So where is the explanation for buffing Yasuo

Spice and Wolf·Aug 8, 2018·55 votes·14,777 views

Today I entered the boards and see a ton of new topics about Yasuo and his new buff. No problem, I decide to do another topic so the full main page of boards will be filled with this discussion until we have a proper explanation. Is LCS such a big priority with you? You think seeing people get one shot in LCS is fun to watch? NO , it's not, there is nothing satisfying about that. Please remove this ridiculous buff and also remove the compensation buffs from 1 patch ago. Also do we, as a community, need to mention Lee Sin ?

22 Comments

PercentagesAug 8, 201833 votes

You can mention it until you are blue in the face, but they don't care.

RyzeTheSmurfMageAug 8, 20187 votes

So that's the real reason Ryze is blue. He complained about this for 1 thousand years and Riot still ignored him while trying to shut his mouth up by reworking him so many times.

Jerry SeinfeIdAug 8, 201827 votes

"we noticed yasuo is struggling against lvl 18 6 items yi so we're giving him the tools to oneshot him before that happens."

ReothimeneAug 8, 201821 votes

he needs a stronger late game because he falls off after 2 items https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/474573553648271360/476802463660507141/unknown.png

Summonah12369Aug 8, 20185 votes

Pls nerf Zed.

ValiantKillerAug 8, 20185 votes

https://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/gameplay-balance/Up183QFR-is-that-even-a-skill-anymore-all-of-that-cause-wukong-gutted-yasuo-in-fnatic-vs-misfits-match

Here your explanation

Spice and WolfAug 8, 20188 votes

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https://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/gameplay-balance/Up183QFR-is-that-even-a-skill-anymore-all-of-that-cause-wukong-gutted-yasuo-in-fnatic-vs-misfits-match

Here your explanation

I don't take this as granted but if this is the reason, then I hope at Worlds to see on twitch 20k viewers instead of 300k as it used to have. Literally FUCK LCS.

ValiantKillerAug 8, 20184 votes

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I don't take this as granted but if this is the reason, then I hope at Worlds to see on twitch 20k viewers instead of 300k as it used to have. Literally FUCK LCS.

Think about it for moment, since his last E nerfs and wukong win rate plus his pick rate went down special in top lane he went from tier 2 to tier 4 after that nerfs on OP.gg. And since then you didn't see except like 1-10 posts about wukong and myself didn't see wukong much in my games at all neither banned much, hence that why i was able to play him couple of times so what happen to make that sudden nerf? Right that match that everyone on youtube was talking about and saying how wukong came back for worlds after he was gone since 2015, ofcourse riot saw that wukong able to destroy that flashy annoying cancer toxic champion called yas and he was able to dive him without dying to tower shots.

So they was like ohh wow there champion able to burst other champion under tower and tank it, no other champion should be able to do that toxic action except our beloved toxic Yasuo so they just gutted wukong q and direct buffed yas in same patch.

See the problem now ? They don't want wukong to be able to early trade with yas by all means hence 0% AD ratio on his Q plus allowing yas to land that perfect R and finish wukong in one rotation without needing to play around it.

HungryAngry2SPPAug 8, 20182 votes

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Think about it for moment, since his last E nerfs and wukong win rate plus his pick rate went down special in top lane he went from tier 2 to tier 4 after that nerfs on OP.gg. And since then you didn't see except like 1-10 posts about wukong and myself didn't see wukong much in my games at all neither banned much, hence that why i was able to play him couple of times so what happen to make that sudden nerf? Right that match that everyone on youtube was talking about and saying how wukong came back for worlds after he was gone since 2015, ofcourse riot saw that wukong able to destroy that flashy annoying cancer toxic champion called yas and he was able to dive him without dying to tower shots.

So they was like ohh wow there champion able to burst other champion under tower and tank it, no other champion should be able to do that toxic action except our beloved toxic so they just gutted wukong q and direct buffed yas in same patch.

See the problem now ? They don't want wukong to be able to early trade with yas by all means hence 0% AD ratio on his Q plus allowing yas to land that perfect R and finish wukong in one rotation without needing to play around it.

At least Yasuo needs a bit of skill. On wu you just EQ and it's liek you were good at the game or something

r43b1llAug 8, 20185 votes

"Yasuo got blasted by 8.15 (took the brunt of the IE nerfs [which were huge] without the balancing factor of the Stormrazor buffs). We wanted to avoid pre-emptive buffing him, despite knowing it was power down, but I expect him to be weak on 8.15. (Pro is playing on 8.14). We aren't going through with the Yasuo buffs, because we can't get good alignment on a changelist that is not frustration up, but I suspect he'll be weak for this patch." This is the context they gave for reverting these changes on the PBE

iTaLenTZAug 8, 20184 votes

Do we really need a comforting lie from Riot

SugeMinPikkAug 8, 20182 votes

Buff scrapped. Delete thread.

Giga BaboonAug 8, 20182 votes

Say one thing do another, the meddler special

RyzeTheSmurfMageAug 8, 20181 votes

"Because there is none!" -Saruman, from The Hobbit- An unexpected journey (srsly now how tf am I able to keep in mind all this knowledge of movies and lore from so many SFs and fantasties without not having a social life I'm starting to think I'm a super human or some sh**)

Nea104Aug 8, 20181 votes

There are so many threads about this absurd buff, but no explanation. Of course the buff is still only on PBE, but that doesn't change the question: what's the point about even thinking something this "not smart"? Any explanation would be just something really "not smart", so guess it's better this way :D

Meanwhile, the game keeps getting worse and worse. It's intentional, at this point. No idea why.

VelasanAug 8, 20181 votes

I feel like we do need to mention Lee Sin since he gets arbitrary buffs all the time. He hasn't even been weak this season just not as powerful as he used to be.

I remember a season ago when Trundle was good for one patch, and they were like oh snap can't have that and immediately nerfed him. They eventually took away one of those nerfs at the end of the season, but why can't an underused champion be slightly strong for ONE patch, but Lee Sin has to be able to one shot everything with his Q?

Wouldn't mind it if they said something about it that made sense, but right now it's just insane buffs for no reason.

NekoniClawsAug 8, 20181 votes

It's one of the horsemen of the apocalypse.

Is that an explanation?

TerozuAug 8, 20181 votes

Thank freaking god the buff was reverted.

MethuzelahAug 9, 20181 votes

so this whole thing basically just attention seeking about a buff that didn't even make it to a live environment? wtf man... WOOOOOOOOOW

WolfeurAug 9, 20181 votes

Maybe if you wait a moment, they will answer. That way we avoid flooding the boards with unnecessary duplicates calling for toxic one-way discussions.

They said the point was to compensate the changes to IE, but since they don't want to overbuff him before they see the actual impact, they will remove the buff from PBE for now and reassess the situation later.

Happy, now?

murderessAug 9, 20181 votes

Not strong enough above bronze/silver. See any statistics website.

BestPudgeNAAug 9, 20181 votes

Phroxz0n with context on the Yasuo testing this cycle:

>"Yasuo got blasted by 8.15 (took the brunt of the IE nerfs [which were huge] without the balancing factor of the Stormrazor buffs). 

>We wanted to avoid pre-emptive buffing him, despite knowing it was power down, but I expect him to be weak on 8.15. (Pro is playing on 8.14). 

>We aren't going through with the Yasuo buffs, because we can't get good alignment on a changelist that is not frustration up, but I suspect he'll be weak for this patch."

Riot thought because IE was nerfed Yasuo with his 80%+ presence in high elo was weak.