Just because a champion seems weak the first week of their release...

Tentakill Myself·Aug 15, 2015·6 votes·520 views

Doesn't mean they are weak. I mean seriously you people called KALISTA weak her first month of release.

4 Comments

Meep ManAug 15, 20153 votes

Or you can be Singed and never feel OP or anywhere close at any point of any competitive season or meta.

KingopantsAug 15, 20152 votes

Honestly Singed.... Just gets countered soo frigging hard by

Anything that can be used as an escape
Anything that can be used as constant poke
Good dueling
League of Percent health true damage

And its like, wtf are you supposed to do? He's literally never going to be in Meta. An then Riot goes and nerfs tank items further wording him.

Maximum ZileanAug 15, 20152 votes

Every champion that actually takes skill is considered OP on release.

Look at Yasuo, Kalista, Azir (Mostly due to the 72429347294827349 bugs he had)

SokZaJeloAug 15, 20152 votes

That will never happen,people don't call a champion weak for no reason. Champions/reworks on release have a low winrate and people don't do well with them,and the most common reasons are:

a) Champion has complex mechanics that take a while to learn. (honestly I'd just name every new champion here) In this case the champion simply needs more time. b) Champion's best build is different than the community expects (example: gnar was built full damage,kalista was built like a regular adc). In this case the champion is "weak" until a high elo/pro player/somebody finds out the correct build. c) Champion has several/many bugs. (mega example: Azir) In this case it takes a patch of bugfixes for the champion to become good. d) Champion is plain underpowered. In this case the champion is obviously weak until the buffs.

In every case mentioned,it takes time for the champion to stop being considered "weak",regardless of if he actually is or isn't. So unless there is a champion/rework which avoids all mentioned above,they will be called weak for a while.