Not everything CertainlyT did was a distaster.

TheZacStreetBoys·5/30/2018, 10:45:13 PM·3 votes·1,704 views

DISCLAIMER: Yasuo, Zoe, and Kalista when she's meta are not busted, just not fun to play against. I just want to get this out of the way. I do not think in any way they are OP. And I'm not shaming people who play them--Zoe is fun as hell when you're the one playing her, and I've put too many games into her to call myself a good person.

So people are pissed at CertainlyT. The 3 champs I mentioned above all have their own major issues that I don't want to get into. That's another debate--like, seriously, I don't want people discussing that here.

What I'm doing is briefly shedding light to what CertainlyT has done RIGHT. Here are two big examples: 1: The Warwick Rework CertainlyT helped work on this rework. He helped turn a one-dimensional champ into something innovative and interesting, and it was widely regarded as a success. 2: Thresh CertainlyT, among his many champions widely considered to be poorly executed, also worked on Thresh. From what I've heard from others, Thresh is thought of as a revolutionary support. He destroyed the notion that "supports don't do anything" and became the first real playmaking support, making the role more fun for many. Also, I don't see people complaining about him all the time, which is a plus.

Also, one thing you can't deny... While some of CertainlyT's gameplay decisions range from questionable to bad, the champs he's worked on almost all have astounding visual designs and themes, and the kits do fit well with the characters. You cannot deny that his champs are well designed thematically.

So... that's my case. Whether you love or hate CertainlyT (I feel like I'm in the rare middle ground) I hope you can consider my points.

8 Comments

D357R0Y3R5/30/2018, 10:47:54 PM3 votes

kalista WAS a disaster nerfed until only deft can play her

they need to make her viable in soloq without being totally broken in ccompetitive

pretty much the only champion who had 100% pick/ban rate over 400 pro games when she was meta

KVbqbFsC8e5/30/2018, 10:50:01 PM2 votes

Thresh had to be nerfed a ton of times after he was released. He had arguably the most overloaded kit of all time.

z63XnLCMwX5/30/2018, 11:15:09 PM1 votes

I didn't like WW rework. Oh no I'm low. Well going to recall. 7s 6s 5s 4s 3s 2s. A flying WW has appeared, you have been slain. It'll be nice if he wasn't allowed to reach us faster than our recall timer can go down.

Hextech OwI5/30/2018, 11:39:00 PM1 votes

"Not everything X did was a disaster" can be used with anybody though.