So first of before anyone says i don't know anything about Taric, here: http://prnt.sc/afqieu
Taric is in an state where he needs an rework.
Noone can deny it, even those who play Taric.
Even those who enjoy playing him.
Let's look back at season 2/3, what happened? Taric was a insane support that could 1v5 everyone with just items like Runic Bulwark or the old Aegis.
His first ult was basicly mundos but for his entire team. He got beaten by the nerf hammer and did receive a new ult which is basicly still a total lackluster of stats.
Over this time he was in a state where people would wish you cancer just for even trying to pick him.
Taric was a joke according to the community (same goes for Urgot and Yorick).
In season 5/6 people saw that he is one of the most annoying toplaners in the game.
And where are we now? In a state where Taric can run 1v5 with not brain function required.
Seems like an endless circle doesn't it?
Taric atm is a point and click stun bot, heal bot, stat bot and can even run 1v5 with just armor and mr...
And let's don't talk about his ingame model just shows how much he has aged over the years.
So what is left that makes Taric Taric? Concept and character.
That is all, the rest is a bag of random stats for you or your team.
No interaction. No plays. Nothing, just stats.
His concept and character are the things that made me play this ball of stats. I waited until the day i can finally also enjoy his gameplay as a support.
And it finally approaches. Now a champion doesn't need 10 minigames to be enjoyable, but he needs interaction. He needs to able to make plays and give the player some reward of doing something right. Taric doesn't do this. Even a Annie or Yorick can make better plays than Taric (now i know Yorick does need it too, because he suffers from similiar problems). The most complex thing about Taric is managing his passive which (guess what) remains pretty similiar with his relaunch.
And finally to the point why riot reworks champions.
Because they are op? Because they are underplayed? Because they are up? Because they want the players that play the champions to suffer?
No, to keep the game healthy and up to date. Is a point and click stun with just stats smashed onto it healthy gameplay? Is it? It isn't.
Accept what riot does, give criticism or just keep on saying that the champion is ruined and stop playing him.
His core will remain but his whole kit needs an overhaul. Champions always keep their essence in both kit and character.
Still there is big or small ajustments needed. Please do us a favor and wait for his initial reveal.
If you don't like his new kit give feedback on howto make him a champion enjoyable for you.
Well this got longer than i expected it to be.
Just to give a little short version: champions like Yorick, Taric, Swain, Warwick etc. are all beeing reworked for the overall unhealthyness they bring to the game. I love champions like Yorick, Taric or Swain but even if i like those champions for what they are i can't deny that they are unhealthy and need their rereleases. Everybody just calm down and wait for Taric to hit PBE. Then we can talk about stuff like "this isn't Taric anymore", "you ruined my Taric" or "i really don't like...".
and i think he could use some love. he's ancient. he could really use work on all of his abilities except for his heal, which i feel is his most well-made ability. his stun, while great, is a very boring point-and-click stun, his W and R are basically the same ability and they aren't very interesting or all that good. his passive has already been reworked a couple of times and it still isn't quite what it should be. i'm glad to see him on the rework list, and honestly i feel it'd be impossible for riot to make him any worse than he is now
