Nerf Twitch's AS on Q but buff other abilities

ofart··8 votes·722 views

I'm a huge fan of Twitch and I have the most fun with him. However, the lack of escape and lackluster abilities is really dragging him down. He could be far more entertaining without actually making him stronger. I'd love for Q's AS to be reduced to perhaps 50% at max rank in order to give the rest of his kit more oomph and make him less of a niche pick (where there's almost always something better, such as Jinx).

High AS on Q just gives him more damage and that's what all ADCs do anyway. His stealth, however, is really unique and it would be so much more fun to have extra power shifted into that instead. The last nerf on Q's time to enter stealth was really harsh. He should at least get a reduced duration to enter stealth if he pressed Q before being attacked (rewarding map awareness and fast reflexes).

I'd advocate reverting the time to enter stealth nerfs completely at the cost of 20% AS on Q. This is so much more in line with the Twitch fantasy than "hey guys, I can attack really fast." Moreover, his passive nerfs should be reverted too. I think this is a fair trade-off and much more in line with a sneaky toxic rat. Remember, rats are supposed to be slippery too! If you don't think so, you haven't tried to catch one.

What are your opinions?

8 Comments

DeloricVI5 votes

After seeing so many terrible nerf request threads, I actually really like this idea. Riot loves giving champions a unique identity and maintaining that identity when reworking or tweaking champions, and I love having a character that feels cohesive. I could gush about how, for example, Lulu's kit feels really whimsical and Pix-oriented, but that would be rambling. Twitch being more "slippery" as you put it makes a lot more sense than trading off some stealthiness and mobility for some attack speed.

Overall, an excellent suggestion.

PokladnicaZla2 votes

RITO do it!

LaughingStapler1 votes

The required AS changes on Q may be more or less than 20% but I like the direction. It would make Twitch more unique and give me more of a reason to pick him. He could become an especially good pick vs squishy comps.

atomicwit1 votes

I think this is an interesting idea but I do get a dirty feeling paying 20% AS for getting back what Twitch used to be a year ago. He had a period of dominance but even before the nerfs, teams were adapting with a lot of pinks (rather than banning him outright) and he wasn't considered so scary anymore. This proposal ties more power to stealth for Twitch and that increases his vulnerability if the enemy team adapts well and doesn't present good roaming opportunities. Countering stealth would now counter Twitch harder.

In the end, I like it just because it would make a mess of everything. :D

ofart1 votes

This needs more visibility (upvotes, comments) for anyone at Riot to even consider reading it at all.

ofart1 votes

I really expected more discussion this. Even if you're against it, I'd like to know why and what you'd do.

ofart1 votes

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