So for a long time I've tried to learn Tristana and Yasuo. And while I watched all the videos and read the guides and matchups, the consensus was that the were weak/underpowered. A post would come up every so often asking for buffs.
Enter 5.17, they become fotm because of lcs and all I see are complaints about how op both of them are.
Did I miss a patch over-buffing them or something?
Lugg3 votesYas has always been OP. His kit is too loaded not to be. Tristana has always been OP as well. She fell out of favor after her rework because it took awhile for people to relearn her. The resets on her jumps is the worst part.
GastonBarnacles1 votesYeah that reset is the thing that needs to go 100%. On top of that the range could be nerfed.
Lugg1 votesThe problem with resets, IMHO, is that the champion should get 1 reset, then it goes on CD for like 30 seconds. That would be a fair compromise.
ChloeBot2 votesWelcome to league .-. Correct me if I'm wrong, but the same thing happened with Kalista, I played her all the time when she was realeased and nobody complained then. But suddenly people started calling her op, despites no patches to her around that time
Nilok1 votesHonestly, everyone in my group hated Kalista the moment she was released. Then again, many of us are theory crafters and d&d players, so we run the numbers a lot.
ChloeBot1 votesMaybe, I don't know. All I know, is that I personally didn't see anyone complain about her. I was also not active on the forums back then, but nobody cried OP in game or anything. Either way, it's just from my experience. lol
Nilok1 votesA friend of mine who was testing her on the PBE described her as cancerous.
Not saying your experience isn't true, just that view of her has existed since her public announcement.
Tahyana1 votesI didn't complain about her on the boards, but my main complaint was that I always got stuck being someone's oathsworn when they didn't even ask. One time they did that to me and I was playing Soraka. I haven't been in a game with her since, really, and after the Soraka/Kalista thing, I made it a point to leave base as soon as possible so I wouldn't be made one without my permission.
LadyRenly2 votesChamps don't need "buffs" to make them OP. They can be gutted and dumpstered, but if a pro even DARES pick them, they suddenly become flavor of the month and everyone picks them because pros only pick OP champs, right?
Viktor and Urgot are prime examples I can think of. People will laugh at them and call them junk, until someone picks them to fit a certain comp and then suddenly everyone and their grandma is trying to spam them ranked to copy the pros
Meep Man2 votesFlavor of the month, the community moves around every month with a few exceptions
MisterHealYoGirl1 votesThe armor item nerfs really helped Yasuo, since a lot of his top lane matchups are tanks. Tristana is a hyper-carry, a role which has grown in popularity as tanks and other bruisers become less able to get to that squishy backline. Tristana also knocks down towers unbelievably fast, which was always a useful skill to have.
The0neBarWarrior1 votesExcept that Randuin's passive that blocks 10% crit statistically stops more of his damage than the old armor items would have.
GastonBarnacles1 votesI complained about Tristana needing nerfs about 40 days ago.
The0neBarWarrior1 votesI'm talking about a long time ago, shortly after her rework :/