What is up with Riot making new support champions?

Taliyahc·2/2/2018, 5:00:13 AM·2 votes·1,561 views

I can't be the only one frustrated every time the support class gets put on the back burner when it comes to champion updates or new champions.

We have now gotten the teaser announcing a marksman will be the new champion once again pushing supports to the side because people want to play high damage champions more then team players who focus vision more than damage.

We received Tahm Kench in 2015 before being completely skipped in 2016, before finally receiving Rakan in 2017.

ADCS got the widely popular Jhin in 2016, Xayah in 2017, and now early 2018 supports get skipped ahead in line for a new marksman...

Riot supports have the lowest numbers out of the five lanes, can we please get some new champs to add to our numbers...

5 Comments

WoadKethunt2/2/2018, 5:33:22 AM2 votes

wasn't bard 2016 also taric rework.

lanes are what you make them, pretty much every tank and half the fighers can be played as support, not to mention those scumlords who take mages down there. even other adcs see play as support

rito more than anything it seams want to make supports fun. that is a really hard goal to achieve which is why they aren't released very oftern

DrugsForRobots2/2/2018, 6:09:00 AM2 votes

I really don't understand why Riot isn't making more vision-oriented support champions. It seems like a really cool and useful design space, and complements what supports are meant to be doing besides healing, shielding, and peeling. Why, Riot, why?

OurLestrade2/2/2018, 11:27:52 AM1 votes

I'd rather they make supports with interesting mechanics than churn one out every year, and it's harder to make deep mechanics for support beyond mind numbing shield stat checks than with other classes. There's a reason Braum's one of the best designed supports in my eyes - his shield his the most unique and empowering support mechanic in the game compared to padding people's life with numbers, involves active position to utilise effectively and also to counter it.

InfinityGruvia11/5/2018, 9:38:44 AM1 votes

finally i found my people like anything to do with supports i will be happy i am not asking for a new champ just some updates