I really love Gangplank's barrel minigame!!

ModAcademy Kayn·Aug 4, 2016·2 votes·983 views

When I'm ranged that is. If you're melee, then F**k you.

11 Comments

Seraphim117Aug 4, 20162 votes

"Gangplank requires no skill" plays against ranged champ "I TAKE IT ALL BACK!"

ModAcademy KaynAug 4, 20161 votes

I mean, I do like playing against GP a lot of the time, trying to get your auto attack to hit before his with the barrels, but it feels so shit in laning when he hides the barrel behind a minion wave, ready to throw down another one any second to bust your melee ass.

Seraphim117Aug 9, 20161 votes

yeah, ive been playing against him alot because he has been free so all the smurfs have been rolling with him. Anyway there are a few ways to take gp. Like mundo and voli can just rush him constantly and he cant really stop them until he has greivous wounds AND armor pen. (no, the barrel armor pen doesnt cut it) and trundle just trolls him (get it?). Something people forget is that armor is still really affective against gp. anyways back to your statement. ive realized that if your ranged you can still farm the front minions, and if your melee you either can tank it (before lvl 11, after he will do too much damage) dash to it before it is at 1 tick, if you have a dash, or if you have neither just constantly walk in and out of his max barrel chain range. he will eventually try to hit you with the second barrel and will probably miss. just like zig zagging with skill shots. Also, GET item 3123 his W is how he escapes all ins, if it doesn't heal him at all you can really sh*t on him. because he has just lost alot of sustain.

DynikusAug 4, 20162 votes

The thing is, no one but other gangplank players will have the timing of his barrels down as well as someone that plays him a lot. Anyone worth their salt with gp will start parrrley when the barrel is at 2 ticks, making it near impossible to aa his barrel down before he shoots it. I think it was during a game where darshan played gp that the shoutcasters were talking about how it's the most precisely timed mechanic in the game. Also you can chain a 3rd barrel onto a chain after you shoot the first barrel, making it that much more difficult to play around his barrels.

RalanrAug 4, 20161 votes

It's actually really weak against high attack speed champions in general.

Seriously, I fucking hate it when Tyrnd just breaks my barrel right as GP points his gun.

Seraphim117Aug 9, 20161 votes

one of the hardest counters to Gp is lucian. think about it....

CalabokAug 4, 20161 votes

It can become more fun if we let him drop 4 barrels, Yessss!

RalanrAug 4, 20162 votes

He has a max of 3 stored. If you've let him get 4 barrels out then you deserved to die by explosion.

Seriously. He'd need to go through a full cooldown to place a 4th barrel. I'm not even sure he can! God knows his laner should not be giving him that freedom.

CerealBoxOfDoomAug 4, 20161 votes

I actually do too, I wish it were actually playable though. Gangplank is given too much control I think.. or how does he lower the hp without hitting it... anyways I'd like if it were actually a minigame. GP should be damaged by his own barrels in fact lol.. that or they could give a a little more gold.

last to hit the barrel gets a good effect. Buff he damage or something too. Its like playing a knife fight game with a pirate!

ModAcademy KaynAug 4, 20161 votes

"You just brought a barrel to a knife fight"

Seraphim117Aug 9, 20161 votes

I just think you should get like 30 gold for hitting a barrel or something, that way if your good you can actually get more gold then the gp can