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Rune rework will likely have game-breaking rammifications to playstyle diversity.

DarwinTheory··1 votes·825 views

I know it's too late to have any impact on the changes that are forthcoming. but from what I know so far the new Rune system is could really destroy a lot of players play styles and their diversity.

It's all well and good having a new system that grants + AD / AP every 10 minutes, free dashes, credit buys etc etc but the unique-ness that the rune system brought into LOL that gave every player the ability to 'personalise' their champion 'their way' is going to be lost.

For example a riven may opt to replace MR glyphs with AD for more burst. A Garen may replace Glyphs with Cooldown runes for Q poke. A Rammus replace Marks for Armour runes. A chogath health runes. It's this unique playstyle that gives our champions that 'personal' touch and though subtle these changes can make a lane counter manageable......winnable even.

I fear these new runes are just limiting diversity and shoe-horning champions to single playstyles. Everyone's going to pick set runes for set champions it's going to be so generic from what I know so far and this will also completely unbalance the 100+ champions exist. It's going to be a chaotic melting pot of broken champs, hot fixes, buffs and nerfs.

As well as all this though has the impact of losing these starting AD / MR / Armour runes even been factored into RIOTs equations? We have early and late game champs and losing these runes is going to completely throw that out of sync. Even the ability to farm and take minion and tower aggro is going to be massively affected.

12 Comments

Shahamut4 votes

Current runes do not express a playstyle. It's literally just stats. That's ALL current runes are. Stat sticks.

New runes will offer more than just stats, and those things will (ideally) affect your decisions made with the champion.

Worst case scenario, it's as good as current system.

Oleandervine1 votes

I agree with this. Claiming that "having more AD instead of MR on Riven is a play style expression" is a bit of a wild conjecture. The stats offered by the current runes are mostly negligible once mid game rolls around, and even in the early game, their "play style expression" is non existent because having more AD vs more MR on Riven won't actually change how you play her. Under the new Runes, if you, say, have a rune that gives you an extra dash or grants you a big heal for landing CC, you actually will change how you play her, as big changes like that would allow you to be more aggressive and be heavily rewarded for it. If anything, play style diversity will skyrocket, because champions will have more tools at their disposal to do a lot of things the current runes/mastery system won't allow them to do.

Radiant Seraph2 votes

You haven't payed attention or what? Riot already said they're going to tweak the base stats of all champions in preseason.

DarwinTheory1 votes

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You haven't payed attention or what? Riot already said they're going to tweak the base stats of all champions in preseason.

Simply adjusting base stats won't be equal to what's come before. Lets say I face Shen or Rammus top, might want additional armour pen. Stuff like that dosn't come with base stats.

Shahamut1 votes

Armor pen does not change your playstyle. It just gives an invisible damage boost.

Thunderlords Decree affects your playstyle. For instance, if I take this on, say, Yasuo, my playstyle will be more aggressive and look for minimum 3 hit trades. If I take anything else, I may choose to play passive and poke with tornadoes while looking for a better all in.

Not the best example but it's good enough for now.

Tenth Leper1 votes

I am not sure you have seen all the available information sir, because many of the non-keystone runes are just basestats. There are lifesteal, armor, mr, attack speed, hp, and so on.

Statutory Gank1 votes

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I am not sure you have seen all the available information sir, because many of the non-keystone runes are just basestats. There are lifesteal, armor, mr, attack speed, hp, and so on.

Oh how disgustingly wrong you are.

Mordepool1 votes

The meta will be more meta. The off meta will be 100% unviable. My prediction

Meep Man1 votes

Well, I'm pretty sure that whatever playstyles that are being replaced with the new rune system are being replaced with even crazier possibilities, so I doubt the "Jimmies" of the League community will be too sad.

Also, Riot has stated that some champions will have their base stats boosted with the new runes change. So, if a champion relied on having Armor runes to Jungle, and Jungle is a role they want to promote for the champion, they will boost their base Armor.

Statutory Gank1 votes

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Well, I'm pretty sure that whatever playstyles that are being replaced with the new rune system are being replaced with even crazier possibilities, so I doubt the "Jimmies" of the League community will be too sad.

Also, Riot has stated that some champions will have their base stats boosted with the new runes change. So, if a champion relied on having Armor runes to Jungle, and Jungle is a role they want to promote for the champion, they will boost their base Armor.

Wrong the jimmies are ruined. The entire unique playstyle system is boxed in and non existent. An Example is that Mundo has been weakened so much by these changes he is hardly playable anymore with the same degree of effectiveness.

dark100dark1001 votes

No more lv1 45 ap lulu support. I like it.

Statutory Gank1 votes

I just came in here to let all of these naysayers arguing with the OP. You are completely wrong. The OP was correct 100%. Many champions are ruined and you are forced into cookie cutter starts. It is definitely a negative strike against this game in terms of individuality. Riot however has been at war with individual skill for a long time. They want to make it impossible for a good player to solo carry the lower ranked divisions. Most of my champions have been weakened beyond recognition and most of the runes are absolutely useless.

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