I just got back onto the game but I already feel like leaving,

DarkerIntentions·12/21/2018, 5:30:00 PM·28 votes·11,784 views

I first played league 2 years ago around my birthday because I wanted something new to do and I'd heard it was a great game. Took me a couple of shots download it (I was too impatient for the long download time lol) but I finally got it running. I was literally hooked on the first game. I played it as much as I could for something like the next 6 months. I was forced to quit when my laptop basically fried itself (dont know if it was a virus or just over used) and it really really bummed me out that I couldnt play league anymore.

I finally got a new laptop a few weeks ago and the first thing I did was install league. I was extremely excited to see what had changed since I'd left and I really looked forward to my first game (no matter how rusty I'd be). The first bunch of games went ok. I started getting used to things again and I found that most of my old mains were still really viable. Recently though I started losing a lot. At first I thought it was just because I decided to start ranking a few days ago and maybe I just wasn't ready. Thats when I started looking at stats and paying attention to enemies though.

I've come to realize that the meta is pretty much a horror show of insanely strong champions with no real tactic involved. 2 years ago, whenever I played Ahri, I had to time my abilities and use them in a way that would benefit me. Started playing her now and I came to realize that my damage just revolves around button mashing. Counter building? Pretty much non existent. Started with 2 armor items in one game and I still got my ass handed to me by every AD champion in the game.

I don't even want to start on all the overpowered champions in the meta. I played 3 ranked games last night. 1st one I was against a Shaco who started off getting bullied but eventually was able to 3 shot any of us. 2nd one had a Xayah/TF who, granted they were fed, pretty much chunked me down despite my full build tankiness on Urgot. 3rd game was the worst since it involved me getting literally 3 shot in the first minute of the game starting by a Pantheon. He proceeded to try and turret dive me just 2 - 3 minutes into the game and got out with most of his HP. Game was nothing but all of us getting 1 and 2 shot by a Pantheon who only had 1 or 2 damage items. Not including how every time I end up against a Yi and we dont finish the game by something like 25 minutes then its pretty much a loss.

It just feels to me like Riot made 70 - 80% of the champions insanely busted so that any player can "play well" without really trying. Its just made the game un-fun and a real bore/frustration to play. I also heard that Riot isn't really going to address the busted champions next patch. I'm honestly this close to just quitting the game. I knwo that 2 years ago when I first started playing that tanks were pretty much 1v4ers, but I'd honestly rather go back to that than this.

11 Comments

Madsin2512/21/2018, 5:40:44 PM19 votes

http://leagueoflegends.wikia.com/wiki/V7.22

Pretty much sums up the power creep.

Also ignite got a 20% damage increase.

Cats Are Food12/21/2018, 5:39:34 PM6 votes

Well... he's not WRONG.

Quáx12/21/2018, 7:47:50 PM6 votes

Yep, this is pretty much correct. Game is in a weird spot but riot will riot and probably fix their issues.

Handy Sandy 12/22/2018, 9:20:25 PM4 votes

The damage feels the same to me, yes there are a couple champions but don't pretend that in season 6 Khazix couldn't oneshot you the second you moved away from the team's support.

Counter building? Pretty much non existent.

Maybe because you aren't playing like you're counterbuilding. Just because you have a Zhonya ninja tabi doesn't mean you're able to tank Caitlyn's damage for 10 seconds. Unless you have like 6 armor items you are still squishy, that's the way it's always been.

It just feels to me like Riot made 70 - 80% of the champions insanely busted so that any player can "play well" without really trying

I disagree. Now more than ever the game is won by who plays better. If you are walking around with no vision, you will die. If you fail to dodge key abilities, you will die. If you don't hit your abilities, you will lose every fight. T

Checknmate12/22/2018, 7:00:39 PM1 votes

Im also back after not playing for many years , at first the new menu i hated it but now its ok ......the game play took a few matches to get the feel back , its almost the same game.... I do love the nexus blitz very fun but what happened to domination ?

enejlah e40001/28/2019, 10:57:31 AM1 votes

Game was more unbalenced when you started a couple years ago.

Personally I don't see a single champion overpowered. Some are annoying for sure, but overpowered only if your team feeds them. If you lane against renekton and he oneshots you at level 3. That's normal ;) because over time he'll be much weaker towards late game. And the champion is just as strong as he was when he came out.