Utility Crit

LeadCuresCancer·Jan 1, 2019·1 votes·1,775 views

I believe there was a thread recently about future crit item changes. I believe this is much needed as there is little satisfaction from building a crit build but the problem is that if you introduce items that are too powerful then they are going to get nerfed the next day. I think that what is needed are some utility crit items... what I mean by this is items with actives that make them powerful so that instead of just shuffle stepping everywhere and doing insane damage or just getting instagibbed there is counterplay for ADCs.

An example of this would be an item which gives a short dash, a significant burst of attack speed/attack damage/range, or something with a similar effect to zhonya's.

9 Comments

ZephyrDrakeJan 1, 20191 votes

I don't see how an increase in stats would ever be considered "utility". Those type of actives are really dumb and nobody likes an active that is just "I get to hit harder/attack faster" those are way better suited to be passives that are behind some sort of condition

LeadCuresCancerJan 1, 20191 votes

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ZephyrDrakeJan 1, 20191 votes

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If those kind of actives are "really dumb" then why do so many players get Zhonya's and protobelt? It would be a way of improving crit builds by making it so ADCs have more counterplay instead of just being a shuffle step bot.

Because protobelt and zhonyas aren't "I hit harder for X seconds" they are extra mobility or some defensive option. You have no idea what utility is nor what counterplay is. Plain stat increases are horrible actives and offer no more counterplay than just having the stats be in the item already and offers less counterplay than adding the stats in a passive with some sort of restriction behind them

LeadCuresCancerJan 1, 20191 votes

Fair enough but having a dash or Zhonya's for ADC could give some counterplay without leaving ADCs as a shuffle step bot.

TheBrothersGrymmJan 1, 20191 votes

they have guardian angel, gives ad and armor........and they can buy stopwatch

Lil SpoonJan 1, 20191 votes

they had those items, and then they removed them

LeadCuresCancerJan 1, 20191 votes

Ok, I wasn't aware of that.

Lil SpoonJan 1, 20191 votes

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Ok, I wasn't aware of that.

youmuus use to give crit and attack speed, trinity force use to give crit, there is an item in nexus blitz right now that when activated gives crit and attack speed that use to be in summoners rift, there was avarice blade that gave gold, and im sure there are others

TheBrothersGrymmJan 1, 20191 votes

you have to be carful becuase crit damage is 200% so any item that has crit needs to be watched carfully or adcs will remain broken forever