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A Fix Suggestion for the Support Itemization Problem

Iivaitte·1/11/2018, 8:59:46 AM·1 votes·328 views

So its no mystery that item 3069 item 3401 item 3092 are getting removed, which is sad because it was a really big deal when it came out and an even bigger deal when they added quests for them to incentivize support like play. Although I do understand @Riot 's reasoning. These support items are being used in ways that they were not intended for, such as how item 3303 has been since its inception. Being built in top lane, by adc, junglers; Being abused by really anyone who would take the hit for the minor gold gain. Along with kleptomancy being in the game this problem becomes bigger and it is even a larger problem than that when you consider the cheaper price of items in recent patches as well as increased initial gp/s.

Removing item 3069 item 3401 item 3092 however I dont believe is the solution. I believe riot found the solution a long time ago but are unwilling to do the same thing twice. To prevent other champions from abusing the jungle riot invented items like item 1401 and in later patches made it tied to summoner 11.

This allowed Junglers to secure their role and prevent a ton of abuse, Making an item and a summoner spell that could only get you ahead or up to speed if you used them to their full potential. Jungle camps now give in comparison very minimal effect without these items and the only way you can make it worth the buy is if you continue to farm the jungle, taking time away from the time you could just be spending in lane.

I say keep the quests because they make support more dynamic, however I would have riot make a summoner spell like summoner 11 that could help an ally and allow the buying of those support items. Make sure there is a requirement for another player to be nearby to get the gold gain but make it worth the supports while by making it a large enough amount that a support could logistically still accomplish what they need to. (with the effect currently in place where last hitting puts the gold gain on cooldown so that adcs dont abuse it)

Having a summoner spell slot held up by this will dissuade most roles from picking it up and make it unviable in most of its abused scenarios.

Thank you for reading.

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Yrzen1/11/2018, 10:45:53 AM2 votes

They're getting removed to accomodate the sightstone quests, (which in turn opens up Support build paths and is supposed to make Support more satisyfing overall) and their actives are purportedly going onto new items.

Solo laners and adcs taking Support items isn't really a problem right now. It's the same principle as Cull; give up stats (Doran's Blade) now to get minor stats for the time being and a refund to your gold later. In Relic Shield's case, the gold goes to the Support for a faster Ardent Censer. They've sometimes been problematic in the past but that isn't the reason they are being removed at all. In fact, solo laners are usually better off just taking the first tier Support item and sitting on it for as long as possible, then selling it. The changes don't affect that at all.