And with this worlds. Bruisers are once again obsolete

HateDaddy·Oct 3, 2016·5 votes·457 views

why play bruisers when tanks offer more utility and in some cases, comparable damage?

why play bruisers when AP tops like and will absolutely dumpster? And on top of that, be more useful than them past 20 minutes anyway?

why play bruisers when and will fucking ruin them? I don't even hate Gnar but hell, right now is either play ranged top or tanks/Rumble.

This is why we don't want shit like Jayce buffed. This is why we didn't want Kennen buff. This is why people didn't even want Gnar buffed. When they're good, they completely invalidate melee champions in top lane. And in the rare instance you don't play them, you get to face something like or who completely dumpster most melee champions while stacking tank items. Oh, and you had to buff malphite when he was fine for some reason.

God, top lane was just beginning to be fun again..

6 Comments

Craft ZeppelinOct 3, 20162 votes

GIve darius or mordekaiser a blink ability and now we are talking some serious stuff.

Just joking, but they dont afford much utility to be flexible. They are very...erm selfish solo picks, if you get what im saying here.

PermabannedGarenOct 3, 20161 votes

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why play bruisers when tanks offer more utility and in some cases, comparable damage?

why play bruisers when AP tops like and will absolutely dumpster? And on top of that, be more useful than them past 20 minutes anyway?

why play bruisers when and will fucking ruin them? I don't even hate Gnar but hell, right now is either play ranged top or tanks/Rumble.

This is why we don't want shit like Jayce buffed. This is why we didn't want Kennen buff. This is why people didn't even want Gnar buffed. When they're good, they completely invalidate melee champions in top lane. And in the rare instance you don't play them, you get to face something like or who completely dumpster most melee champions while stacking tank items. Oh, and you had to buff malphite when he was fine for some reason.

God, top lane was just beginning to be fun again..

The League community is incredibly whiny and can't stand melee carries (using the new Rito terminology I'm counting skirmishers, juggernauts, and to an extent divers and melee assassins as melee carries) being good.

Also, I personally hate Gnar more than I dislike Kennen or even Jayce.

"Dude I'm a ranged marksman kiting top laner plus a super tanky CC-tank lolololol".

Like, if he's anywhere close to good, why wouldn't you pick him? He counters most melees like your typical ranged top laner, and gets to also be a fucking supertank in team fights. The item he rushes makes him incredibly difficult to close in on and almost impossible to escape.

Fuck Gnar lol.

MLDzXnRRROct 3, 20161 votes

Jayce was literally unplayable until the last buffs. Why are people complaining now?

PPPPPPPPPPPP270Oct 15, 20161 votes

Because there was a reason he was kept "bad."

Anyone who has seen Jayce during release knows the the shit he did. You thought AP Nidalee was bad? Jayce is even worse than that when strong.

ProfDrDeathOct 3, 20161 votes

First thing, let's list all the bruisers:

Aatrox Chogath Darius DrMundo Garen Gragas Hecarim Illaoi Irelia JarvanIV Jax Kled LeeSin Nasus Nocturne Olaf Pantheon Renekton Rengar Riven Shyvana Singed Skarner Trundle Udyr Volibear Warwick MonkeyKing XinZhao Yorick

31 champions in total. Did I forget someone?

Arguably, a few of those are closer to tanks or assassins, but I think these are the champions most people would agree on being the classic bruisers.

Of those, a few have been played at World's already. Also keep in mind that Yorick is not available.

Hecarim Irelia Kled LeeSin Nocturne Olaf Skarner Trundle

However, only Trundle and Irelia were played in the top lane.

So, yeah, it would be great if we had a few more of these champions being played. And laneswaps are not an excuse anymore - those are pretty much dead nowadays (and good riddance).

LovelleOct 15, 20161 votes

To be honest, literally every season we've had (barring arguably S2) has always devolved into League of ADCs, assassins, and mages. Melee will always be inferior to range, but the fact that defensive itemization/scaling is so lackluster right now only makes the problem worse.