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When i play Support, i like to start Refillable potion + Gold income item.

Almighty·7/20/2018, 1:59:12 AM·37 votes·10,298 views

And if 's cost gets increased to 400, starting with Refillable potion will just be impossible.

https://imgur.com/l5JWt2P

https://imgur.com/5fpW1cw

These are screenshots from the latest Surrender@20 PBE update post. Basically, another indirect nerf to supports. Because we all know how dominant and broken they currently are.

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Refillable potion is in no way broken and there is no reason why we, the Support players should now basically be forced to buy 2 Health potions at the start at all times. I, personally, only buy Health potions when i'm starting with a Doran item, since Refillable is unaffordable. But i generally hate the idea of basically drinking my 50 Gold away, which is why Refillable potion is superior in every way.

In conclusion, the Gold cost increase of the main 3 Gold income items in unnecesssary and it does nothing but hurt some of the Support players and promote a homogenous one-sided item start.

Riot, i advise you reconsider this change.

https://imgur.com/GgHXvAE

81 Comments

Cocho7/20/2018, 2:04:28 AM25 votes

They're not increasing the gold so that supports cant start refillable, they're increasing it because 3 red pots gives them a lot of sustain.

You might hate the idea of investing in red pots to gain a larger advantage in lane before first back, but 250 health vs 450 health (Before first back) is no joke. That's why most people take red pots.

remakoro7/20/2018, 1:59:58 PM8 votes

When i play Support, i like to start Refillable potion + Gold income item.

And so do i.

This is... Extremely sad.

Basically, another indirect nerf to supports.

Also how is this INDIRECT? What is direct then?

Daedric Etwahl7/20/2018, 8:49:24 AM7 votes

I'm not a fan of the change, and Im just someone who starts 3 pots.

Like sure it makes supports weaker, but it's such a hamfisted change that does nothing to address the powerful poke meta, and in fact just exacerbates it

Selegun7/20/2018, 7:39:27 PM6 votes

Looks like it's time to start item 1082 item 2031

rtbf2048003777/20/2018, 9:45:24 AM6 votes

This is pretty fucked up. They just want us to disappear, right?

Ok sure but why7/20/2018, 2:01:05 AM6 votes

Idfk why Riot would take this away from supports at all, it's like they just wanna get rid of refillable pots altogether and make it jungle-exclusive

hell, they probably will one of these days

Metal Janna7/20/2018, 4:31:38 AM3 votes

Ever since the jungler's role became more important with the damage bump from Runes Reforged, I've been starting item 3303 item 2055 item 2003 . I drop the ward in the invasion bush (at 1:25 - I use a trinket ward for the actual invasion prevention). It's basically a "get out of one gank free" card for both mid and bot, plus a guarantee that our jungler will have the chance to fight for scuttle, if he so chooses. I'm already sacrificing two health pots to do this. This change goes through and i'll have to sacrifice all health pots unless I want to give up on doing anything to support mid and jg in the early game.

Please don't nerf my teamwork, Riot.

Dameshi7/20/2018, 2:22:01 PM3 votes

Give supports free sight stone, an 800g value, nobody panics because it's all "part of the plan". Increase item cost by 50g, well then everyone loses their minds!

MrFawknSunshine7/20/2018, 3:05:31 AM1 votes

well there is always going inspiration tree and getting biscuits