I mean, you've basically said, "You have to snowball really fucking hard to get any stacks, in which you actually have to snowball while having Devourer which means you'll have to know you'll snowball or else its useless. Yes you can be psychic, you just have to try rreeealllyyy hard."
I think I liked the magic damage on hit more. At least that went above 60 damage and let us farm monsters for it.
sp4412 votesExcept you can still farm monsters to get stacks.
Learn to read.
Shroom Junkie1 votesExcept you can still farm monsters to get stacks.
Learn to read.
"LARGE MONSTERS 1 stack per kill ⇒ 1 stack per takedown (kill or assist)"
I'm sorry, does that say "per takedown (kill, assist, or monster kill)?" No, it doesn't. So unless its being extremely vague by meaning "if you assist in a monster kill you'll get a stack," then no, it doesn't stack off of monsters anymore.
Reaper Review1 votes"LARGE MONSTERS 1 stack per kill ⇒ 1 stack per takedown (kill or assist)"
I'm sorry, does that say "per takedown (kill, assist, or monster kill)?" No, it doesn't. So unless its being extremely vague by meaning "if you assist in a monster kill you'll get a stack," then no, it doesn't stack off of monsters anymore.
It means if you kill or assist in killing a large monster, you get 1 stack. As opposed to the live Devourer which only stacks if you kill the monster directly. The main difference is that you still get a stack if you help donate a buff to a laner.
Shroom Junkie1 votes[{quoted}](name=Naut A Liss,realm=NA,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=AqI9AKIJ,comment-id=000000000000,timestamp=2015-07-08T01:47:48.601+0000)
It means if you kill or assist in killing a large monster, you get 1 stack. As opposed to the live Devourer which only stacks if you kill the monster directly. The main difference is that you still get a stack if you help donate a buff to a laner.
Ah. Well, that was extremely vague of Riot... I wish they'd made that more clear rather than leading me to believe you can only get stacks on kill or assist.
disregardable1 votesThey did, in the description in the patch notes...
Shroom Junkie1 votes[{quoted}](name=The AFK Farmer,realm=NA,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=AqI9AKIJ,comment-id=00000000000000000000,timestamp=2015-07-08T01:55:40.223+0000)
They did, in the description in the patch notes...
That wasn't the description, though, it was the note/overview. I generally only read the specifics of it so I don't have to read a big wall of text to get that this new thing slows you.
disregardable1 votesSo, you didn't read the explanation of the change was or why it happened, then you came to the boards to demand to be explained what the change was and why it happened...
Lord Dusteon1 votes"LARGE MONSTERS 1 stack per kill ⇒ 1 stack per takedown (kill or assist)"
I'm sorry, does that say "per takedown (kill, assist, or monster kill)?" No, it doesn't. So unless its being extremely vague by meaning "if you assist in a monster kill you'll get a stack," then no, it doesn't stack off of monsters anymore.
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"Ah, Devourer. A remnant of that one time we did the fastest design u-turn in the history of League of Legends development (a trophy potentially shared with Season 3's Black Cleaver).
It appears we have returned to the fight.
Let's start with the current Devourer and its infinite stacking. Initially, our assumption was that y'all were really invested in the concept of infinite stacking (and infinite power!!!), but as we've tried to iterate around this ‘must have' mechanic, we've come to realize it just doesn't jive well in a PvP game. Either you're stuck in that Always Be Farming mentality, or you're so far behind the enemy jungler that you regret many of the decisions that brought you there in the first place. Nobody likes lagging behind in the stack marathon.
So some goals: first, since this enchantment has always been the "I want to farm the jungle" pickup, we decided to keep the transformation-via-blood-of-my-enemies while taming that Always Be Farming mentality. A hard cap means if you're behind in the Devourer race, you're not just perpetually behind the curve - you can double down your farming efforts to catch up. Additionally, once that transformation does take place, you're not just daydreaming about your next meal - you're sated and ready to rumble.
Second, we've also updated the way this thing builds stacks in the first place.** A simple change is that Devourer builds on monster takedowns (assists or kills), rather than just kills**, so you don't feel bad when you give away that blue buff, or when Kalista secures the Dragon with a mega-Rend. Also, speaking of Dragon, we're really trying to incentivize Devourer junglers to focus on contested jungle objectives, like the Rift Scuttler or Dragon, as it gets them out into the sunlight (can't be playing League all day) while also giving enemies clear ways to slow your Devouring roll.
Third: for that Sated Devourer on-hit buff, we were going for some natural synergy with Devourer's on-hit damage, but are very aware of the potential craziness that can come from it. Things like Blade of the Ruined King's passive proc, or Master Yi's Wuju Style come to mind, but we're hoping you can exercise some real creativity in this space.
Go forth.
Devour. General STARTING ON HIT MAGIC DAMAGE 25 ⇒ 30 LARGE MONSTERS 1 stack per kill ⇒ 1 stack per takedown (kill or assist) EPIC MONSTERS 1 stack per kill ⇒ 5 stacks per takedown CHAMPIONS 2 stacks per takedown ⇒ 1 stack per takedown RIFT SCUTTLER 1 stack per kill ⇒ 2 stacks per takedown NEWGHOST DOG While stacking your Devourer, you are accompanied by a Ghost Dog who will grow with stacks NEWWE'RE GONNA COMBINE At 30 stacks, Ghost Dog merges with the wielder and the Devourer transforms into..."
sp4411 votesI... ARE YOU COMPLETELY IGNORING THAT FIRST PART? LET ME HIGHLIGHT IT FOR YOU:
"LARGE MONSTERS 1 stack per kill ⇒ 1 stack per takedown (kill or assist)"
AS IN: INSTEAD OF HAVING TO KILL THE MONSTER YOURSELF, YOU CAN JUST DAMAGE IT, LIKE SAY, YOU'RE GIVING THE BLUE BUFF TO YOUR MID LANER.
IS THE AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM THIS FUCKING CRIPPLED?