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"We're just trying to let other champions have some time in the spotlight"

Garekk·10/17/2015, 5:57:15 AM·117 votes·6,408 views

We tend to let champions like Sejuani (who thrived close to a 60% win rate for a while) level off after we nerf them in some way. We're not intending to leave them to die and be forgotten, but in the interest of keeping the live environment fresh, we don't want to rebound and throw more buffs at her, since she only just stopped being picked so much. She'll be back -- we're just trying to let other champions have some time in the spotlight!

-Riot Time Wizard

Alright, cool. So when can we expect the patch that guts Yasuo to Sejuani tier so we can stop seeing this irritating champion literally every game?

I mean, that's only logical, right? He's had his time in the spotlight for nearly two years now. When are the Yasuo nerfs coming so we can see a different champion fill his role in the mid lane? Someone like, I dont know, ? Remember him? He used to be a champion too, until Zed and Yasuo stole his role and he was nerfed to oblivion. While you're at it, has been sitting in the gutter for nearly as long as Yasuo has had his little 'spotlight'. I wouldnt shed a tear if their positions were swapped.

EDIT: The Yasuo mains have arrived. Abandon hope, all ye who enter here.

149 Comments

Uiraya10/17/2015, 6:07:50 AM96 votes

Remember when Lee Sin was out of the spotlight for a few weeks? Riot made sure to buff him back in.

There are champs who are not allowed to NOT be in the spotlight. If the meta ever evolves to the point where Thresh is not the best support they will buff him hard.

If the spotlight hits a champ that's not on Riot's approved list, they are summarily nerfed, and given bullshit explanations like the one above.

Then there's Riot's blacklist. If any of these champs even come close to being playable, they are destroyed. If your main has a tier named after them, find a new main- things are never going to change.

Champs like Evelynn and Janna made Riot super mad- no matter how hard they try to dismantle them piece by piece, people keep playing them. Don't worry, the nerfs will continue for both until their mains switch to approved champs. Look at Sona- with enough bullshit nerfs, bullshit reworks, and bullshit explanations, they CAN effectively remove a champion from the game. It just takes a lot of hard work, but Riot is nothing if not determined to get this game running the way THEY want, players be damned!

CPU BIanc10/17/2015, 6:41:51 AM18 votes

Sona : ...

Stellafreyja10/17/2015, 6:49:02 AM15 votes

What really irritates me is their acting like Sejuani was this abomination that dominated the meta for seasons. She was literally OP on accident.

Matezoide10/17/2015, 7:48:18 PM14 votes

Thresh We Thresh want Thresh diversity Thresh

Thresh CANT BE GOOD AT EVERYTHING, JANNA Thresh

NemeBro10/17/2015, 6:34:45 AM13 votes

http://champion.gg/champion/Talon

http://champion.gg/champion/Yasuo/Middle

Yeah man, Talon is so much worse than Yasuo, kek.

"He does everything better than anyone" lol.

Yasuo is legitimately the squishiest melee fighter in the entire game, or at least he has the lowest HP, both early and late (discounting Sion if you're counting secondary fighters, who has lower base HP late game to make his infinitely stacking HP less overbearing). He also has below average base armour (early on at least, later it's a bit better), and no scaling MR. He also tends to build literally no defense these days save the HP from Triforce.

He has a higher skill cap than Talon does. One of the highest in the game actually. He's pretty good.

Talon's a lot better in Solo Q though.

Get over it.