Gangplank still has the 'Support' tag. Can we embrace that?

PodunkTheMighty·6/10/2015, 6:37:12 PM·8 votes·1,246 views

With his upcoming update can he PLEASE PLEASE be buffed to make this a more viable role for him? I love playing support GP. Strong reliable poke with Parrley(And the gold bonus procs with Relic Shield procs!), baiting heavy CC and oranging it away to keep things safe for your ADC, team-wide speed and attack buff, and Global ult that suits both split-pushing and teamfighting... Allowing him to be more effective would be amazing, there's no other support very much like him.

Is there any chance a Red could weigh in on this?

15 Comments

Lugg6/10/2015, 10:06:07 PM3 votes

3 of his abilities already provide good support and utility. His passive is an on-attack slow. His E grants team-wide AD and MS. And his ult is an AoE slow that can be used halfway across the map.

PodunkTheMighty6/10/2015, 7:43:07 PM2 votes

Plus a Miss Fortune/Gangplank lane is pretty fun, it would be cool if there was more of an excuse to do this. XD

Terchio6/11/2015, 4:50:20 AM2 votes

I got Meddler's input a little bit back. Didn't sound like good news for Supplank.

http://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/gameplay-balance/VGttfp8P-they-are-reworking-gangplank-there-is-a-major-concern-about-gangplank?comment=000400010000

Petiovski6/10/2015, 9:20:37 PM2 votes

I'm totally down for plunderin bot lane's salty dogs with a pirate bot lane ;)

PodunkTheMighty6/10/2015, 10:45:43 PM1 votes

I guess the question is what 'mainstream' Gangplank players expect for the champ, and what Riot considers core to his identity.

ElJanitorFrank6/11/2015, 3:15:13 AM1 votes

They've basically said that support gangplank will get less viable.

Which probably means he'll be something like Yasuo support.

By that I mean not at all.

CJ Entus CoCoa6/11/2015, 5:01:38 AM1 votes

gangplank is the most fun champ in aram. start sheen and do 200 dmg parrley off the bat. hope they dont gut his q

theragingnerd6/10/2015, 7:09:45 PM1 votes

downward bump

stealthfox946/11/2015, 5:04:35 AM1 votes

Yeah, I have a feeling sup plank woun't be viable, but in return hopefully he'll be viable in the top lane. and maybe even mid and jungle.

Drackolus6/10/2015, 9:25:28 PM1 votes

Gp's getting reworked, and his e is getting completely redone. I don't think support gp will be a thing anymore =\

Rabid Husky6/10/2015, 9:47:16 PM1 votes

ya say bye bye to supp gp his E is changeing his R is gettin buffed and hes keepin his oranges and his Q has been confirmed it may change a bit but its staying the same i imagen itll be like ashes rework she does the same thing but one spells getting replaced and if youve been checking in gp has items on the pbe no word on what there used for but they can only be used by gp like victors hex staff

aaronconlin6/10/2015, 10:04:29 PM1 votes

They're completely changing his E, so support Gangplank won't really be viable anymore :/ But right now he's actually a pretty good support, plus his Q has amazing synergy with item 3401 and building item 3093 will get you a lot of gold especially with utility masteries