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A suggestion to change champion difficulty ratings

ArcingWind·12/1/2015, 3:53:16 AM·1 votes·803 views

Now it might just be me, but I think that some of the difficulty ratings for champions seem a little off and I wanted to know if any Rioter out there feels the same. For example, Miss Fortune is considered a 1/10 while Jinx is considered a 6/10. Now I'm no MF player but I wouldn't place jinx at a 6/10. I wouldn't say Yasuo is a 10/10 either, at least not if Bard is considered a 9/10 and Lee Sin is considered a 6/10. These are just a few examples. Now, this is all just my personal opinion and I am considering the initial skill of a player and the skill with a champion a player gets after many may games. Feel free to express your opinion on the matter and note any champion you think seem a bit off. But do please try to keep things civilized and constructive and don't just rant about a champion you dislike. Do you guys think Riot should adjust the ratings?

17 Comments

Bonipherus12/1/2015, 3:55:31 AM2 votes

Maybe change the rating into 2: Skill Floor and Skill Ceiling

Aeolian Melodies12/1/2015, 3:57:58 AM2 votes

They seem off because what you consider simple might be different from what I consider simple.

Janna has a relatively high difficulty rating (timing based, has a shield instead of a low CD heal, can fuck up her ult, Q is skillshot, W has drawbacks, has no dmg on her own, etc.) but when I started playing her I found her very easy to pick up because she fitted my style a lot.

ZephyrDrake12/1/2015, 4:02:06 AM2 votes

the entire point of the "difficulty" stat is to tell you how likely you will be able to do relatively well in your first few games with said champ. If a champ has a complicated mechanic that might take you a couple of games to understand then the difficulty is higher while ones with low difficulty are those champion that even if you have no previous knowledge of said champion you can still do decent enough with it

Niyumi12/1/2015, 3:55:18 AM1 votes

Honestly, 90% of the roster is 5 or below, with a very large portion of it 3 and below. Very few champions are 6 or higher, and I don't think I can think of a champion that has 10/10 difficulty.