Remove % mr/armor penetration

yes, remove something that's balanced so that riot have to rebalance absolutely everything else in the game

that sounds clever and time and cost efficient

10/10 suggestion

I don't get it. Tanks would be unstoppable? Oh, I see. Rebalance everything.

League of Tanks

same for this

%-based resistance penetration serves an important purpose in shapening the power curves of defense and offense.

In theory this might work by making there be less overall armor in the game but the armor one does have matters more. They would have to nerf or remove the armor reduction on Black cleaver though since it would likely streight up replace LW if LW were removed from the game.

Instead of a LW item being mandatory and effectively removing 45% of an enemies bought armor a reduction of all armor by 25% would be a buff to tanks and open ADC builds.

Current situation:80 base armor + (200(1-.45))bonus armor=190 effective armor or a 65.5% damage reduction Example after change: 80 base armor+ 150 bonus armor = 230 or a 69.69% damage reduction

This would be a buff to tanks in theory until a certain bonus AD threshold is met. I can't say how much of a counteraction about 30 more AD would be.

Flat armor reduction is a bit of a problem however given the effectiveness of it on several champs like MF and Lucian. Perhaps making flat pen on items a Named unique passive would be enough of a fix though.

Who would benifit from this change the most? Likely Fighters who don't get a LW item already. Jax, and Shyvana likely being the biggest beneficiaries and Irelia to a slightly lesser extent given True damage not being buffed or nerfed by a change like this.

BotRK would however be in a bit of a better place for champs who do not tend to build Black cleaver or LW.

tbh the real cancer is champions/items with reduction to all incoming damage regardless of type

So give tanks, when ahead, no couterplay? : ^)