As someone who does not hate Yasuo

D357R0Y3R·Aug 7, 2018·111 votes·17,551 views

Why is he getting buffed?

Riot? I really don't get it

43 Comments

NøstalgiaAug 7, 201829 votes

As a yas main, I have no idea why neither, he is in a good spot right now,maybe even too strong,im pissed with this

Recon1212Aug 8, 20185 votes

Same, it makes no sense, if anything his R was the one thing that people don't think is overpowered, I guess Riot can't let that slide.

LeftyRaydyAug 8, 20182 votes

lets not go there it is definitely an overloaded ability especially with the hidden (will take you out of tower range if possible) LOL.

yay nibbersAug 8, 20182 votes

As a fellow Yasuo enthusiast I too am bewildered. It's such a strange buff too imo. Why buff the lategame damage of his ult of all things?

saltranAug 7, 201811 votes

He's fine on soloQ and played often on pro play, imo he's on one of the healthiest states Yasuo has ever been and Rito buffs him reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.

D357R0Y3RAug 7, 20184 votes

my thoughts right now

The Pr0takuAug 8, 20181 votes

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He's fine on soloQ and played often on pro play, imo he's on one of the healthiest states Yasuo has ever been and Rito buffs him reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.

ikr, now he'll get too strong, then get gimped, zzz the balance team "no nerfs" design lol.

PandaNator43Aug 7, 20187 votes

I'm unsure as well. But the PBE buff is only **BONUS **AD ratio, and IE's AD was nerfed. And its only on his ult, (so pretty much a single cast per fight).

So maybe the buff won't be as big as it looks at first glance. Still don't know why he needs a buff at all...

Especially for Yasuo's who only build IE as a damage item, but idk what he really builds these days.

XaniduAug 7, 201824 votes

You're forgetting that he gets 50% armor pen after using his ult for 15 fucking seconds.

Daddy AntsAug 8, 20183 votes

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You're forgetting that he gets 50% armor pen after using his ult for 15 fucking seconds.

50% B O N U S armor penetration.

Meaning he ignores 50% of Armor purchased from items and Armor gained from buffs/effects.

Bonus Armor is armor gained from purchased items or buffs/effects that grant armor such as -

Rammus W (Defensive Ball Curl)
Leona W. (Eclipse)
Sejuani Passive (Frost Armor)
Braum W. (Stand behind Me) Grants Bonus Armor to both Braum and his ally if he jumps to a champion.
Taric W. (Bastion) Grants Bonus Armor to both Taric and the linked ally.
Malphite W (Brutal Strikes)
Poppy W. (Steadfast Presence)
Conditioning Rune

D357R0Y3RAug 7, 201814 votes

yEA but even after the IE nerf he's still fine sure his win rate dropped from 49 to 47% but with how popular he is and how challenging I don't think he needs buffs back

Yasuo mains won't care that his ult deals 20 less damage

PandaNator43Aug 7, 20183 votes

yeah I don't get it.

But he hasn't been the most annoying champ in my games lately, which I guess is weak for him :P

Garen, and to a lesser extend Yi, seem absolutely absurd right now. (Probably cuz I'm bronze :P)

LordVincinAug 8, 20181 votes

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RyzeTheSmurfMageAug 8, 20181 votes

Probably for some people it's just hard to get out of there because of the smurfs, boosters, trollers and feeders. For me it was easy asf on my first account tho I got out of it in 6 games or something like that

PandaNator43Aug 8, 20181 votes

lol

half of which probably dont even know anything about League at all

very true.

dont have time to play

Its mostly this for me. I've played about 20 games of ranked this season, mostly in the last 2 weeks. And this is the most ranked I've ever played in a season.

The other reason is I get bored if I play as the same champion more than 5 games in row, so I'm constantly trying new champs, and never mastering any of them.

CppLAug 8, 20187 votes

When a champ has a 20+% pick ratio ,win ratio doesnt mean shit.

D357R0Y3RAug 8, 20182 votes

that's what i said though?

