After Buffs, is Riven Back to Being No Skill?

GenghisEmo·9/2/2016, 2:57:56 AM·1 votes·857 views

NOOOOO!!!!!

However, that ult difference i noticed rewards mistakes a bit more though than before. In a meta full of damage, excessive damage, i see why they would buff Riven. But it honestly feels like the buff was forced. The unskilled players will love her since the ult can reward you, but her strength still lies in her combos and animation cancelling. Like me, for example, a no skill Riven player back in S5 who only used Riven to prove she was OP then, so OP it took little skill to use her XD. (Now she takes timing, practice, patience, which i don't have in S6).

Did she need a buff? I don't think so. I honestly feel it was done more for #BigWorldsPlays (looking at you Huni, assuming you make it back to #Worlds. Kind of like the Jinx buff, the Ezreal buff (and Koreans are loving this one im sure of it, seeing as how so many carries from there enjoy Ezreal), and Veigar (i am not totally convinced on this little adorable ball of evil Yordle-ness, but i still think he didn't need a buff).

Now, the final question. Does she need a nerf? I have yet to say "Rito pls nerf!". But if this keeps up, the whole damage creep, she might need another set of nerfs. So far, I will deal with it. But we don't need a no-skill player like me going 0/5 as Riven and then somehow ending 10/5 after completing an item XD. (Which i can somewhat see with the minor buffs, but not truly convinced we there again).

10 Comments

TyroneWatermelon9/2/2016, 5:19:46 AM1 votes

Was she ever out?

MissingKayo9/2/2016, 7:21:32 PM1 votes

Riven was never "no skill", bud.

Catastrop9/3/2016, 4:51:56 PM1 votes

The buff was barely anything, why are people like this?

DragonbladeRiven9/7/2016, 3:33:15 PM1 votes

My opinion would be that in the lower elo's plat1 and below, when you feed and make a come back, it wasn't because you are playing an op champ but that the enemies made more mistakes. I wouldn't say that riven has been " OP " since season 2. Personally I didn't think riven was op in the slightest in s5. She was definitely alot more fun before they nerfed her ult speed though. As for the current buff, it was very slight and actually helps alot of in lane with specific champions, but you have to remember, her kit is still not based around her ult. Not only is the buff that big, her past ult nerf allows you to easily flash that new dmg. =)