Poppy W Rework

9kODfjxKtG·11/27/2015, 6:56:04 PM·3 votes·1,125 views
http://imgur.com/jQYMxtX

So I have been watching videos of the Poppy Rework and her new game-play and while it all seems pretty cool her W really bugs me. I wasn't sure what it was at first but I think it is the idea of a random unexplained dash-proof magical barrier. It just seems to much like a concept for an idea that never got fleshed out. Like stopping dashes is a really cool sticky ability but watching it happen I'm like, "Oh they hit Poppy's invisible wall that just exists for some reason..."

Which got me thinking of how it could be fixed. What I have come up with is an idea that involves poppy more and gives her even more control in the battle field.

The basic idea would be Poppy creates a zone of control around herself -- like she does currently -- that is indicated by a circle on the ground -- like it is now. When someone tries to dash out of it Poppy leaps to them and does one of two things: 1. If the enemy attempts to dash out of the circle poppy jumps to them and either knocks them back in or knocks them down at the edge of the circle. 2. If the enemy attempts to dash** in to** the circle she leaps to them and knocks them back out or knocks them down at that edge of the circle.

I think this gives Poppy more thematic control of the battlefield and makes the ability seem more like something Poppy is doing rather than random passive ability.

My other idea involved is basically the same as above but instead she throws her shield at them which stops them. (It could even come back and apply her passive.) I just feel like it needs some degree of interaction.

I've included a step-by-step diagram of how i imagine this would function for those of you who are visual people. http://i.imgur.com/jQYMxtX.png

Let me know what you think!

3 Comments

Kei14311/27/2015, 7:55:03 PM1 votes

why fix it .. are you a bad guy riven that can't deal with it?

I like how this is a counter to all these dashers.

Nye leScienceGuy11/27/2015, 8:56:41 PM1 votes

This actually sounds pretty cool. Would it do damage when it stopped them though? I like the idea of her throwing her shield at them as they try to dash out and that stops them and activates her passive.