Riot's solution to S8 adc's is buffing them...?

Roark1·12/15/2018, 1:32:32 AM·43 votes·12,997 views

So instead of realizing that damage in the entire game is way too high and having nerfs across all lanes, runes, items, come out... They're buffing adc's, bringing more damage into the game? And also planning major ezreal buffs in the next preseason patch? One of the most abused and strong adc's at the moment? How come everything Riot does goes against logic and common sense? I can't even bring myself to play rift right now because the game feels so ridiculous.

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Death by Glamour12/15/2018, 1:51:50 AM21 votes

they always go with the easiest option which more often than not leads to more problems

Changing thornmail rather than dealing with adc lifesteal in season 7 is perhaps the best example of this

TJFish12/15/2018, 5:50:56 AM20 votes

They don't seem to have any interest in listening to any feedback on damage, so this looks like this is what we are going to get for a while. I am personally disappointed. The game feels terrible to play, and this one shot meta is so un-fun.

Kaisha12/15/2018, 5:57:16 AM8 votes

Community: Season 8 was the worst season ever! RIOT: hold my beer...

KamakaziGumiBear12/15/2018, 11:47:55 AM8 votes

I personally prefer tank meta. So much depth and skill is taken out of a 2 second fight, where as in a wet noodle fight you need to position and land skills and use them correctly for a long time. It allows for better players to outplay and turn fights. Right now every team fight is just a nuclear war.

Dynikus12/15/2018, 2:09:30 AM8 votes

And also planning major ezreal buffs in the next preseason patch?

Ezreal [Changes intended for Nexus Blitz per Riot August]

and no, ezreal isn't really one of the strongest adcs. He has enough utility, safety, and build options with his kit that he'll always be picked and be somewhat meta, but he's not as big of a problem compared to things like Lucian Draven MissFortune Jhin Kaisa

Kyovulpes12/15/2018, 4:29:40 PM7 votes

Cause the community don't like un-killable walls that are tanks because their hamster like minds can not register that they should deal with them in game by buying items that optimize against tanks and riot realizes this so might as well throw more damage in there for the memes since most of the same community are just filled with carry mains who are just gonna complain that, something killed them, they don't like it and want it gone.

LordGeovanni12/15/2018, 2:47:22 AM4 votes

Because league players wont organize and delete the game even if only just for a week

Sharpest glasses12/15/2018, 12:35:08 PM4 votes

The real solution is to nerf mages items... but you all downvote each time someone bring this. Let this board cry about bruisers when mages are so disgusting.

The Great Duck12/16/2018, 10:02:14 AM3 votes

Every time I get an Ezreal on my team we lose. Likewise I see an Ezreal on enemy team: "free win!" And each and every time I think to myself "why didn't they pick Kaisa Xayah Lucian Ashe MissFortune Twitch Tristana instead?"

The Great Duck12/15/2018, 8:30:38 AM3 votes

LMFAO Ezreal being strong... Next worst champ I see in solo queue just below Jhin in ranking has got to be Ezreal. All he's good for is single-target poke/semi-burst. He's almost more of a midlaner than a decent marksman. He NEEDS a buff.

InviteMeRanked12/16/2018, 3:53:09 PM2 votes

You also forgot to write that they reverted crucible and ardent censor as well. This can balance out the problem vs mages like brand zyra and the marksman buffs were meant so that you wouldn't pick heimdinger karthus yasuo ziggs veiger adc anymore etc. This is great for jungle as well. You can carry with adc, carry with support or spam gank bot lane only as jungle to carry that way. Does this make top useless again? Time will tell. You got shen top because it will be a 10 man fight bot lane again and and a mandatory teleport spell for every other top (except you can't cancel Tele which should be amazing fun) or you can choose to avoid bot and split push with champs like trydamere or afk farm with nasus. Shen can do all 3 so he's probably gonna be the man next season. As for mid, many roaming options to help not carry like LeBlanc, ori, fizz, Kat, akali,irelia, twisted fate, zed, yasuo, neeko, malphite, wukong. This is just a repeat of the ardent meta all over again and nothing new but that was the easiest meta to climb in. I was carrying with Janna and taric.... Who would of ever knew they could carry that bad. Lucian, vaynes ult revert from her release, and car is buff 24% max health W, dark harvest jhin.... This clusterfuck will make up for the horrible pre season with no meta bot and confusing jungle.

Icy Hot Shoto12/16/2018, 1:03:18 PM1 votes

Don't worry because as last I checked, rather than reverting their nerfs on shields and support champion stats, they're buffing support items for shield and heal supports. So now your adc can survive twice as long!

Unless of course the enemy adc one shots you before yours one shots their support.

Rabbi Shekelberg12/15/2018, 5:51:19 PM1 votes

Well what can they do when buffing the best damage class that gets outperformed by others? buff their defenses? when even tanks struggle? buff their mobility? they still won't compete with assassins and divers. buff their range? they will still be outranged by mages and catched by that 900 range kha'zix leap, double leblanc dash, 2 screens camille dash, and aoe pyke half hp execute. buff their cc? to make them as oppressive as mages? Might aswell buff the class that's entire identity is ranged DPS more DPS.

(or go for the secret 300 IQ idea to lower their core items' gold value because they are entirely dependent on items that take time to complete and every season increases the snowball potential and shortens the average match time, so they could get their powerspikes sooner when behind and faster overall to compete with duskblade and echo)