Once again, we're buffing AD.

Onotori··8 votes·1,267 views

And this is right after we destroyed mages. But everyone likes the AD one shot meta, right? That's why LC$ is so fun to watch right now, when everyone is afraid to even move for fear of being one shot and snowballed against because of that one death!

Remind me why anyone believes Riot puts balance first?

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Colton1475 votes

All AP champions become invalidated by a 450G item (item 1033).

saltran1 votes

I love you

Step Sis Lux3 votes

Dont worry, they said they gonna buff malmortius so another mages nerf :))))

Onotori4 votes

Neato. Just what we need, a better Maw of Invincibility! Imagine how fast an AP version of that item would be removed for being toxic.

Step Sis Lux5 votes

Ye and qss is still one of the most cancer item and makes most of ap champions useless XD But no no dont nerf it

ModWulf Helhammer4 votes

Unless you’re Malzahar, QSS has a minimal effect. Mages that lead their combo with a single CC will have that ability up much faster than QSS.

Step Sis Lux5 votes

im not talking about malzahar, im talking about ap champions

ModWulf Helhammer4 votes

Which is what I said. The only mage QSS screws over is Malz. Everyone else will have their core CC ability up much faster than QSS.

Step Sis Lux4 votes

?xD if u play lux annie lissandra or something and random kaisa or vayne has qss she will use it dodge everything and kill u

ModWulf Helhammer4 votes
  • Why are you letting the ADC get close to you as Lux

  • Why is Annie not instantly bursting them even without the stun (and she has point and click on her main damage, so that’s not getting dodged

  • Why are you not able to burst down or outtank/outsustain with Lissandra

So if you’re still losing just because of QSS, you messed up big time.

Step Sis Lux5 votes

idk maybe im not able to burst them because qss gives them 35 magic res, annie has ANIMATION on her q, its not instant, Im not letting adc get close to me, its hard to not be close when adc has 40 speed more and dash every 4 or 5 sec

ModWulf Helhammer3 votes

As someone who plays both ADCs and mages: 35 MR doesn’t do anything to protect you against mage burst.

Yeah, I’ll save you from the 0/10 mage with a half finished mana item, but for someone who’s actually not losing already, it does next to nothing, not with the flat and total MPen.

Step Sis Lux4 votes

Lol im not saying its ONLY 35 mr, its qss when u stun adc and he just dodges every ability by pressing q (vayne) or more extreme R (Kaisa)

ModWulf Helhammer3 votes

And I gave you multiple reasons why that shouldn’t be happening.

If it is, you are either severely behind or misplaying to the extreme.

Step Sis Lux4 votes

Ye thanks god ap champions has so much item pool to outplay ad champions!

Onotori4 votes

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  • Why is Annie not instantly bursting them even without the stun (and she has point and click on her main damage, so that’s not getting dodged

I item 3812 wonder item 3072 why item 3046 they item 3156 don't item 3139 just item 3026 die.

  • Why are you not able to outsustain

Outsustain an AD champ? That's a funny joke.

So if you’re still losing just because of QSS, you messed up big time.

Or it's like Liss's stun is the ONLY THING that allows her to even try to win, and AD champs have an item to just entirely ignore that, rendering Liss worthless.

ModWulf Helhammer2 votes

A single one of those items will not protect you. And go more than one, you don’t have the damage to kill said target past their resistances.

Lissandra builds off-tanky items. Add on her self-heal ult, you are more than out lasting at most game times.

Onotori5 votes

The funny thing is... they do. 3 of those have lifesteal on them (making you a drain tank god), and the other three make it so you don't actually die to the mage combo. So when Liss ults herself, you just stand there and kill her when she comes out.

And I'd love for you to play Liss and let any AD champ hit you, then tell me how "off-tanky" you feel when half your health is gone in one auto / ability.

Step Sis Liss4 votes

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A single one of those items will not protect you. And go more than one, you don’t have the damage to kill said target past their resistances.

Lissandra builds off-tanky items. Add on her self-heal ult, you are more than out lasting at most game times.

Do you ever playing as liss? Probably not cause everything you write about her is nonsense. The one off-tank item is zhonya, which is situational and it does't matter with that she can cast ult on herself cause when ult ends adc will kill her for 3 hits. /edit Hexdrinker isn't hight impact? xD What are u talking about? Item for 1300 gold with 35 magic resist and shield which absorbs 100 (+10 x level) is balanced? This item makes ad champs unbeatable.

Step Sis Liss4 votes

[{quoted}](name= Król Wilk Sam,realm=NA,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=4n6I8LcZ,comment-id=000100000000000000000000,timestamp=2018-05-01T23:37:29.198+0000)

Which is what I said. The only mage QSS screws over is Malz. Everyone else will have their core CC ability up much faster than QSS.

You forgot about lissandra who is useless vs someone with mercury's treads. Let's add to this qss and hexdrinker and she will be a walking minion.

ModWulf Helhammer1 votes

If Lissandra has her own problems, then she gets her own work (which is what she’s getting. They’ve been working on an updated passive for her for a while)

ModWulf Helhammer2 votes

Maw shield is now only a flat value.

Onotori6 votes

Yeah, a flat value of what, 180-300? As I said, imagine if we had an AP version that gave you a shield for quarter of your health any time you got low. It would be removed so fast it's not even funny.

