I do not judge the rework. I'm just sad that Shen is no longer for me.

Señor Karthus··2 votes·522 views

Since I started playing Shen I knew he was my kind of guy. Easy to understand, helpful for your team, requiring you of being aware of your team to play good ults, throwing yourself into a teamfight trying to get as many enemies as you can.... Just so you understand my main is Karthus, so you can understand how that global presence and teamfight potential is something I really like. And even if some of that hasn't changed, his new playstyle is not for me anymore. I just can't figure it out. I bet the rework allows for good outplaying if you time your W right and stuff like that. But honestly I don't know to do any of that properly. He is too squishy. And if I build him tanky I don't deal much damage and I'm still squishy. Too reliant on autoattacks for my taste. And again, I know the problem is me, that I am not good enough to get the best of him after the rework. But I just... I will miss the old Shen and I will root for anyone who plays the new one properly.

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Veraska3 votes

I noticed the same thing with fiora, my brother played the old fiora a bit bit when they updated (as they should have) they increased her skill floor tremendously and my brother doesn't like her anymore, same thing happened to shen when they took away his safe sustain and range for avoidance and mitigation tools, it's still good but it's definitely a harder to play champ so it alienates a section of that older playerbase

Señor Karthus2 votes

I feel that too. I'm just really scared for my other main who is the next rework :SSS Taric

Veraska1 votes

I understand the necessity of removing safety and high reliability from the game, it's part of adding counterplay to stuff, I think they said Taric won't be as reliable but he would still be a good support for beginners

Señor Karthus1 votes

"As reliable"... It is things like that that scare me. Because it is not like he is amazing anyway. Good against tons of AD but if not you really need to know what to do and when. "Not as reliable" honestly sounds like "say goodbye to click and stun and say hello to Kalista "

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