What is the point of playing anything that isn't point and click damage?

Niyume·Dec 3, 2017·3 votes·360 views

Like, I enjoy playing tanks / bruisers / juggernauts and mages, but no matter what I do I just can't compete with point and click bullshit. Either some ADC walks up and does my entire combo's worth of damage in half a second, or some braindead assassin or diver mashes every button on their keyboard and I just disappear.

Tanks aren't even tanks anymore, they're like kamikaze CC bots, since you just pop instantly. You might CC one person before just falling over dead, and that's it. But somehow I'm supposed to believe that's how things should be. : /

I don't enjoy any of the champs that work well right now, but I'm literally trolling my team if I pick anything else. Really makes it hard to even enjoy playing League.

10 Comments

SujirenDec 3, 20172 votes

Fuck it, just play Ornnn.

NiyumeDec 3, 20171 votes

I used to spam Ornn like no other, but I just can't justify it anymore. I just fall over dead the moment I come across anything AD, even if I stack armor.

I end up being useless in mid-late game, since I can't actually tank anything or go in without dying.

ModWulf HelhammerDec 3, 20171 votes

.......

You're kidding, right?

NiyumeDec 3, 20171 votes

I wish. : /

ModWulf HelhammerDec 3, 20171 votes

No, I mean you must either be extremely behind the enemy carry, or are just straight up building and playing badly. What you are describing just doesn't happen, especially to an overbuffed champ like Ornn is right now

NiyumeDec 3, 20171 votes

No, I'm usually fed out of my fucking mind. I do very well until like 15 minutes, and then I suddenly become made of wet toilet paper.

kaironenDec 3, 20171 votes

There is no doubt that damage Is too high right now in the game through runes and just not having enough defensive stats (where is my 12-15 magic resist). Currently, I'm having a ton of success with Poppy top. I just get the wall stuns and I almost pop a squishy in 1 combo :). I only go item 3748 as damage in my item choices. I think that adcs are a little overrated right now, they are definitely a little too strong but it's probably due to how quickly they get their items and how the shiv/rapidfire combo is still a thing. The support items might also be too strong which can contribute to this as well (redemption, knight vow, every single 10% shield/heal can amplify one another since it isn't unique). However, if they nerf those items, then they probably would need to nerf ad assassins and item 3147 . Their runes are also too strong I think.

NiyumeDec 3, 20171 votes

Yeah I play Poppy too. And I do a quarter the damage of anything building AD, and I just die instantly, no matter how many tank items I build.

I think it's just everything and anything AD is too strong right now. I usually don't have an issue against mages that aren't some bullshit like Kat or Annie, but God forbid some ADC decides he doesn't like me, or an assassin (which I'm supposed to beat) decides he wants another stack for his eyeball collection. Just nothing I can do or build to not instantly die to them.

kaironenDec 3, 20171 votes

Currently, I think the game has revolved more around picking a target out and less on diving the enemy back line. If you dive the backline, you will need quick follow up or else everyone will unload their burst and you end up getting blown up. Only a few champions can dive the backline like nautilus (with the hook) and amumu. If an ad assassin is going onto you, then your team can capitalize on this and try to kill him. He should not be able to kill you, the most he will probably do is about half hp, maybe. Honestly I don't know how much they will do since most ad assassins just try to completely ignore me and go for the adc or mage.