Someone at Riot really hates Vlad

WitchQueen Annie·Sep 1, 2016·7 votes·709 views

Lets be serious here.

I turn on PBE changes for the day and under Balance changes what do I see? One thing. A reduction on Vlad's base health by 25.

Like are you serious?

This just seems like spite. Someone at Riot really hates my champion; he can't even be nerfed just once over the past few weeks he has to get it in doses (W cool down increased in one patch... E's cool downs increased in one patch.... movement speed reduced... and now this).

Its like they are SLOWLY testing when he can be un-viable as opposed to actually setting out to balance him

Seriously, what other conclusion am I supposed to draw? When I log in and see ONE BALANCE change today and its so minor and unnecessary. How is 25 health change even going to change the balance? Its just a small FU.

8 Comments

KeepeSep 1, 20164 votes

They're still nerfing him?

Very Hard EngageSep 1, 20164 votes

still seeing too much pro play.

op on a team who knows how to use him.

hint hint, its his ults %bonus damage.

but they cant change abilities because that would make it look like they messed up on their mid year mage update, and riot cant have that, ever.

KeepeSep 1, 20166 votes

Meh. I liked older Vlad better. Plus new Vlad's particles look like Riot just stopped giving a sh*t.

I mean, have you SEEN his new Tides of Blood? They look like a badly made fan chroma.

ZT XperimentorSep 1, 20161 votes

Same with Xerath . . . who thought water balloons looked more impressive than lightning?!

ArakadiaSep 1, 20162 votes

His E is so bluhh. I liked old E alot more.

WoonStruckSep 1, 20161 votes

If they want him to retain his % damage bonus, make it exclusive to Vlad, double the duration, with his heal occurring halfway through.

HEY, THIS ACTUALLY MAKES THE HEAL USEFUL FOR MORE THAN JUST BAITING PEOPLE INTO OVER-EXTENDING INTO YOUR TEAM. WOWIEE!!!

I explicitly stated when they revealed the gameplay update that his % multiplier on his ult HAD TO GO in order for him to not be a balance trainwreck, because he'll either be good enough to warrant taking him for it, making him pick/ban in competitive, or trash-tier so he isn't pick/ban in competitive. Notice his simple kit (and safe to boot), but horrid win-rate in non-competitive. Any time Vlad is decent, his ult puts him over the edge.

It needs to be personalized; not team-wide utility unless he simply heals his team for the damage he deals during it. Cause you know...sustain god is kinda supposed to be his niche now, and that wouldn't be 100% broken considering multiplying an ADC and burst champion's damage by 10% is fucking absurd.

MunchCrunchLunchSep 1, 20162 votes

they can revert every single nerf and just double his E cd at max rank from 5 seconds to 10. in pro play all vlad does is dive and spam his E 2-3 times to kill squishies.

WoonStruckSep 1, 20161 votes

That's not even why people take him though. Any other AP carry can do less (as far as commitment) and get more done, usually in a safer fashion as well.

Its multiplying the frontline, who's pressuring, and ADC, who's securing, damage by 10%. That makes champs like Gnar, Irelia, GP, any ADC ever, completely fucking absurd damage-wise.

Vlad's early laning is safe. His durability mid-game makes him a safe objective-based zoning threat. His ult makes him insanely strong late game; not because of himself, but because of the rest of his team. He generally just uses it to force a team to disengage, or bait them into his team where he gets healed for 1k+.