Melee ADC Idea
I watched the new video Riot sent out and the biggest thing was that they were considering facilitating non-marksman adc's into the meta. This is huge. Scrolling through the boards, it's clear that the fan base is tired of what bot lane has become. Adc's with 3 item powerspike, supports be shielding, jungle be camping bot, all the while top is ignored or expected to tp in. Nowadays, whoever wins bot, wins the game. If you haven't heard it a thousand times, Vayne is broken (rito pls).
It seems we agree that there needs to be a shake-up in the stale botlane meta and melee adc's might just do the trick. I've always been fascinated with off meta ideas, especially when they become viable enough to become meta. Maybe taking Melee adc's botlane might be one such idea.
Of course we first have to understand what makes an AD Carry:
- *Reliable continuous AA damage (high DPS)
- *Weaker early game, but scales well into late game (which is why supports exist)
- *Great at sieging objectives
- *Usually requires peel to be effective
The more I think of it, a class that could match most of those requirements are the skirmishers like (Yas, Tryndamere, Yi, and other (Attach speed/Crit based champs). Of course they would be at a disadvantage against kiting during the laning phase so I can imagine a starting item that functions like Xin Zhao's ult (it would reduce the damage taken from attacks outside a certain radius). Or just give them some enough mobility to go in and out of attack range. What do you guys think?
