In that sense that Kindred is a failure thematically.
So far most VGUs have been very successful, with the exception of Galio who completely lost his old mage playstyle. Now he's just a tank in mage clothing
Dead flag blues7 votesGalio isn't even the same champion lmao
paisy7 votesIdk I think new Galio is a lot cooler
Nyarlathοtep4 votesHow is galio less of a mage compared to old galio?
GayFluffyUnicorn3 votesI bet he becomes a jungler or something. Is now garbage for soloQ because of his vision gimmick and broken in pro play so he gets nerfed to the ground and noone plays him anymore. And riot be like: ehh we didnt QUITE hit the mark with him, maybe 2025 when we rework him again hahAA sorry btw.
Naalith3 votesMeh. Kindred is probably my favorite character of all time, I don't think it's gimmicky as much as it is extremely niche, and I hope Riot realizes having Bards and Kindreds who almost no one plays but those few people love to play them a lot is okay. Their last pass at reworking Kindred was a failure in a lot of our opinions, hopefully they just kinda keep their hands off. I love the theme and character of Kindred too, so it's just to each their own I guess.
That being said, I don't think Swain will be a botched rework. You mentioned Galio and I do think he might be the only failed full VGU, everyone else has been great. Swain is such an important character both in the lore as well as for the history of the meta in League and they know a lot of people are looking forward to the same champ with a new game breaking playstyle which is what they've been doing lately, and I'm super hyped to see what they came up with.
VardenSalad1 votesI, too, can't wait for release Swain to have mechanics in his kit that look nothing like old Swain's abilities that are borderline unbalanceable, him to be released as trash and then chain-buffed, and then dumpstered when his pick-ban goes through the roof.
Clint Orris1 votesCan we just be honest about Galio for a sec? Yea he's nothing like the old Galio but the old galio was crap with a bland theme. You people sit there eating your member berries and forgetting that his kit really made no sense. He was a gimmick pick at best that was only ever played if he was recently massively buffed or during URF lol.
