If the Omen changes go through, can we get confirmation from the Dev's that Yasuo will b watched?

metaworldpeace10·4/9/2017, 5:14:34 PM·10 votes·694 views

?? I understand the thought process behind the Omen changes (Crit ADC's are supposed to be strong late game), but Yasuo is a special case. He's got a lot of small indirect buffs that, in my opinion, will push him over the edge into the pick/ban status this upcoming Tank rework and has received small indirect buffs over the course of this season.

-Health pools will be noticeably smaller across the board. Yasuo thrives against low HP targets because of the nature of his kit (intended strength) -His "Crit Scaling" doesn't really scale because of the nature of his passive. He gains double %crit chance, so he doesn't follow the natural "critical strike chance" curve. When he buys item 3046 item 3031, his top end core items are done and complete. -10% critical damage reduction being removed, a noticeable buff to early game Yasuo. -Warlords Bloodlust now scales with %crit chance. Yasuo gets to circumvent an intended weakness (no sustain) with a mastery. Or he can run Fervor and buy a lifesteal item with a huge AD steroid to work with. -He's supposed to be "squishy" but when he buys item 3047 and item 3046, he all of a sudden gains a HUGE defensive boost to the point of not being able to solo him at all. -Building armor, while effective, loses a lot of its effectiveness because he has access to built in %armor pen in his kit.

  • obvious balance issues with his kit that have been a problem since day 1 and the Riot Dev's should damn well know by heart by now. (double crit passive eliminating the so called "crit power curve", Windwall for being one of the biggest cock block abilities in the game, small advantageous bugs for Yasuo when he performs ultimate like being placed out of tower range, being able to add an auto attack before ulting)

All of these changes and itemization that he has access to (forgot to add the new item 3026 and item 3022 are HUGE Yasuo specific problems) will push him over the edge. I know the community is in outrage over these changes, but I trust that these changes will be better in the long-term. I just want confirmation (and probably the community) that Yasuo will be on your balance radar. I don't want to play 2-3-4 patches with Yasuo breaking the game. He's not fun to play against because of how easy it is for him to circumvent those weaknesses and he's been a balance nightmare since his release. Can we please get a Rioter to confirm?

9 Comments

DunkinNoobs4/9/2017, 11:12:34 PM3 votes

Yasuo was fine before Randuins reduced crit damage. He'll be fine after.

Troll for Trump4/10/2017, 4:58:45 AM2 votes

Does everyone keep forgetting about the other crit champ?

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