I hope Janna seriously doesn't become another LeBlanc/Rengar situation

My Heartshaker·9/29/2017, 11:41:59 PM·18 votes·1,163 views

She's been nerfed twice already (hotfixes and not even half a week in) and there are more nerfs to her on the PBE.

I feel like this is seriously going to turn into another failed rework like LeBlanc and Rengar has where there is extreme community dissatisfaction playing WITH her and playing AGAINST her since this is totally going down the same route as those reworks have gone.

All I'm asking for is Janna to be somewhat playable (and interactive) at least.

25 Comments

Teridax689/30/2017, 7:42:08 AM4 votes

I think the issue with LeBlanc's and Rengar's reworks was that they tried to make the champion healthier by switching up their mechanics, but then ended up balancing them around such a different direction that their entire playstyle ended up feeling little like the original, even in the aspects that were good or just fine. I do feel Janna will run into a similar problem if she keeps her on-hit damage, which I think is a completely inappropriate effect to have on a champion who at no point is meant to specialize in damage. From what was said in the patch blurb, the intentions were good (Janna needs to make meaningful choices and shouldn't just be a shield bot), but the implementation remains really out of place, which hurts all the more when considering that Janna's kit was previously known for being very efficient and versatile without requiring too many tacked-on effects. Simply buffing Janna's base AD and growth would already be a more consistent way of getting her to trade without giving her an entirely new passive.

Penns9/29/2017, 11:44:07 PM3 votes

yeah janna has been unplayable for so long now and she even dropped below 55% win rate in diamond+ after the second hotfix wtf

Friendly Ram9/30/2017, 12:35:19 AM3 votes

I still don't understand the point of changing around her abilities if they're going to nerf them into the ground after a day.

GrievousFetus9/30/2017, 12:42:22 AM3 votes

Riot is essentially pseudo removing Janna from the game, like they did to Azir, Ryze and Kalista. Basically sometimes champions are so terribly designed that the short term solution is to leave them in the fucking dumpster until they get around to fixing them, like they just recently did with Azir in his miniwork.

Porphyry Green9/30/2017, 7:59:42 AM2 votes

By the way, even though I have apparently owned the champion since release, there is supposedly a champion called "AURELION SOL"

MetaCosmos9/30/2017, 8:18:22 AM2 votes

I don't understand what they did to leblanc. She was fine before because even though she had busted burst and mobility she had very little waveclear and you could halfass dodge skillshots. Now she just q's a wave and takes half my hp with no counterplay aside from letting wave after wave smash my tower.

Tik1159/30/2017, 11:42:44 AM2 votes

I just don't get why they don't...y'know...revert the changes they made this patch and try again

I guess when you are not an ADC or Flashy Champion ( KogMaw LeeSin Riven ) you arn't eligible for the revert option

Pumping Iron9/30/2017, 8:59:30 AM1 votes

I hope, she is cancer and deserves to die for few months atleast.

Blakiepug9/30/2017, 4:55:42 PM1 votes

So many champions have been killed this year (I mean just think about how many Rengars, Leblancs, and Zacs you see in your games now compared to before their reworks) that it really just makes me frustrated that Riot not only continues to ignore what they did to these champions, but continues to truck ahead and smack even more champions with kit changes that are just not fun to play. They need to take a step back and fix what they've already ruined before they hurt even more champion player bases.

Xemeron9/29/2017, 11:50:14 PM1 votes

After seeing these nerfs, I was about to dial 911...

xelaker9/30/2017, 2:23:59 PM1 votes

I'd be fine not seeing her in all the matches she isn't banned in for quite some time.