Can we talk about ARAM

Black Tides·9/24/2017, 7:36:13 PM·1 votes·1,326 views

i have so much to say about aram that i can't put into words. mostly, WHAT THE FUCK RIOT. first of all, when was the last time this game mode received any kind of update to keep it relevant? secondly, what the fuck riot? What am i supposed to buy all adc champions to play aram and enjoy it? why is no one else viable? why can't i heal in any way reliably? what if i play a lot of bursty mages, then i just can't play aram? because lord knows they aren't worth anything in there. actually, i'd venture to say more than half of the champions in the game, are 100% useless for aram, this game mode is meant to be a change up and so you can have some fun, well, come on, shits broken.

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Better Jungler9/24/2017, 7:50:36 PM2 votes

As someone that has over 1000 games of Aram across my accounts, I can honestly tell you these are exaggerated. Theres no champ that is 100% useless, and theres certain build paths that can make any champ viable (especially with the large amount of starting gold givign you a major head start.)

Reliable heals are on the ground, on your summoner skill. Bursty mages are awesome in aram, as long as your team isnt ALL AP. If the enemy is building MR then whoever is AD on your team will shred them.

I honestly cant name one champ that doesnt have a decent aram strategy to them. The one lane, 5 enemies and close walls make every champion at the very least, viable.

And my final point was actually a guess at first, until I op.gg'd you.

I mean no disrespect by this. But if you're bronze 3, you dont get to decide whats broken or which champs are useless. The fact you're in bronze means you dont understand the champs enough to use to their potential, so you cant say who is useless or not. Change your way of thinking, stop blaming riot, and start looking to the source of the problem: you.

After that youlll climb my dude.. Just gotta recognize you're in bronze for a reason, and stop blaming anyone but yourself.

SchmidttyGames9/24/2017, 7:39:31 PM1 votes

Only non-dashing melee's are useless in ARAM. Healing reduction prevents healers (specifically Sona) from being untenable.

But you should know that Riot will not ever balance the champions or items around ARAM. 100% of their balancing efforts go onto the Rift, and the Rift only. Thus, ARAM is just a fun mode.

Black Tides9/24/2017, 7:42:43 PM1 votes

you forget champions like leblanc, or any fun champion really, who a little poke and you might as well die, literally. i don't want balance, i want a healing pool/ mechanism to heal in game besides those 4 health packs, which, lets face it your team is gonna take anyways