Zoe Balance Changes

lQ Lord·11/27/2017, 3:25:38 PM·3 votes·1,128 views

I know balancing Zoe is going to come out in the next 1 or 2 patches so I want to say this: Zoe seems pretty balanced to me but people keep complaining that she is broken. I am nearing level 4 with her already so I have a bit of experience with her. Veigar can dish out more damage easier than Zoe which is why I think she is balanced. But I think just shortening her E or even scaling how long it lasts as you level it up would balance it. Her long range Q is fairly hard to hit and does less damage than a Veigar W, which is why I don't think it should be nerfed as hard at least.

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lolipopevelynn11/27/2017, 4:14:11 PM5 votes

People often confuse Annoying for Broken. Teemo has gotten unwarranted nerfs simply because he was annoying and had nothing at all to do with how strong he was.

Zoe is annoying but not at all broken or even strong. her late game is horrible. all she can do late game is poke or catch someone with sleep which lux or xerath can do significantly better. not to mention that lux snare and xerath stun is significantly better than a sleep.

LadyRenly11/27/2017, 3:31:16 PM2 votes

On the whole, I think Zoe is quite balanced. Is her kit healthy? Idk, but she seems balanced to me. But I think she could use some adjustments. Honestly, I think altering how her E works in terms of disabling should be changed, and other than that, tweak her W numbers a little. Other than that, I think she's in a decent spot.

I think she just has a perception of being "NEW HIDDEN META OP!?" because of her upfront burst. The thing is, she has one ability that does a gajillion damage. Okay. But she typically uses Q twice, comboed with an E and sometimes R. Yet all the damage is loaded onto the Q. Yet Veigar can half health/full health any 2 enemies in the game in late game by pressing Q once.

I think if we look at W and E, Zoe may be in a rough spot, so her damage numbers should remain for now.

Ahris11/27/2017, 3:49:55 PM2 votes

Zoe's E should not be 2 sec stun at rank 1.

DD Sync11/28/2017, 1:07:27 PM1 votes

she can be broken, since technically her w can give her really op effects such as redemption in the early game. I think the balance patch could be more about shard drop rates, (how many drops in how many mins) and how probable it is for a shard to be a strong one (ignite redemption, flash, teleport) .

DarthFantasia12/4/2017, 8:06:41 AM1 votes

Her winrate is also 46% so...