MINION BLOCK

Squidblimp·Jun 7, 2015·4 votes·706 views

Why is minion block a thing? It's stupid. Why is it even in the game? Maybe I can understand making ENEMY minions block you, but ALLIED minions too? Why? Personally, I think you shouldn't have unit collision with allied minions. All too often, I get blocked by minions when I'm trying to retreat after a last hit.

If Riot is scared that people will stand on top of their minions to stop people last hitting, well, I don't think that's valid, since then you're eating free harass in return for blocking their last hit. Even then, you could just make it so that the minion moves around you when you try and walk through it then, or perhaps reduce the hitbox of the minions for allied champions. I don't know. It's just a frustrating part of the game that seems to have no purpose.

10 Comments

Deep Terror NamiJun 7, 20152 votes

Creep block is a mechanic you need to learn to use to your advantage and navigate around. It's a part of the game as much as a bush or a wall or a skillshot.

SquidblimpJun 7, 20151 votes

[{quoted}](name=Valkyrie Witch,realm=NA,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=ZNJ5hahn,comment-id=0000,timestamp=2015-06-07T08:50:43.448+0000)

Creep block is a mechanic you need to learn to use to your advantage and navigate around. It's a part of the game as much as a bush or a wall or a skillshot.

What about when minions literally pin you against the wall? That's not an intended mechanic.

Deep Terror NamiJun 7, 20151 votes

Yes, it is.

SquidblimpJun 8, 20151 votes

[{quoted}](name=Valkyrie Witch,realm=NA,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=ZNJ5hahn,comment-id=000000000000,timestamp=2015-06-07T16:33:53.662+0000)

Yes, it is.

Lol okay. You just go on the boards to argue apparently. So you anticipate every time a minion pins you to a wall, Mr. Perfect LCSBIGPLAYS guy? Alright. Go join TSM and move along. Meanwhile, the rest of us are stuck with a mechanic that really adds no depth to this game.

Deep Terror NamiJun 8, 20151 votes

Do you make this shit argument every time you fail to dodge skillshots too?

I never even so much as implied I'm not affected by creep block. It is something everyone has to deal with and try to consider. It is a part of this type of game, and if you refuse to think about it when playing then you'll get fucked by it more often than a better player who doesn't make your excuse.

SquidblimpJun 8, 20151 votes

[{quoted}](name=Valkyrie Witch,realm=NA,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=ZNJ5hahn,comment-id=00000000000000000000,timestamp=2015-06-08T11:19:12.249+0000)

Do you make this shit argument every time you fail to dodge skillshots too?

I never even so much as implied I'm not affected by creep block. It is something everyone has to deal with and try to consider. It is a part of this type of game, and if you refuse to think about it when playing then you'll get fucked by it more often than a better player who doesn't make your excuse.

Skillshots are fine. You buy boots, you dodge them. Skillshots work the same way every time. You can hide behind minions to avoid them, etc. However, minions are fairly random sometimes. I don't like random elements. Yes, I don't like crits that much too, and personally wish all champions' crits worked like new Ashe's passive.

Being pinned against the wall by minions is not predictable, cannot be dodged, and is not a useful or fun mechanic, and it cannot be manipulated by either the allied or enemy team in a way that is predictable AT ALL. So it should be removed.

Deep Terror NamiJun 9, 20151 votes

Kassadin item 3046 I know there's more but I forgot who

Oh look, items/champions with the ability to ignore creep block. It's almost as if it's intended!

Byakuya KuchikiJun 9, 20151 votes

[{quoted}](name=Valkyrie Witch,realm=NA,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=ZNJ5hahn,comment-id=0000000000000000000000000000,timestamp=2015-06-09T00:03:57.953+0000)

I know there's more but I forgot who

Oh look, items/champions with the ability to ignore creep block. It's almost as if it's intended!

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SquidblimpJun 9, 20151 votes

I'm not saying the unit collision isn't intended, I'm saying being PINNED TO THE WALL BY MINIONS isn't intended. Watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXP0udsMHhg Can you honestly say that's an intended mechanic of the game?

SquidblimpJun 9, 20151 votes

And here's a minion block montage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxSE1VCAYTA