Suggestion for Ryze
I've been thinking about this for a long time. I am a mediocre Ryze main, so I do not speak for high level players. But I do have a lot of experience. Ryze does damage, there is no debate about that. But does he bring utility to his team?
His new ultimate points to yes, but it's really difficult to actually use it well. It's a neutral ultimate, sort of like Bard's.
Most players are reluctant to follow a friendly Ryze ult, for good reason: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vewra3EcQAw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKsxcSuxNIc In Doom Bots, it was even encouraged to avoid Ryze's ult. So by now, I think most people are wary of stepping in.
My suggestion is this. Tone down his base damage. In exchange, give Realm Warp a second cast.
To elaborate, Ryze's ult is a channel. Teammates have EXACTLY 2 seconds to react. It is really stressing to decide what to do in exactly 2 seconds, especially when they've seen some terrible Ryze ult's. I remember when I ulted my team to safety, with the exception of ADC, who decided to dash out at the last moment. We then lost 1 minute later, as we were 4v5.
I propose that Ryze's ult channels from a minimum of 2 seconds up to 4 seconds. Then, when the team is ready within that 2 second time frame, Ryze can recast to finish the channel. So, damage down, utility up.
I feel really strongly about this. Comments and Opinions?
