So after looking a bit into the current Cho changes on the PBE:
First of they are only experimental and there to be tested/further improved! And yes it 5 am in the morning here, but that does not stop me from given some thoughts about the changes!
Currently the changes are:
- no longer loses stacks on death
- stack indefinitly, but no 50%cdr/manarefund on minions and only 1 stack from champs
- stacks 1-6 same, every stack after 6 only from champion omnomnoms, 7-10 stacks 50% less, 11+ 75% less.
I like the idea of more stacks, but only from champs after the 6th! You know those tiny minions arnt cutting it anymore if youre already decently big :P Also that they give less after the 6th stack, but i have some concerns about the rest :S
Not getting 2 stacks from champions and this "not losing stacks" will make me use my ult asap and only on minions till 6 stacks (if the enemy isnt just at the flash +r kill mark). There is no real tradeoff for me to wait to use it on enemys! I "only" could die because i dont have my ultimate, but i will gain permanent HP, and will get faster to the point where i NEED to use it on champions to get more stacks. Which is better in the long run for me.
This will transform him into a stacker like nasus, but with a 80sec cd and losing his ultimate longer and all the time on top, so alot more boring! With the "2stacks from champs" or the "50%refund on minions" you really had a decision, ether try to get the kill or take it slow and take a bite of that juice canon minion first :D
It will slow down his current 6 stacks reaching point(which makes him weaker), increases the window in which you can fight against him(40sec cd up to 80, which makes him again weaker xD) but he gets more realiable to 6 stacks and does not fall back to 0, which is is definitly a buff. But reliablity vs earlier spikes and smaller "counter" window is pretty tricky, and i wouldnt go that way to be honest.
#What would i like to be changed/tested?
- More stacks can stay, but he should be losing some on death, bad Chos should be punished in some way! We could make a max stacks lost barrier, so he doesnt lose like 10 stacks because of 1 mistake! The max stacks lost can be 3 or 4, given the hardship that he only gets 1 stack from champs only after 6 stacks.
- he should still get 2 stacks from champs pre 6 stacks and after that only 1 stack. BUT he should also get 2/1 stack for eating epic monsters, we cant leave jungle cho hanging!
- the 50% refund on minions monsters should be back again. This really gave Chos a decision!
Basicly dont change the ult that much, she is decent, has already like 60% of his powerbuget and doesnt not need alot more. We also cant add more dmg, since he has good dmg! but it is unreliable as hell! more dmg is just to much. But we could change the rest of his abilitys too ;D
We could consider some of these here:
- after 6 stacks his Q radius increases, but the "extra" circle does only half the dmg and knockup and slow! and it is like 10%-20% bigger total.
- or his q cast time/channel time could decrease the closer the location is to him.
- his w could also include a tiny circle around him, like the q from maokai. So that guys that literaly stand inside him get hit by the scream too. (This circle should not be big! im thinking of the size of Chos hitbox MAX!)
- his e could be a real toggle! Something like: he stores spikes that protect for a flat value, and only 1 spike is used per instance of dmg taken not all at the same time! So 3 spikes would lower the dmg of 3 AAs for example. So it is not like 1 big shield but more like a couple of small shields. He gains/stores them only when his E is deactivated for atleast 1 sec and will not gain any if it is activ.
Those changes should be small enough so its not classified as a "rework" or like i like to call them: "champion update" Like sona or shyvanas updates.
What do you think about the current cho changes? Remember they just popped up and it is only the beginning of 7.3 testing phase so dont go bananas yet :D And what do you think of my ideas/changes? Or do you have other ideas? Im sr that i cant chat with you imediatly but its 6:30am now and i need to get some rest now xD