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Yasuo got jaxxed.

lojician·10/15/2014, 12:51:38 AM·7 votes·1,514 views

Riot's bronze balance team has proven their bias and incompetence yet again. Just like for jax they look at a champion that is competitively viable (though not even a standout over other top champions) and decide to absolutely gut his base stats because it's a fighter and fighters aren't allowed to be good. Although yasuo is sub 40% winrate in diamond unlike jax who got nerfed down closer to 42%. So jax players should be grateful I guess. (Edited because I misread the statistic. Yasuo is even bigger trash than I thought.)

Riot you want to know why everyone thinks you hate melee despite your constant lying to the contrary? Because we're not idiots and your actions are louder than your denials.

And to anyone who thinks I'm being unfair to riot: Talk after you tell me another class who is balanced around the philosophy "ok let's gut their itemization until they're never picked then gut the base stats of anyone who survives the massacre". I am 100% sure that the only reason they haven't nerfed irelia yet is because it's a meme at this point.

20 Comments

DarkxLord10/15/2014, 1:39:55 AM2 votes

Oh stop, yasuo has a ridiculous kit, plain stupid team synergy, mobility coming out the balls, and if he gets fed he's a hyper carry. Just because your main got a slight nerf doesn't mean you need to come to the boards and cry. They killed my Sona, I got over it and moved on.

ZeroAnarchy10/15/2014, 2:01:06 AM2 votes

He deserved the nerf, not only did he have a ridiculous great late game, he had a very good lane phase with his great mobility. He needed weaknesses.

xredstarriddlax10/15/2014, 1:07:55 AM1 votes

lol I've felt this way since I started playing League, I wondered: "Ranged? Melee? what idiot would choose a melee champ?" but then I saw Yasuo, and I knew the answer: "cuz he looks cool :P" I got over that mentality, but lately I have been slowly shifting back towards it with all the Yas nerfs. (though mundo is still a beast whether against ranged or melee) DrMundo

Ratbert10/15/2014, 1:28:44 AM1 votes

Lol DB says it's 44% right now and lolking says 42% for Yasuo and Jax is even higher. Your numbers are off by a good bit. Yasuo was "gutted" because of the potential in a 5v5 team game and his mobility. If you coordinate, you essentially get an AOE knockup with decent damage.

redniwediS10/15/2014, 1:32:15 AM1 votes

Having a nice little vent here in the Gameplay & Balance area? How about some actual feedback and discussable material instead of mud slinging and complaining.

Nausicäa 10/15/2014, 3:11:17 AM1 votes

Yup i knew the moment i saw this last stupid set of balance changes that they would pretty much ruin Yasuo completely.

These changes were excessive and completely unnecessary.

Riot needs to stop nerfing champions because of the mistaken perception that they are overpowered.

Centuros10/15/2014, 12:57:39 AM1 votes

And to anyone who thinks I'm being unfair to riot: Talk after you tell me another class who is balanced around the philosophy "ok let's gut their itemization until they're never picked then gut the base stats of anyone who survives the massacre".

Try supports. Look at what they did to Sona: she had (still has?) less health than a caster minion at level 1. Heals got gutted around the board, etc.

It's been getting better, thankfully, but that doesn't mean they weren't squashed into the ground at one point. Especially since their itemization at one point consisted of "buy wards, noob, supports don't get real items."

Amoline Hastur10/15/2014, 4:24:09 AM1 votes

almost as bad as the riven nerfs earlier

almost

Hayaishi10/15/2014, 1:03:17 AM1 votes

Yasuo is now made to never win lane.