Every person is bias towards the class of champions they main

ChoGathsSon·11/5/2015, 3:47:18 AM·77 votes·6,680 views

So if you want to be taken seriously or viewed as having an opinion that is worthwhile and as least bias as possible, then you need to admit you're usually an idiot when it comes to discussing the class you main

Tank mains think there should be 2-3 tanks on each team, they have the ability to solo dive back lines and kill carries while being unkillable and ccing everything

Mage mains think because some of their champions are immobile, they're this starved and abused class. I hear your immobility argument, I stopped caring when you had 1000+ range on your spells. Not to mention, you have (had) the best itemization in the game since this game has been around. Get over yourselves.

Assassin mains think having zero counterplay abilities being strong, safe and easy to pull off while safely getting in and out is the trait of a balanced assassin. Zed is a balanced assassin design, Akali is not. Even still, assassins are a hard class to balance and very polarizing, you should understand this the moment you main your this class.

Bruiser mains think they should be able to duel everything, one shot carries because they built 2 damage items, one shot bruisers because they built two damage items, 2 shot tanks because they think that's fair and still be the 2nd hardest class of champions in the game to kill. Like assassins, this class has historically been a nightmare to balance. It's not ok for bruisers to stack all tank items and kill everything minus a few unique designs, but that's besides the point. You can't anymore and you shouldn't ever expect to again.

ADC mains think their class should be the strongest class at all points in the game and can't seem to get over this idea that when you build zero defensive items, you die really fast. They also need to stop thinking their class hasn't been mandatory for the last 5 seasons because stats show us otherwise.

Support mains - what more do you want? You've been given a class of champions that are specifically designed to function on low gold income. The sheer power of supports kits alone are overpowered as fuck but kept in line by the fact that riot has intentionally tried to keep them out of solo lanes because solo lane supports have been the most broken things ever. Riot spent two seasons making your class less frustrating to play and they've come a long way since s2. Yes you can stand to have a few upgrades but stop pretending riot hates your class and hasn't paid any attention to it because they have.

Jungle mains, just shut up. You main the most impactful class in the game that has been given the ability to farm just a few camps and reach ridic power spikes. It's going to come with some frustration given how impactful your role is and continues to be. It's the most dominant and important class in the early game, your itemization and general champion diversity have been nothing short of the biggest nightmare in the game to balance ever.

There it is. I hope after spending time reading this, you've decided that you should probably take a step back and keep perspective. I know I get in a little over my head at times and I rethink my stances constantly, especially on my class that I main. It doesn't hurt to think in this manner and it's the healthiest perspective to have when it comes to discussing balance because at its core, it reduces your bias towards certain discussions.

Thanks

252 Comments

only zhule11/5/2015, 4:23:12 AM19 votes

I main support. My issue is actually the push towards more and more tank supports. I want to say 4 out of the last 5 support champions have been tanky by design. Getting real tired of the utility mage champions stuck with low power so we can't solo lane. But often not enough utility/ counter power to deal with the guy who can sit there and shrug off spell after spell after spell.

MilfHuntUnitXJ911/5/2015, 6:14:02 AM12 votes

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Assassin mains think having zero counterplay abilities being strong, safe and easy to pull off while safely getting in and out is the trait of a balanced assassin. Zed is a balanced assassin design,

"zero counterplay, safe and easy to pull off, in and out eZ is unbalanced." Ok, seems good, but then, "Zed is a balanced design"

Nope LOL Contradict yourself more, dude!!

Sir Fuzzi11/5/2015, 7:50:43 AM11 votes

I'm a juggernaut guy and I think Black Cleaver is retarded, it has no business having 20% CDR and movespeed on physical damage as opposed to basic attack. Garen is not a motorcycle you stop this

but my big gripe with S6's drafted changes are the further nerfs to Aegis, should they really be punishing team-oriented build? I think the personal stats should suffer, not the team aura-- make it an item that brings more tank-relevance to the team, but loses the personal power of another MR build like SV and BV (which are already pretty far ahead in raw stats)

is there a problem with people bouncing the auras or something? the change's context just eludes me, or I haven't found it yet

Archon X11/5/2015, 3:54:25 AM10 votes

Riot hates the support class by limiting the amount of wards that can be placed per player

Lord Boltrix11/5/2015, 4:01:16 AM7 votes

I main Mordekaiser, and I think he needs to have some power shifted because his Q is ridiculously powerful if the enemy laner is moronic enough to stand around you (there seems to be a trend where Mordekaiser thrives upon human stupidity rather than suffering) and there isn't much counterplay in Mordekaiser getting the dragon beyond not letting him get it. The bonus experience thing was stupid from the get-go, I never really liked it and wished Mordekaiser had something more appropriate for bot lane rather than a cheap leveling gimmick.

In regards to bruisers, sans juggernauts they are in a good state, other than Olaf. I enjoy him being immune to most disables, but I don't understand why he can't be vulnerable to knock-ups, letting him get full cc reduction rather than full cc immunity would allow for more counterplay against his ultimate. I don't play Fiora, but she just needs to be wittled down with nerfs until she becomes less than completely oppressive.

Old Man Teeto11/5/2015, 8:09:36 AM5 votes

And what if you main Fill?