Pls revert Aatrox

Bay B·8/27/2018, 4:51:52 PM·7 votes·1,490 views

For me it's just Riots logic that tilts me. The reason (from what I understand) why they gutted and changed Aatrox was because apparently the old Aatrox was 'too hard to balance', so changing his style completely was the 'only' way.

After seeing the Akali and now Nunu rework I REALLY don't understand how they had no possible way to retain the old Aatrox playstyle. Nerf his W, play around with the AoE burst of his ult, make his E less spammable in lane. They certainly could've made changes to balance the champion, but instead we got this basic, dull champ, whose kit relies on 1 ability that's so slow and clunky compared to the old Aatrox. It just makes me sad that of all the champion reworks, so many good ones, the one champ I loved was the only one that 'couldn't be balanced'. What made Aatrox so different? What mechanic put him over the 'cannot be balanced' line, and once that mechanic is identified, why couldn't it of been tweaked?

If Riot can retain Akali and Nunus playstyles so well, I really dont see how Aatrox could've been that much worse.

17 Comments

Live2LetDie8/27/2018, 4:52:53 PM3 votes

Your just joining the list of vets that have had their mains completely redone. Its sad really.

Hotarµ8/27/2018, 5:32:51 PM2 votes

Not going to lie, I never played much of old Aatrox myself, but I dislike the new version as well.

New Aatrox is very awkward to play around. He doesn't feel like Yasuo Azir Shen or Rakan, where you get into a rhythm and can move fluidly. I dislike playing him and fighting him makes him feel either too weak or too strong.


Old Aatrox was even worse to play around. High damage, high lifesteal, could build tankier, and with new runes he was even stronger than before. People need to understand that drain tanks are probably the least fun to fight against. That's why you almost never see Olaf and Aatrox at high winrates for long periods of time. Yes, you can build grevious wounds, but the entire playstyle of "I'm going to do a ton of damage and heal at the same time" being integrated into their kit is just bad design.

Dat Kat8/27/2018, 5:05:57 PM1 votes

Stop spammmm.

I don't understand why your first post about this almost gives no constructive feed back about the argument at all, gets upvotes when this one which includes a piece of your mind receives downvotes . . xDD

Also . . stop spam.

GrãñðmãstêrShãçø8/27/2018, 5:09:45 PM1 votes

They delete champions after they rework them, meaning the old aatrox could only come back if the built him from the ground up, and to them it is not worth it

Bay B8/27/2018, 5:20:18 PM1 votes

Does anyone on Boards want to actually talk about reworks and champ designs or is everyone here to cast judgement and criticisms?