Why I don't like the Fiora and Gangplank reworks

Alacor·8/10/2015, 2:42:56 AM·2 votes·1,318 views

I was going to write a long post detailing my thoughts on this, but this can honestly just be boiled down to this:

They now revolve around playing mini-games.

Gangplank is now all about his barrels instead of his old hit and run playstyle. Potentially more rewarding? Maybe. More boring than rewarding imo.

Fiora is now all about playing her weird positional mini-game that seems to be destined to never pay off. She no longer has a "wow" button, too. Very boring.

Focus has shifted from your opponents to these mini-games in both instances.

12 Comments

Mecha MaIphite8/10/2015, 3:47:43 AM3 votes

Their old kits were super boring and one-dimensional. The GP rework was meh for me but I like the Fiora rework a lot.

SIayton8/10/2015, 3:06:14 AM2 votes

I like new GP a lot more than old one. He can still do what he did as the old one. He also just has death barrels.

Fiora, I agree on though. RNG weak points and nothing particularly exciting, lackluster ult, too much focus on a not that rewarding minigame. Much preferred old Fiora TBH.

Critmaster Garen8/10/2015, 2:44:15 AM2 votes

gangplanks rework is pretty awesome.

more boring are you kidding me? old gangplank was literally, run up to your opponent, hope for a q crit, run away. repeat. new gangplank is much more interesting.

Reaper Review8/10/2015, 2:49:45 AM1 votes

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Gangplank is now all about his barrels instead of his old hit and run playstyle. Potentially more rewarding? Maybe. More boring than rewarding imo.

Gangplank's basic attacks periodically ignite his target, dealing 20 + (10 × Gangplank's Level) (+ 120% Bonus AD) bonus True Damage over 1.5 seconds and granting Gangplank 30% bonus Movement Speed for 2 seconds.

Destroying a Powder Keg instantly readies Trial by Fire and grants its bonus Movement Speed.

That said, if you think potential 60% Armor-ignoring AoE crits are more boring than rewarding, then that's on you, I guess. To me, it beats a flat AD boost that literally just sat there until you activated it to make it slightly stronger for a moment.

Hexy Gunblade9/17/2015, 1:04:08 PM1 votes

I totally agree. I enjoy playing league of legends, and if it starts becoming league of arbitrary mini-games, then the incentive for me to play drops significantly.

LadyRenly9/17/2015, 1:05:49 PM1 votes

I am trying to get the hang of focusing on the map for ganks, and focus on the macro game, and focus on CS, now focusing on these mini games is too much for my bronzeness to handle

Sexy Man Child9/17/2015, 1:09:22 PM1 votes

Aiming skill shots is a part of every highly mechanical champion. The difficulty they added to Gangplank and Fiora IMO made their power level acceptable. There is no greater satisfaction than landing a chain of barrels into a triple kill and laughing your way all to the nexus and the payoff for Fiora landing her ult is massive. You're complaining about two of the most basic champs in the game finally getting some skill requirement. Downvoted.