RIOT, Do You Understand Fiddle before nerfing ?
I as a dedicated fiddle player in the last 4 SEASONS(since the game started), have 5 fiddle accounts, played more than 10,000 games of fiddle. Today, I am quite disappointed about what RIOT has done so far for the fiddle nerf ..
Here are the nerfs RIOT did so far:
- [Drain] towards champions effect reduced compared to minions [SEASON 2]
- [Pink wards] no more permanent and can be seen by people walk by [Season 3] (is it a matter? yes, I will explain below)
- [Fear] reduced 0.5 secs in all levels. [Season 4]
- [Dark wind] no more silence the same champion more than 1 time [SEASON 5] (by the way, the only buff RIOT did so far is to kill minions faster using DARK WIND, not even to champion.. )
Here below is my explaination why these nerfs made fiddle players disappionted. By the way, I am not whining because I am not becoming a PRO player in the future. Even I did in the past with Warcraft & starcraft.
[Important notes] you will find these changes making sense in lower rank brackets... No judging. Below Platinum level, people DON'T KNOW how to deal with fiddle..
BestFiddleEver: but when you play vs diamond or up ranks
BestFiddleEver: those good players know exactly how to counter fiddle with knowing fiddle's weaknesses
ScrewHmwk: example?
BestFiddleEver: fiddle's advantage do you know ? ScrewHmwk: noo.... BestFiddleEver: 1. burst/surprise, 2. fear , 3 bounce with silence. BestFiddleEver: and fiddle's disadvantage BestFiddleEver: 1. slow, 2, die fast, 3, need vision BestFiddleEver: to win game.. fiddle needs to avoid the disadvantages. and do the advantages.. WHICH MEANS: Fiddle needs to avoid being seen most of the time, before he really commit to a fight. Or else, he just dies everytime seeing a good player face to face (based on the similar item fights) ScrewHmwk: oh i see what you mean
BestFiddleEver: in season 3. RIOT changed vision wards.. no more permanent pinks, so fiddle can die easy if he's being seen, vs champs like LB, FIZZ, TF, almost all champs) ScrewHmwk: they took away his advantages BestFiddleEver: in season 4. they nerfed fear to 2.5 sec instead of 3 ScrewHmwk: lol BestFiddleEver: in season 5.. now they nerf silence.. ScrewHmwk: QQ fiddles
BestFiddleEver: Let's make an example, to avoid the disadvantage..and win a fight, fiddle needs to
- use FEAR to escape when they are caught. because they run slow.
- use FEAR & DARKWIND to silence champions, when they are fighting face to face, because fiddle dies fast.
- Use Wards & Sweeper to avoid being noticed , before surprising the opponent
BestFiddleEver: THE fact is : now his features got nerfed! (Advantages)
BestFiddleEver: fiddle needs to hide to ulti, and be surprising .. now no vision. ScrewHmwk: i guess this goes for both sides BestFiddleEver: You are right, but if fiddle wants to clear a ward, he goes into his disadvantage: being seen BestFiddleEver: fidlde needs to rely on bounce to stop other champ's stun.. so he can drain as much as possible.. now he die even faster if he's stun earlier
BestFiddleEver: that's what RIOT is doing BestFiddleEver: by not understanding fiddle players.
BECAUSE: BestFiddleEver: in higher ranks.. they know .. BestFiddleEver: to win a fiddle.. 1. LEAVE HIM NO VISION, SO HIS MOVE CAN BE STOPPED ScrewHmwk: yet they dont understand him BestFiddleEver: 2. STUN HIM AT THE RIGHT TIME, AFTER HE DRAINS ScrewHmwk: you sound like you're raging lol BestFiddleEver: 3. LEAVE NO SURPRISES. BestFiddleEver: nah .. i am just disappointed about RIOT BestFiddleEver: and i m just stating the fact
After reading my words, I believe you guys will find it easy to play against a fiddle player.. AND I truly HOPE RIOT doesn't nerf FIDDLE anymore because majority of the players complain how hard they are facing..
Yes,, listen to the Majority players who don't know , because under Plat.. I believe there are 80% of people who don't know how to ..
Read my post.. you will find the key.
Thanks for any input.
One of the Best Fiddle in NA. Commented Along with friends NIKKONE, PVK NBD, OATHSTEALER, and many good fiddle players in this server.