Maybe increase base ms across the board (maintaining the same proportions between champs) while reducing the bonus from boots.
I don't really care what the change is, I just want them to be less necessary so that we can see the resulting increase in build variety.
Ralanr6 votesBut my feet would get cold.
EndlessSorcerer3 votes
The team will get angry if I buy an actual hat.
Shadòw4 votes
did it before it was cool
TyrekGoldenspear3 votesRemoving boots seems kinda random tbh.
They already removed boot enhancements, and just because boots are a staple build doesn't mean that they stifle build variety.
Teh Song1 votesI didn't say anything about removing....
TyrekGoldenspear1 votesOh mb, guess i read that wrong.
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supply movespeed without boots.
If you run MS quints I guess you can live without them. But if you champ has a low base MS, then you're just hurting yourself in the long run.
Orinne1 votesBase MS used to be 300-330 and boots gave +50. Boots were pretty much a requirement then, as not having them mean you were a lot slower.
Sometime after that, you typically bought them sometime after your first medium-item like BF Sword.
These days, I'm seeing even T1 bought as late as after the first major item and part of the 2nd item is completed (eg. ADC buys IE and zeal before getting boots). Put simply, boots are naturally becoming built later and later.
Aside from that though, making boots entirely optional won't increase build variety at all, and if you make boots any weaker, then no one will buy them. Boots 1 right now are nice to have but not something you actively rush unless you can afford to delay your build a slight bit, and Boots 2 cost enough that the +20 MS they provide better be worth it because the enemy is going to have a 2nd big-ticket item built while you're stuck at 1 and a half.