Is Flash a cancer?

Reprom·3/7/2015, 4:10:43 AM·2 votes·1,125 views

I have a legit question.

Is Flash a cancer for the game?

In 99% games every one have Flash. And no wonder. Its only play-making summoner spell. Playing without Flash is unthinkable. There are some exceptions (1%), but even that can be replaced with Flash. Then, you cant nerf it. Longer CD will do nothing, shortening the length can totally ruined it and removing Flash would collapse the meta.

This will probably be forever, but I ask you something : Just imagine a game without Flash. Laning phase, Late Game and gameplay in general.

7 Comments

BeatzBoyFTW3/7/2015, 5:33:47 AM4 votes

Just imagine a game without Flash. Laning phase, Late Game and gameplay in general.***

Zmuecat3/7/2015, 4:15:04 AM3 votes

I never considered it to be healthy for the game, especially when it outclasses so many other summoners.

But, even though I once wanted it gone, with some of the champions being released now a days, it's something I don't want removed.

I should just go a week without it (which will amount to about 7-12 games) and see how it works out. Chances are I'd hate it.

Varkarrus3/7/2015, 5:21:55 AM2 votes

OP should probably play Heroes of the Storm.

SmokingPuffin3/7/2015, 5:20:58 AM2 votes

Just imagine a game without Flash. Laning phase, Late Game and gameplay in general.

I imagine a game where every laner picks mobile champions and still plays passively because jungle pressure is just incredible.

Volt Cruelerz3/7/2015, 5:18:03 AM2 votes

Is it ideal? No. But what other options do we have? I think it's less about flash being horrendously powerful than it is about the fact that the other ones simply don't make dramatic plays. Everyone takes flash because of the near-infinite utility it provides. If other summoners provided similar levels of utility, they'd get used as well.

Meep Man3/7/2015, 5:37:28 AM2 votes

You actually use Flash every game a surprising low amount typically. Since it can only on average be used once every 6 minutes and majority of the time it is up you won't be using it soon, you will only use it about 3-4 times a match.

IcyPepper3/7/2015, 4:12:34 AM1 votes

They would need more summoner spells for strategic diversity.

But like that would happen :/

Wish they could replace flash being a summoner item by making an item active that does that.

shrug