What do we actually want from a tank rework?

Big Lincoln·Feb 14, 2017·2 votes·225 views

All I really care about is that tanks as a class stop being mindless AoE machines with undeservedly high base damages and be more like Sion, telegraphed and highly rewarding. Also that changes to tank items don't screw over juggernauts; they have it rough enough as is and barely even qualify as melee carries like they were meant to.

Do we want shift to tank item power curves? Do we want direct champion changes? Do we want 'ADC in 2017 LUL' to come back?

3 Comments

Variks the LoyalFeb 14, 20172 votes

Tanks need high damage-over-time. It's how you know they're a threat; if they don't do damage, people would just ignore them and run after the squishier characters.

They don't necessarily need to be as telegraphed as Sion. It's kinda a part of his identity, that he's so extremely telegraphed. Leona has a good amount of telegraph to her that works for most tanks.

I want tanks to just become more unique. As Riot already said, they're all basically the same - use some sort of big AoE CC, and then run around doing ambient damage and light CC like slows. More diversity would work well, and more variance in how Vanguards approach fights.

EbonyBladeJ88Feb 14, 20171 votes

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You've got the right idea. Tanks are meant to do their damage in a DoT fashion, dealing their damage whilst doing their job of tanking. (At least how I understand it, anyway.)