A New Take on Bard - Gameplay Update
Please don't just down vote me because I'm from OCE. Disscussion is what makes this a community
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Lets talk Bard. I love his character and I love the concept behind him, but there is an issue. He just doesn't really do much at all. Bards skill set is unique and interesting, but just doesn't contribute as much as he could.
Lets just watch Mountain again for a minute: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CX8iSobsKTY
So here are my ideas and thoughts on how to make Bard feel more like Bard, the Wandering Caretaker we saw in the cinematic: *numbers are subject to change and are simply examples of the concept.
http://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/5.7.2/img/passive/Bard_Passive.png - Traveler's Call: This will remain much the same. However, the meeps will now provide new effects on all Bards other abilities. Meeps are still consumed for auto attack bonus as normal.
http://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/5.7.2/img/spell/BardQ.png - Cosmic Binding: The same ability only now Meeps are consumed to extend the cast range. Each meep consumed will extend the cast range by 20* (base range is 925). Stun duration is the same. If Cosmic Binding contacts a champion first, ally minions can proc the stun effect.
http://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/5.7.2/img/spell/BardW.png - Caretaker's Shrine: Placing a shrine consumes 1 meep to allow the shrine to reveal a small area (same as Teemo Shroom vision range).
http://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/5.7.2/img/spell/BardE.png - Magical Journey: This ability stays the same for the most part, but now meeps are consumed to apply damage effect to enemies that pass through. Casting Magical Journey will consume all meeps and apply them to the tunnel. As each enemy passes through the tunnel, each meep will detonate on each enemy separately.
Alternatively, this ability may be cast if no wall is within cast range (1000*). When cast, Bard will quickly dash forward 900* units in a swervey kind of way like in the Mountain video as you can see here. This would give Bard the ability to quickly dash in to save an ally quickly or move faster between the middle of lanes.
http://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/5.7.2/img/spell/BardR.png - Tempered Fate: Same as is, only now the closer you cast the ability to Bard the faster it will travel (Just like Soraka's star call). Meeps are also spawned depending on how many champions were hit.
I really, REALLY hope people have a read of this and we can have some meaningful discussion and not just shut down and buried because I'm from OCE. Please let me know what you think. Any comments. Any discussion. Let me know. Till then, TheHobbits.
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