up a ton (as would tryndamere), AD fizz would be extremely difficult to fight (builds like a bruiser and still does insane damage while being tanky AND slippery. An unhealthy combo.) AP Yi would become nigh invincible and would just free clean up team fights. Mage Gragas had basically everything (and you couldn't do much against him.) Alistar and Leona are not supposed to jungle because their ganks are way too strong. They don't mind creative/unusual builds. What they don't like is when it is ridiculous to play against.

Deadly QuillsOct 29, 20151 votes

Riot doesn't hate creativity. They are just not proponents to it. They're not going to change a champion so that you can build him or her off meta, they're going to stick to what the champion was originally designed for. You shouldn't be asking Riot hwy they hate creativity, you should be asking the community, Because they are the ones who hate it, not Riot.