Nea104Aug 7, 20187 votes

(As for the other thread about this absurd buff)

I think everyone at this point has understood that this season is just gonna get worse and worse. Think about November (pre-Season)... or March, when they could still have fixed their own game. And look at the situation now.

TokogawarufAug 8, 20182 votes

kinda our fault as the Community for not kicking their financial Side to 0 long ago as Payback for killing our all favorite Game.

Nea104Aug 8, 20182 votes

Indeed. Actually I'm pretty surprised about people still being hyped about skins, Pool party stuff and so on. But... just my opinion :D

TokogawarufAug 8, 20181 votes

Personally i love the Lore, the Champions, the Music, and almost all the Stuff around the Game itself, but the game itself is an unplayable clownfiesta that makes CoD Free for all look like a tactical strategy Game in Comparison.

I still love Riot and hope they wake up someday realizing their faults and fix this massive pile of shit that is Season 8, but my hope almost reached its very end, especially since i saw the Lee and Yasou buffs. Gotta make them Outplays n Skin Cash.

SalronAug 7, 20184 votes

Yeah this buff is really random He's in a pretty good state rn

Alex h8721Aug 8, 20184 votes

Meanwhile the sleeper OP Garen has 51% winrate in diamond and up with a 7% pick rate and is an S tier toplaner. This season is somethin else lmao.

5050BSAug 8, 20181 votes

Thats it!

People are banning Garen and not Yasuo so they are buffing Yasuo to get him back on the ban...wagon

Fízz v2Aug 7, 20183 votes

being the third best mid laner isnt enough lul

Or the crit item changes were bad but his stats are still pretty good so.. no idea

RyzeTheSmurfMageAug 8, 20182 votes

You know Riot f***ed up when even I can agree with Fizz v2 on something about midlane.

Gear5LuffyAug 8, 20182 votes

they said it was part of other changes but they are pulling them for now

Akali is SO HOTAug 7, 20181 votes

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Sharpest glassesAug 8, 20182 votes

item 3053 is often build as second by pro (before IE). And then item 3072 item 3026

JaspersAug 8, 20181 votes

I only play him when I get him in ARAM... if this goes through, I'm thinking of trying lethality and oneshotting people with my R.

TetsipAug 8, 20181 votes

They really should have asked a Yas player... what yas needed to be stronger if they wanted him to find a place in this meta. I'm fairly certain no one wanted his ultie to become a one shot tool. It's always been for the utility and the armor pen buff that followed mainly. Why massively buff its damage numbers? I guess they've just given up and decided the only thing that can make a champ work in this meta is if it can also one shot, so they gave him this.

Stars ShaperAug 8, 20181 votes

I too think it wasn't needed.

He was in a good spot now, no need to make him more powerful.

QsoloProAug 8, 20181 votes

No one gets it, because it doesn't make any logical sense.

The Space CowboyAug 8, 20181 votes

When I first saw this buff I thought it was like the old April fools joke they did with 360’ wind walls. But nope it’s real. Maybe they meant to switch it to 25% ad and had a fat finger mistake lol.

FilDaFunkAug 8, 20181 votes

As someone who plays this game, how do you not hate Yasuo?

D357R0Y3RAug 9, 20182 votes

Idk, maybe our opinions on champions depend on who we play? I main Ashe and Lucian, playing Lucian most of the time so I'm also hypermobile and can deal with him, just don't use ult before he uses windwall

FilDaFunkAug 9, 20181 votes

Yeah, that explains it. I play mages who get big cooldowns wasted when he presses w. Even though I have no choice but to use them when he decides to zoom through the wave and aa me for free.

CyceraAug 9, 20181 votes

I heard the buffs were cancelled...hopefully that's true...his tornado+ult has one shot (two shot?) me in the past (I play a lot of squishies)...I can't imagine who he could one/two shot with these buffs.

FlameHalbrdOkidoAug 9, 20181 votes

I don't hate Yasuo in a sense either I think he has a lot of potential to be a fun champion for everyone

They just need to balance out his mechanics (Not numbers/stats) remove extraneous power and advantages to reward skillful play and good decision making skills, and allow for clear areas to outplay him.