Can meddler at least stop being inconsistent about fantasy

Derfel··2 votes·403 views

I know exactly why %hp damage, %hp shields and true damage are being forced into the game at such an alarming rate. I know why counters to stealth were removed, why QSS was nerfed for certain champs, why nonsense pure stat checking like redemption exists, why darius was given so much free AD, why Baron gives you an instant recall and guaranteed inhib, why keystones are just glorified massive tacked on stats, why trundle has remain unchanged since the qss nerf despite the fact he auto wins vs other melees. It's all so Riot can force x champs to have x powerspikes at x levels at x time. Riot isn't interested in some trash darius getting stomped into the dirt early and then being useless all game, they want you to feel powerful even if you get shit on simply cause you picked darius for his "mah juggernaut fantasy" and the only way to do this is by doing things like giving darius 200 ad if he lands 5 abilities/autos, or having trundle steal 80% of your resists, or having your supp heal their entire team for 50% of their hp even if they got caught out and died, and this applies to all of the forementioned. I mean it's your game Riot, you can ruin it however you want, but at least can you be consistent about it?

What I mean is can QSS just not exist in the game? You know what my fantasy is when I pick warwick? It's so I can ult and have it do something. That's my fantasy Riot. You know what my fantasy is when I pick teemo? It's so I can lay traps, have fools step on them and then I blind them and laugh, not have my fantasy completely shattered with one fucking 75g item that not only reveals my traps, but disables them while vayne and khazix can not only ditch any semblance of counterplay to their stealth all in the name of fantasy, but get buffed while they're doing it as well. All I ask is for some consistency. You nerfed QSS so Zed and Trundle can have their little fantasies about pressing a button and having an impact, all I ask is you do the same for champs you don't even know exist.

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Galus the bro2 votes

i disagree, i think john cena in fact IS gay

GULAG 4 U1 votes

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Abyssphere1 votes

This is a lot of words that don't achieve much when you could have just started the thread with "I want QSS removed because it's too hard counter-y" and expanded your arguments from there. Nobody's gonna support an OP that's got so much pointless whining in it.

Derfel1 votes

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Abyssphere1 votes

I'm glad you get to feel proud of that burn but I can't see racism making Riot happier to listen to your points so you should really consider getting your priorities in order.

Cynical Rain1 votes

I agree that the new frameworks they're using are very problematic. They're changing champions and items left and right to fit into these frameworks. Anivia's an example which matters to me. It's not just the "fantasy" aspect, which I think is more marketing oriented rather than design. It's the whatever-you-wanna-call it framework which limits champions' play-style to precisely what they want, and some arbitrary notions of what is good counter-play. It's what was happening with all of the Ahri changes. Shifting DFG into her charm, then removing it, lowering lock-on range for projectiles. They want her to only be viable as an assassin? That's what is going to happen. They want her to only be viable as a mage? That's what is going to happen. Ekko, like Teemo and Warwick doesn't matter to me, but it's another example. Changed so he isn't played in a way he's "not meant to be". You don't seem to have a problem with this, and just want fair mistreatment for all champions. I don't want the mistreatment at all.

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