It’s unhealthy when Mid is dominated by one class of champions

xJLx MCHammer·4/19/2018, 4:17:48 PM·102 votes·19,470 views

Clearly, riot is looking to Nerf AP champions again so that other classes like assassins and even possibily ADCs/Bruisers get played more, especially in pro play.

Question Riot, what about Bot lane?

You clearly enforce this rule on every lane but the ADC class. Somehow, they can complete dominance in this lane; any class that challenges this authority, gets nerfed

It gets even weirder when you consider all the changes to other lanes/roles like Support, Jungle and Top. You don’t allow one type of class Ie mages to dominate the lane.

So why the hypocrisy on ADCs? You can’t say you don’t have time, it’s been over 6-7 years now

82 Comments

ReshiKillim4/19/2018, 4:52:26 PM40 votes

Riot's already stated that they intend to make botlane more open to non-marksmen, and they've stated that they want to lower lategame marksman crit damage. As to whether or not the changes will hit the mark, I can't say.

DoktorKaiser4/19/2018, 5:52:30 PM9 votes

Shame, assassins will never be good in pro play because they lack utility and rely on enemy mistakes, on the other hand they are destroying mages in solo queue and after these changes I won't play mid any more I guess.

Wolfeur4/19/2018, 9:20:10 PM9 votes

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FilDaFunk4/19/2018, 8:18:26 PM8 votes

I see assassins, mages and sometimes ADCs mid. Do they want the mid ADCs to be better?

Malix Farwin4/19/2018, 4:43:05 PM6 votes

I am just gonna go ahead and say this, Assassins will never be viable until they fix bot lane. It is not Mages that are making them unviable, its Bot lane. Nerf mages mana regen and they will just learn to farm up with autos or take item 2033 and farm. I mean comon at this point, even if you are balancing for pro play you should at least use some common sense.

Salron4/19/2018, 5:21:35 PM5 votes

waveclear mages are dominating mid and pushing out other contenders like assassins ADCs dominate bot and push out... who exactly?

It's not like they took someone else's place or there was a class that used to have ADC's place but were pushed out by ADCs

Nipsahoy4/20/2018, 2:19:31 AM3 votes

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Clearly, riot is looking to Nerf AP champions again so that other classes like assassins and even possibily ADCs/Bruisers get played more, especially in pro play.

Question Riot, what about Bot lane?

You clearly enforce this rule on every lane but the ADC class. Somehow, they can complete dominance in this lane; any class that challenges this authority, gets nerfed

It gets even weirder when you consider all the changes to other lanes/roles like Support, Jungle and Top. You don’t allow one type of class Ie mages to dominate the lane.

So why the hypocrisy on ADCs? You can’t say you don’t have time, it’s been over 6-7 years now

It's funny because they've already said they are looking to bring more classes into bot lane. xD

Raw Booty Hole4/19/2018, 7:59:13 PM2 votes

Ahri Akali Leblanc Ekko Fizz Katarina Kassadin Malzahar Xerath Gragas Diana Heimerdinger Annie etc etc

Shatter the Sun4/19/2018, 7:37:34 PM2 votes

Imma play mid its just gonna be with Illaoi instead of viktor/zilean/diana.

In what way was it smart to make adcs who have undodgeable damage and multiple ways to shred armor along with a support that follows them into mid game monsters rather than late game ones.

ChuShoe4/20/2018, 5:48:44 AM2 votes

I don't even think mages were more prominent than assassins because they were broken. I think it's because bot lane is in a state right now where assassins can't even do their jobs to the fullest extent.

Oleandervine4/20/2018, 6:19:42 PM1 votes

Please don't confuse a larger category with the subclass of that category. An ADC is an Attack Damage Carry. This includes things like assassins and divers, along with marksmen. Yasuo, Riven, Kayn, Fiora, Xin Zhao, Zed, and Talon, among many others, are ADCs. Varus, Jhin, Jinx, and other marksmen, are also ADCs. The bot lane currently consists of a Marksman ADC and a support. Your complaint is with Marksmen ADCs, and not ADCs as a whole.