champion specific starting/jungle items would bring diversity to the game
as the title says, champions specific starting items and jungle items would bring diversity to the game.
i understand that champion specific items would complicate things and some people would prolly not like it too much but i believe since it's only starting items and jungle items it would still be simple and easy enough for people to understand.
as for me, someone who has played league for years, i feel that more diversity is important to me because i only like certain champs and only being able to play them in 1 single roles has been getting boring. i feel that i want league to last many years and based on what i've seen from other players i am not the only one who feels this game needs more diversity. that is why i feel that something like champion specific starting items can be necessary even if it means it will take a while to get used to.
here's some ideas for what can be done, i'll try to keep it short.
- mages bot lane starting items. how the item works: gain additional stats while near someone on your team who has a support item. the stats can be be additional mana regen, or ability power, or cooldown reduction.
when someone with a support item is not near you, you lose the stats and the item becomes weaker than a doran's ring. this way mages mid lane wont build this item because the support might roam mid.
the amount of stats it grants must be different for some champions in order to allow more than just a select few mages go bot lane.
after 14 mins, when the turret plating falls, the item turns into a normal doran's ring. this way mages wont feel that they have to go bot lane for additional stats throughout the game. the item is just meant to get your through laning phase, that's it.
this is why i feel that i like turret plating because it feels like it has presented us with an opportunity to come up with ideas like this.
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bruisers bot lane. the items grants additional stats while near someone with a support item on your team. the stats can be additional health regen or whatever they need. turns into a normal doran's blade at 14 mins after turret plating falls.
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adc's mid lane. the starting item grants additional stats while someone with a support item is not near you. if you are alone for a long enough period of time your stats will decay slower when your support roams to you. this item should be designed in a way that does not cause adc's bot lane to feel that they hope their support roams alot just so they gain additional power. turns into a normal doran's blade at 14 mins.
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champion specific jungle items. this does not apply to every single champion in the game, only to champions that struggle in the jungle.
grants additional stats that helps with jungle clear if they need it or some other stats that will help with other things, whatever they need.
maybe loses the additional stats at 14 mins, or at least some of it.
it would be cool if riot added some sort of crit jungle item.
i don't want to make the game too complicated or too hard to understand. you don't have to like these ideas. i understand that these ideas have flaws but i didn't feel like getting into the details on how to fix them to keep this post as short as i can. but i do feel that more diversity can be good for this game and its future. i want this game to last many years and i feel that more diversity would be very good for this game and i see that a lot of people who play this game want more diversity too.
. Guess how many people use it? Pretty much no one. I heard that it still is kinda a viable pick for champion with good attack speed like jinx or twitch just because they can make use out of on hit healing as opposed to life steal % but I've yet to really see that item past the year it was introduced. I fear that that item soon might get...