This is the main thing I don't understand about this effing game.

EmollientNut0··3 votes·610 views

Ekko's allowed to have:

A passive that jumps his movement speed 50-80% (And procs VERY easily) for 2-3 seconds. A 2 second slow that deals damage twice. A dash, a blink, and an empowered auto, built in to the same move. A 2 second AOE STUN that ALSO PROVIDES A FUCKING SHIELD. An ult that deals 130% AP damage, heals him, has insane base ratios, and returns him to his position from 4 seconds ago. Whether that be from his base or not.

Poppy's allowed to have:

An empowered ranged-melee autoattack that provides enemy repositioning and a shield. A high slowing Q that deals percentage damage twice. A ranged stun that lasts for 2 seconds when maxed out. An ability that interrupts any and all dashes, increases her movement speed, and spike her resistances under 40% health. A CC monster of an ult that's good for engaging, disengaging, removing people from a fight, repositioning, and incredible damage.

All these champions that do literally nothing poorly. And Shen's not allowed to have his small fucking ranged harrass, because it's too safe and oppressive? What Tencent world am I living in?

11 Comments

Kallian2 votes

i would ask you to be likeAnivia and please chill out

EmollientNut01 votes

i would ask you to be like Anivia and fly away

Kallian2 votes

10/10 comeback

EmollientNut01 votes

Thanks bud, good match we had here [slayer-jinx-wink]

Kallian1 votes

you really made meSivir when i read it

PDE5 Inhib2 votes

What I don't understand is why Ekko is allowed to have all that and STILL have more base damage than Veigar.

EmollientNut01 votes

I really don't understand it. Most mages that build like mages just get completely mangled now, just look at the worst performing mid laners right now. I was pretty surprised with that list.

Rossendale1 votes

{quoted} Poppy ranged stun

'Scuse me, what?

EmollientNut01 votes

As in can be activated at 425, then pushes the target 300 for a total of 725. Ranged might be the wrong word for it, but it has quite a large amount of range to it.

Sniper 01 votes

Tencent has nothing to do with Riot's balance changes. o.o

iNathh1 votes

Whilst Ekko does have the highest Win Rate % at 55% in all Ranked tiers, there's still the option to ban him. Ekko's mechanics are also completely fine, in fact they are one of the most fun sets of abilities in the game. What isn't balanced currently is his base damage, but that'll get nerfed in the next patch - it was a bi-product from this patch that was just a mistake.

Poppy just got nerfed and isn't as strong and tanky as she was before. There's also counterplay, you just need to know how to.

Shen is good in his own right, especially with his unique W, which can disable the adc's in teamfights for something like 4 seconds.

There will always be strong champs and weak champs, it's how meta's evolve. Cassiopeia has the highest win rate for a mid-lane champion in high-elo this week, so mages aren't being mangled.

More from Gameplay

More by EmollientNut0