Hecarim Toplane.
Speaking from experience as a Rengar top, I have a couple problems with how toplane's play is currently balanced. Keep in mind, this is not a thread about Hecarim toplane being OP and crying about it, rather the state of toplane, contrary to the thread title.
The game that I have just played against a Hecarim, I beat him with a Yi gank at level 3~ ish. This allowed me to get ahead and buy with pickaxe and two longswords. All Hecarim bought was level 1 boots. He outdamaged me. Yes he took smite for challenging smite, but he didn't have the jungle item yet; just boots and a flask. I exhausted him during a trade where i was winning and spent my 5 fero on Q, and he outdamaged me while exhausted. To me, this caused me to go on tilt a little bit because I simply could not fathom why he was able to outdamage me with 0 damage items.
"But OP," you might say. "He bought boots, that's a damage item on Hecarim because of his passive." You're right, it does give him bonus AD based on his MS. However, the fact remains that boots give a MOVEMENT SPEED stat, which is in no way shape or form a damage stat. In my opinion, it should not out damage +45 AD with movement speed, of all things. Which brings me to my next point.
The current state of toplane is usually to play something mobile that you can stomp with, then roam to other lanes and pressure them down. What I do not understand is why toplaners are able to take mobility enhancing items and summoners like Smite, and win their lane without downsides. Could anyone offer some insight that a Gold level player wouldn't be able to gleam from experience? Am I right or am I mad? Thanks.
