Feels like Riot is balancing champions based on what skin they want to sell next

JuiceBoxP··4 votes·1,124 views

It just proves itself over and over and over. every time a certain champion gets some buff COINCIDENTALLY a 20 euro skin comes out for him..

Prime examples - Sylas Vayne prove me wrong?

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Dorans Pants4 votes

It´s a pure coincidence..... every time it happens. [sg-lulu]

ModWulf Helhammer4 votes

And then the community ignores every time the exact opposite happens, which is just as frequent.

It is a coincidence.

JuiceBoxP3 votes

I'm sorry, that is just wrong. buffing strong champions for no reason? don't think so.

Beerstein1 votes

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And then the community ignores every time the exact opposite happens, which is just as frequent.

It is a coincidence.

If it's just as frequent and 10-20% of champions are one end and 80-90% on the other end of flavor of the month/powerful, doesn't that kind of support OPs claims?

Lovelle3 votes

How many years did it take you to finally realize that they play favorites based on what is most played? This is nothing new and has been going on since at least season 2.

JuiceBoxP1 votes

Well, since you asked, i am a player since 2017 so i guess it took me a year to figure that out. pretty much when they released those vayne ult buffs and her skin i was shocked and disgusted by riot

Lovelle1 votes

Riot openly admitted that they play favorites back when the forums were around. It was back when many were wondering why Lee Sin and Riven never received real nerfs while some champs got completely gutted. IIRC their argument was that not only are these champs among the most popular in the game, but many pros enjoy playing these champions so they never get hit too hard by changes, or at least not for long before receiving compensation buffs/skins.

Kind of sucks for those that main the lesser played champions, as it makes them feel like second class citizens when it comes to getting any kind of positive changes.

Makarakarn3 votes

skin comes out for champion that isn't super op or buffed Community: Whatever skin comes out for champion who's strong or gets a buff Community: OMFG RIOT JUST WANTS TO SELL SKIN THIS GAME IS SO SHIT!11!1

JuiceBoxP1 votes

Well give me reasons for buffing an already strong champion?? I see no reason other than selling skins.

Makarakarn1 votes

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Well give me reasons for buffing an already strong champion?? I see no reason other than selling skins.

See that right there's the problem. People don't understand this concept where any champion who is fed is going to seem OP, that's how a stat based game works. If you feed the hell out of your laner, or if someone somehow gets fed regardless of the scenario, they will seem op just because they are ahead.

JuiceBoxP1 votes

I never said anything about fed or not, i said "strong champions" You assume things i didn't mean or say and you make an argument out of thin air.

Strong champions are strong at every state, behind ahead or even. and they are getting buffs, still.

Makarakarn1 votes

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I never said anything about fed or not, i said "strong champions" You assume things i didn't mean or say and you make an argument out of thin air.

Strong champions are strong at every state, behind ahead or even. and they are getting buffs, still.

What you said doesn't matter, I'm pointing out the misconception that lots of people have that a champion is strong just because they saw them get super fed one game. You're lying out your ass if you say that isn't a big part of the people who make those kind of complaints.

Cloud2732 votes

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skin comes out for champion that isn't super op or buffed Community: Whatever skin comes out for champion who's strong or gets a buff Community: OMFG RIOT JUST WANTS TO SELL SKIN THIS GAME IS SO SHIT!11!1

Being "OP" or not is subjective. What some people consider OP others might consider perfectly healthy.

Tahminatrix 2 votes

Coin emperor tahm kench.

Paper nunu and anivia.

Mordepool2 votes

They are under an obligation to give skins to all champions anivia was overdue afaik. 1st skin for nunu since his rework.

xDogMeatx2 votes

every Yasuo single Riven TIME Nasus it LeeSin is Kayle weirdRengar right?

JuiceBoxP1 votes

rolf

xDogMeatx1 votes

see he gets it. i mean revert rengar Q??? why not revert veigar or ryze while we are at it? i mean one auto/ empowered Q then hammers at you if you survive afterward is fun right i see dont see the fairness in a dps invisible assassin that should be useless after burst. he has burst inside his burst.

Starmfangy2 votes

actually makes sense now!

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