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Could Bard bring back "roaming"?

Eriryu·3/5/2015, 12:59:43 AM·2 votes·555 views

He seems to have a kit really suited for constant movement around the map. I'm imagining him moving around, taking cs/xp occasionally from lanes, but leaving the jungle in-tact for the laners to take whenever they can. He can also leave health pots under the towers of all the lanes, making the other 4 players feel more secure and mitigating the disadvantage from a lost trade in-lane. He can also surprise enemies with his portal, or if hes in the neighborhood drop a zhonya's to prevent a teammate from getting bursted.

His key mechanic is picking up charms that increase movespeed, give him mana, and give him experience, as well as other effects, so using this I think it would be better if he were constantly on the move.

I like to think of him as a wandering bard, keeping the morale of the whole team high and helping out wherever he is.

Just a thought.

2 Comments

Sailor Mint3/5/2015, 3:01:07 AM2 votes

Supports already have a strong incentive to roam post-6. Bard just has a support that supports it, in a different way.

Thresh Outta Fux3/5/2015, 1:04:30 AM1 votes

I think that's the goal. I think they should add other incentives to characters for roaming.

Perhaps change scuttlebug to be a captureable ward in the river, much like the towers on dominion?

Or smiting monsters in the jungle causes exp/gold orbs to float into the jungle, which can be collected by any player holding one of the support GP10 items.