I like the Trist update! But...

4nth0l0gy·Jan 26, 2015·1 votes·901 views

It doesn't really fix any of the problems her kit presents. As an ADC, she still has a knockback and a (resettable) escape. She still has really strong poke early game. She also still has amazing range late game (which would be fine on its own if not for the rest of her kit being fairly overloaded).

I'm sure you guys are going to tweak numbers, but at the end of the day I'm not sure you're going to really 'fix' her unless you're willing to tamper with her kit's identity a bit. You might have to remove her AA range scaling. Or take the reset off her W.

I'm aware she also has an AP identity to maintain, but I'm worried she's going to come back to bot lane and remain as oppressive as ever when she's strong. No matter how good her new visuals are (and they are great), they're not worth much if she's going to warrant a ban every game.

9 Comments

UnedibleJan 26, 20153 votes

That new splash she has is quite hideous

4nth0l0gyJan 26, 20151 votes

It's...honestly? It's fine. It's a little weird. Her in-game model and animations look great, though.

That's not the point of this thread. I'm more concerned with her kit and gameplay.

disregardableJan 26, 20151 votes

That hop reset is seriously the best thing ever. It gives her a ton of ability for unique, fun plays. I'd go so far to say that it's what makes Tristana viable. I do not want it touched.

4nth0l0gyJan 26, 20151 votes

I agree. If I were going to change anything, I'd just reduce her AA range, maybe get rid of the scaling and leave it as it is at a lower level.

You wanna hop all over the place? Fine. But be really careful, because you've got limited range to work with and a bunch of melees who'd love to see you hop too close. (She still would have a knockback to save her once).

That just makes sense thematically, right? I mean, I know she has a cannon, but she's a small critter; she's not taking 700-range shots with that from her hip.

disregardableJan 26, 20151 votes

They already gave her attack speed a significant nerf though. :(

4nth0l0gyJan 26, 20151 votes

True...but she still gets that steroid on her Q, which I feel makes her unnecessarily safe. She already has extreme mobility and good burst, it's okay if her tradeoff is low sustained damage.

disregardableJan 26, 20151 votes

Low sustained damage from no range, though? That's why she has one of the worst laning phases in the game right now. No one wants to extend that to mid game. ._.

Apple WatchJan 26, 20151 votes

Tristana is op shiz

Clopping PonyJan 26, 20151 votes

I thought they were removing the reset on her rocket jump?

"we decided to cement Tristana as a daredevil reset carry who gets bonuses from (rocket) jumping into fights while removing some of thesafe strength she had in her kit."

Maybe they worded it weirdly.