Please Wait on the Zoe Nerf

Emo Twink·Jan 11, 2019·7 votes·3,190 views

Hey, on the PBE there is currently a Zoe nerf: Paddle Star (Q) max damage AP ratio lowered from 150% to 125%

While it could be seen as needed, I feel like it should at least wait until the damage pass goes through. Ignite, rune, and oblivion orb nerfs will all affect her a lot. She was even buffed recently to have better base dmg on Q. A 25% loss of a ratio is a fairly big nerf, and with these also taken into account, I don't want her left feeling horrible.

Now, if she's still strong after that, then it's acceptable, but she's not best in role or anything so it should be acceptable to hold off on nerfs :D

Thank you for reading!

7 Comments

iiGazeiiJan 11, 20193 votes

Totally agree. Zoe isn't even that strong right now. There's no reason to nerf a champion with a 48% winrate and low pickrate.

They should be focusing on making her kit less frustrating to play against, not less rewarding to play. The only reason Zoe is despised isn't her power or damage, it's how annoying she is to play against. You can't use summoners in lane without her using them right back at you, and even if you conserve them, she can kill a minion and get an RNG Ignite or Redemption and basically get a free kill or early back. She can snipe you with a stun from across the screen with zero warning.

Change what's insufferable about her kit before touching her damage, Riot.

NetorareJan 11, 20191 votes

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Totally agree. Zoe isn't even that strong right now. There's no reason to nerf a champion with a 48% winrate and low pickrate.

They should be focusing on making her kit less frustrating to play against, not less rewarding to play. The only reason Zoe is despised isn't her power or damage, it's how annoying she is to play against. You can't use summoners in lane without her using them right back at you, and even if you conserve them, she can kill a minion and get an RNG Ignite or Redemption and basically get a free kill or early back. She can snipe you with a stun from across the screen with zero warning.

Change what's insufferable about her kit before touching her damage, Riot.

Riot said they are going to make zoe less frustrating to play against yet they are nerfing what doesn't need to be nerfed since everyone can 1 shot. The W is big problem but riot will keep running away from their mistakes like they always do.

InfernapeJan 11, 20191 votes

There's no reason to nerf a champion with a 48% winrate and low pickrate.

Tell that Akali and Irelia. From when both of their kits are so poorly designed that they're either trash or oppressive or literally incapable of getting the balance of being okay to play as and okay to play against, well this is what they're destined to be.

Not mention the aforementioned champions and Zoe had either a 100% pick/ban presence or near that in the recent KeSPA Cup.

FrozenFrostFyreJan 11, 20193 votes

Problem is Zoe's kit was so poorly made it's extremely hard to balence her therefore riot typically just throws them into the nerfed into the ground box along with azir and kalista.