@Meddler and Reav3s - Irelia VS Reality and Terrible Decision. Explain It.
I didn't address this when Swain was announced because I was honestly hoping it the champion roadmap would reveal a champion like Mordekaiser or Nunu. You didn't though because you think Irelia is in a worse spot than a whole list of champion that you have either purposely worked on and ruined and are ignoring.
Irelia: Win Rate - 49.6%, Popularity - 1.1% / This champion hits on your five pillars more, has a better win rate and popularity than a lot of champions, has better art than a lot of champions, is more skill expressive, and a lot more. Her art assets are in a better place than a lot of other champions. Why was this champion chosen over other champions that are being blatantly ignored because of your ignorance?
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Karma: Win Rate - 46.7%, Popularity - 2.0% / Terrible thematic that you purposely ruined and refuse to work on the for the past four years. Her kit is balanced for the sake of the game and not what actually fits the character. You evolve her entire existence around shields and shield enhancing items. In a pathetic attempt at trying to appease Karma mains, you are going to giver a Janna sized rework that is going to do nothing but buff her shields again. Her win rate is low and her popularity is high, on a kit that doesn't fit any mold in this game really and she doesn't have a thematic at all. She does nothing but shield and has a terrible thematic.
Mordekaiser: Win Rate - 49.0%, Popularity - 0.55% / Another champion that you purposely ruined and refuse to work on. In a sense he is worse than Karma because you tried to experiment on him and you failed miserably. The work you did on this champion didn't address anything and created more problems and more bugs. Mordekaiser has a terrible thematic and lower popularity. He does nothing but take dragons and has the most bugs in the game because of your work on him.
Nunu: Win Rate - 41.4%, Popularity - 0.3% / A champion that is severely outdated in terms of his art, theme and kit. He is not as good in the JG and he has a lot of problems with his kit. In a really terrible attempt at working on him in an update, you actually didn't accomplish anything. He's still in the pathetic state he has been in for many years now and I am surprised he was not even considered before Swain or Irelia. He does nothing in the JG now and is severely outdated in terms of the five pillars you created.
Kayle: Win Rate - 52%, Popularity - 0.8% / A champion with outdated art, theme, kit, and an ULT like Poppy's that you have deliberately said you want to remove from the game. You keep going on about how you want to make Kayle and Morgana amazing with a fresh VGU and really tell an amazing story with the two. Unfortunately you decided it was a better fit to give this to a champion with more of a theme, sill expression and better art than a champion that has been ignored for anything.
You grade you champions on the five pillars you explained to us: Satisfaction, A resonant theme, Skill-expression, Fairness, and Uniqueness. You have a bunch of champions in a worse spot than Irelia but you seem to think just because you have one good idea on her you can really bring her thematic to life. in the end though we are going to be left with champions that hit less on your five pillars and are being ignored for a champion that hits more on your five pillars and is more popular.
I seriously wonder if these Developers warp data in a way that gives them a convenient excuse to work on anything in this game, while single handily ignoring a large portion of the game that is in a worse spot. You guys create reasons to do one thing but completely ignore something else that you deliberately worked terribly on or are ignoring. AN IDEA IS NOT A REASON T WORK ON A CHAMPION. History, data, actually looking at the champion as a whole, and your five pillars should be the soul reason you work on a champion. You ruined Karma and Morde and you still have done nothing to rectify mistakes for years now. You are ignoring less popular champions, champions with lower win rates, and champions who hit less on your five pillars . . . for a Irelia VGU that is unwarranted before a lot of other champions.
I ask you this all of the time. Do you care about this game? Do you actually care about working on this game or what excuse you can create to say Irelia deserves a VGU over champions identities you ruined like Karma and Morde . . . . and even worse champions like Nunu and Kayle. I don't understand you Developers . . . yet again . . . coming off as uncaring and unwilling to do the right thing. Down vote me. I don't care. I would appreciate a legit reason behind working on Irelia outside of some ridiculous idea that is not an actual reason to work on anyone else in this game.
