Proposed Change For Stopwatch

HmmmIDEKMan·1/24/2018, 1:52:13 AM·11 votes·744 views

I think that stopwatch right now is considered an overpowered rune by a majority of people, so I believe that instead of giving a free stopwatch (usable at 6 mins), you can repair the stopwatch at the shop for 100 more scaling gold (initial stopwatch is still 600 gold, 1st repair 700 gold, 2nd repair 800 gold...). You could use the stopwatch multiple times although the stasis active is more pricey every time (eventually costing more than a zhonyas), so you would be investing more gold into a risky bet rather than building stat items.

5 Comments

HaiMVain1/24/2018, 7:46:48 AM2 votes

I think its a good idea but also I feel its a bad idea, I watch if people get the stopwatch and then if they use it, not to be scared to fight them anymore, it'll be a hefty change to everyone who pays attention a lot like I do

Marshbouy1/24/2018, 2:07:18 AM1 votes

The numbers would have to be tweaked or else that would never get used. Maybe if it was 200+100(number of times previously repaired) it might work, but for you to just repair it twice...it would almost be better just to upgrade to zhonyas.

underscores2221/24/2018, 4:23:34 AM1 votes

There would probably have to be some internal cooldown on either repairing it or using it again to prevent use/back/tp/use situations that would be even more annoying.

Keeping in mind that this would take up an item slot, there's a pretty significant tradeoff to repairing it, outside the actual cost. I like the idea of an increasing cost and making it high enough to start with that people won't just use the stopwatch all over the place. Using it should still carry a huge opportunity cost - using it now means you can't use it later (unless you spend a ton of gold) But using it (and having the opportunity for multiple

On the other hand, I personally hate stopwatch because it, like flash, allows for mistakes to be negated instead of punished with minimal cost and I would hate to see more of it in games. But that's probably me being a bit salty about everyone gaining access to stasis.

Anu3isII1/24/2018, 2:48:50 PM1 votes

People buy it for the amount of free gold they get alongside the active. Without gold bonuses, I doubt people will pick it as much as before, or at all. Your suggestion currently kills it.

0racle09121/24/2018, 3:09:08 PM1 votes

I think the stop watch stasis time needs to be a lot lower. You can still do the "clutch outplays" or whatever riot wants to call them but it would also allow for a little more precision needed to use it properly and you could potentially have something else waiting for you when it comes back up if not timed properly.