RIOT stop intoxicating the game with massive amount shields please

taleofsonata·Dec 23, 2016·3 votes·792 views

I know you want Support to carry games but seriously, when a Twitch has 1.8k shield from just Ivern and KArma like seriouly... Its soo disgusting no braindead strategie.

All Twitch or any adc needs to do is stand still and auto attack, because they have alot of shields on them.

Then riot decides to nerf Shield base on champion when in reality is the amount of support item that is way too cheap aswell as too much healing and shield item that all you need to do is 12345 an ADC.

9 Comments

Z StatisticDec 23, 20162 votes

Better idea:

Let's embrace shields as a stat and make them semi-permanent. Then we can implement shield penetrating or shield explosion damage.

RalanrDec 24, 20161 votes

Hmm...this is on to something.

Z StatisticDec 24, 20161 votes

Well...shields and shield regen have a distinct niche compared to health, and when they've been implemented in games, they've generally been able to very clearly and distinctly separate combat sustain versus attrition. It can be pretty damn useful since health regen is essentially 'in combat regen' and shield regen is 'out of combat regen'. However, it can thematically clash sometimes since that's usually implemented in scifi games.

taleofsonataDec 25, 20161 votes

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Better idea:

Let's embrace shields as a stat and make them semi-permanent. Then we can implement shield penetrating or shield explosion damage.

There should not be stat about shield explosing, or else just bring back DODGe soo we can counter Auto attack from ADC.

Z StatisticDec 25, 20161 votes

Better idea:

Since dodge is too RNG for the player base's liking, we introduce a block stat. Block works as thus: reduces damage dealt by basic attacks by a % that is a stat like armor or MR. Block reduces physical damage, which includes BoRK but not LB or Witt's End. Armor is then relegated to basically just being 'physical' resistance and would be significantly less plentiful.

Same outcome (for the most part) as dodge but with 0 variance.

WinterkillDec 24, 20162 votes

Karma shouldn't have even got that mass shield to begin with. They are focusing too much on the shielding now . . . and not enough on actually making these champions stand alone. Riot needs to stop making items to make a champion better and actually work on the champions that need the work.