Increase critical strike bonus damage by a "fair and balanced ammount"

Irelia Bot·Dec 23, 2018·2 votes·1,181 views

Really descriptive information there riot.

Is it 50% crit damage? Is it 14% + 2% per level starting at 16% at level 1 leading to 50% at level 18 making the item less ideal as a second item but a god tier 3rd or 4th item that amplifies scaling far beyond what it has ever been?

It is impossible to tell how this new infinity edge will even work out without knowing this info.

All I do know is that 40% crit chance is a lot higher than 20% crit chance it had before the current true damage version and the second IE suggestion shouldn't even require explaining.

Regardless both versions assuming it is 50% more crit damage are a massive damage amplification beyond what IE has ever offered before.

4 Comments

ModWulf HelhammerDec 23, 20185 votes

It's because they are still in early ideation and haven't gotten around to all the details yet

DuskDaUmbreonDec 23, 20182 votes

He's saying that because they have zero idea on whether or not it's even the right direction to take yet, and have no idea about the numbers.

He said that so that people wouldn't see the screenshot alone and start screaming that Riot's going to break ADCs when they're literally just trying to figure out whether or not this is the right direction.

They could have said "Increase critical strike damage by XX%." and it'd have meant the exact same thing. They just said this so it looked less boring.

Bronze GOATDec 23, 20181 votes

I believe their reasoning is that since they nerfed the damage amp, in return they're going to have to give it more consistency, hence the 40% crit chance. If the damage amp is 25% or 0 but stacks to 50% I'd say it would be balanced. But even then, in the first iteration I think it might still end up being a net buff to what it used to be.

That's why I prefer the 5000 gold one. It's kind of weird, but it's probably the most balanced one since the stats are great yet it costs so much gold that they won't come online too early. My only problem with it is that it makes reaching 6 items, especially in this meta, nearly impossible on an ADC. And if they get 6 items they would have a ton of extra stats super late. Maybe lowering zeal item's prices/stats even more would be necessary.