But Riot doesn't favor AD at all, right?

Yaśuo Main4 votes

So AKA ignore what he said and strawman

ModWulf Helhammer2 votes

350, which is 5 more Hp than currently, but offers no scaling.

And no, you wanted want a shield that just procs when you get low, because it would be useless.

Want to know how to counter Maw? Proc it, then wait the few seconds till it fades. Congrats, you have wasted his item for a few MP.

That’s how everyone knows how to counter it. So maybe try that, instead of complaining every time a class has an item that gives then defense against your main?

Onotori5 votes

[{quoted}](name= Król Wilk Sam,realm=NA,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=4n6I8LcZ,comment-id=00010000000100000001,timestamp=2018-05-01T23:44:21.843+0000)

Want to know how to counter Maw? Proc it, then wait the few seconds till it fades. Congrats, you have wasted his item for a few MP.

So, I lose the kill I should have, by all rights, gotten, and since most mage ults have a CD of ~80-100s early game, their Maw is up again next time I can combo them, and I'm entirely unable to kill them on my own since they bought one item.

Now doesn't that seem a little bit... broken?

ModWulf Helhammer2 votes

WHY ARE YOU USING YOUR ULT WHEN THEY HAVE A SHEILD UP?

Do you tower dive an Anivia when she has her egg? Of course not, it’s suicide. You treat a high impact defensive item the same way.

It doesn’t take much to proc the shield, and as nearly every mage has some form of poke, you can proc it without committing to an engage. Then, when the shield is gone in the next few seconds, that’s when you use your ult and engage on them.

Onotori4 votes

It's almost like they run away and back after that shield saves their ass after they fucked up. I don't think any mage has a CC that lasts what, 5 seconds?

And I don't really think it's fair for a "high impact defensive item" (that has very high offensive stats at the same time) should cost so little. Hexdrinker is 1300g for that shield, and then Maw makes it a god tier offensive item that at the same time makes you into an anti-mage tank.

ModWulf Helhammer1 votes

Hexdrinker is not the high impact, Maw is.

If they’ve backed off, congrats! You have free control over the lane. Push it in to get tower damage, invade the enemy jungle with your own, roam to other lanes, get deep wards in, etc.

If you seriously believe that a kill is the only way to gain an advantage in this game, then it isn’t the right one for you.

Onotori4 votes

Yeah, let's push when mages are the easiest lane to gank, and all the meta junglers can wipe you off the face of the game in two seconds or so.

Oh let's also use that new mana pool of ours to push and then have to back as well, making our lead null.

If you seriously believe mages are capable of competing after being nerfed every season while AD gets buffed... you need to take a step back, and pull your head out of Riot's ass.

BladeSteel2 votes

So...do as he says, proc the maw and don't use your ult to do it...then next time use your ult. Hard right? maybe for bronzies....

Step Sis Lux4 votes

Actually konotori is gold and wilk is bronze

Step Sis Liss2 votes

{quoted}

So...do as he says, proc the maw and don't use your ult to do it...then next time use your ult. Hard right? maybe for bronzies....

Said it someone who had silver in past seasons xD btw im d5 so don't try to shine here

BladeSteel3 votes

And look at how many ranked games I played during those seasons XD and my winrate. Idc about ranked. Common sense > ranked here, especially when respected high elo players don't complain about maw, only the losers on the boards. And the moment you try to bring rank into this it means that you feel insecure about your stance so if that's how you feel...

Step Sis Liss2 votes

{quoted}

And look at how many ranked games I played during those seasons XD and my winrate. Idc about ranked. Common sense > ranked here, especially when respected high elo players don't complain about maw, only the losers on the boards. And the moment you try to bring rank into this it means that you feel insecure about your stance so if that's how you feel...

XD Are u stupid or just pretending? You calling others bronzies, so you bring rank into this as first. I'm trying to just make you realize that most players there have higher division than you so you shouldn't call them like that.

Dasdi962 votes

When was the last time an ad assassin that isn't Khazix was played in comp?

Onotori6 votes

When was the last time an AD assassin was actually weak (and I mean ACTUALLY weak, not mains pretending they're bad as they one shot people)?

Edge of Daybreak2 votes

{quoted}

When was the last time an AD assassin was actually weak (and I mean ACTUALLY weak, not mains pretending they're bad as they one shot people)?

so you just gonna dodge that question cause you know the answer or what?

Death by Glamour1 votes

erm

Camille

Edge of Daybreak2 votes

I'm gonna assume you meant to click something else and didnt just post a fighter in response to a question about AD assassins.

Death by Glamour1 votes

No my point tho rather clumsy was why play and ad assasin when camille and now irelia do the same job but with staying power and utility

Dasdi962 votes

{quoted}

When was the last time an AD assassin was actually weak (and I mean ACTUALLY weak, not mains pretending they're bad as they one shot people)?

I don't even play ad assassins. However, I actually know how to deal with them.

saltran1 votes

I mean, if you play Annie I trust that you know how to play against assasins, LS would be proud.

Onotori3 votes

I mean you either stunlock them, or they don't statcheck you hard enough. You don't really "deal" with them. Especially considering most of them are targeted.

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