The New GP

shadecrapper·Jul 23, 2015·1 votes·455 views

I just played the new GP, and well... He felt really under powered. You have to farm 1500 gold with Q and E for your ult to feel like it did before the rework, :(. My oranges didnt seem to be healing me as much as before. Movement speed is down and AD are down because of E rework. The passive is nice in lane, but you really cant use it that much in a team fight. The barrels are hard to set/ignite because of how long it takes to be able to hit them, and in a team fight you probably will have to use Q to hit it. So your damage isnt nearly as reliable. The slow is nice though. Farming waves and in lane is where your barrels really only have use. He feels like a nurfed version of himself that takes even longer to ramp up, but you wont hit the same power spike as you used to. I think the only way to actually play him is as a split pusher. Then ult when a fight breaks out and maybe TP in. Why does it take 1500 gold!?!?

3 Comments

RemyVampJul 23, 20152 votes

I agree, it's just trashplank now....

Most people are able to kill my barrels before igniting them, especially ranged champions they can kill the barrel without being in range of it's explosion. My best chances are putting a barrel in a bush and ignite it before the enemy sees it. That's how i got most of my kills as the new GP.

shadecrapperJul 24, 20151 votes

I was doing the same thing, you hide a barrel in the bush then throw another out when the enemy comes over and you shoot the barrel in the bush. You can surprise them once or twice. But moving his slow into his barrels makes him almost useless. If the jungler comes you offer nothing to help. You cant kite any more. He needs something.

DrNovaJul 23, 20152 votes

The new GP sucks in my opinion. Really weak, barrels are unreliable as a mechanic and usually dont help, gets shat on by anyone willing to close with him, barrells null and void against anyone with range. Ult is underwhelming, takes a ton of coins or whatever to try to upgrade.

Overall I hope my enemies take him in lane so I can get a free lane win