So if Assassins were deleted and ADC nerfed...

Moulin Rouge·Dec 29, 2014·3 votes·979 views

Would the game be a better place?

16 Comments

CenturosDec 29, 20145 votes

No, because people hated League of Bruisers when Metagolem was a thing, too.

SachabotDec 29, 20145 votes

I'm guessing you weren't here for the League of Tanks.

UndeZyrableeDec 29, 20143 votes

....? So you are saying if we destroyed the game and made it unplayable, would it better? wtf?

Moulin RougeDec 29, 20143 votes

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....? So you are saying if we destroyed the game and made it unplayable, would it better? wtf?

Exactly how would the game be unplayable?

Assassins have caused the most imbalance in this game thus far. Tbh, the only reason they should exist is because of ADC. However, if you blanket nerf them too, they'll be much more manageable.

Epilogue of LifeDec 29, 20141 votes

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Moulin RougeDec 29, 20143 votes

Ohohoho. Witness the true toxic behavior of an assassin main. Like all of them.

xLegendary TrollDec 29, 20143 votes

The meta will switch back to poke/sustain comps. Dull wars of attrition

BalareonDec 29, 20143 votes

It would turn into the most boring moba on the market. EVERY Moba has assassins, because they make the game fun in stead of just sitting there and poking people until someone dies. It would be terrible.

Killer of PorosDec 29, 20142 votes

It would be a lot more boring whether or not the game was balanced or not.

Moulin RougeDec 29, 20142 votes

We'd still have our pseudo assassins like Fiora and Yasuo. However, . Fizz and Akali would cease to exist.

Currently, there's no way to balance assassins. They either kill everything or are useless. No in between.

AMYS GRAVEDec 29, 20142 votes

if they were balanced maybe, but they shouldn't be deleted.

tanks > assassins assassins > adc adc > tanks

if we could make this true it would go a long way.

Moulin RougeDec 29, 20141 votes

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if they were balanced maybe, but they shouldn't be deleted.

tanks > assassins assassins > adc adc > tanks

if we could make this true it would go a long way.

Except you forgot 2 major players.

Burst mages and Bruisers.

Currently, the case is...

tanks >= assassins

Assassins > Mages

Assassins > ADC

ADC > Tanks

ADC >= Bruisers

Bruisers > Assassins

Tanks > Mages

Mages = Bruisers


Do you see how ridiculous it is right now? Only bruisers have a fighting chance against Assassins and sometimes tanks (if they can outlive the burst of an assassin)

 Then people complain why so many mages and ADC become over powered. Well, they have to be or else having an Assassin on either team will invalidate you.

AMYS GRAVEDec 29, 20141 votes

oh yeah, there's a lot more to it, but imo the three archetypes above would be a good start. you also forgot cc mages like liss, lulu, etc... who even with the expanded set still don't quite fit anywhere.

i sort of unfairly lumped bruisers in with tanks and burst mages in with assassins when i originally thought about this, but again there's a lot more than the big picture.

i think my point is that balance is achievable between generalizations of classes and that class wide rebalancing is preferable to class wide deletion.

Kuroi86Dec 29, 20141 votes

Would the game be a better place?

Newp

Pseudo assassins and supports would take over until people rediscovered the meta golem, then the entire game would devolve into a slapping match between whoever got the tankiest fist, matches would last three hours and eventually everyone would CD from frustration and quit playing.

League of Legends would shut down within a matter of months from lack of play.

Hex the FenFenDec 29, 20141 votes

I will say I hate assassins as much as the next guy, and even a few ADCs. I do not think they should be removed, but balanced accordingly. Some ADCs and Assassins are WAY out of control and need to be nerfed. Yeah there is slight counterplay to Zed but overall he always comes out on top. Yasuo is the counter machine with his Wind Wall (which i believe should only block 1 projectile fully and after that maybe take less damage from other projectiles for a small while) cause honestly his Wind Wall is one of the most toxic mechanics in the game. I really feel that Rito some times HATES ranged mages and then tosses 5 champions kits into one AD champion then pats themselves on the back.