Legit question: If RIOT just nerfs champions who are at the top in winrate (or have a low winrate but are really potent as your skill with them increases), even if their kit is healthy, and then they get replaced by slightly less powerful champs, then what's to stop everything from eventually having very low numbers and feeling really underpowered?
Slythion1 votesBecause champions get buffed too
What most people don't realize is that it isn't just nerf nerf nerf until you get a balanced game. It's impossible to balance a Moba. Instead, they nerf and buff as they see fit to change/rotate who is strong (even if some of it is unintentional or too much). This is why there are so many good champions that aren't considered broken, and more not good champs that are still viable. It's a lost cause trying to have champions be diverse yet balanced
Squat King1 votesBut why don't they space out their balancing changes a little more, and make them more meaningful, like say with DotA? Not saying that I want a bunch of completely hard counters and cancer mechanics, but they seem to have a better grasp on when to balance.
Slythion1 votesWell, I've only played one Dota game so I can't really make any comparisons
To answer your question, it's really only been this season (that I'm aware of, only been playing since start of S5) where things have really fluctuated this much. If you haven't noticed, they've been completely changing the game this season with
that in itself are the 3/4 main types of champions (assassins have only been changed slightly in comparison). With Riot completely changing how things interact with each other in the game. Not only that but we've had a decent amount of champion reworks and releases recently as well. It'll take some time until things become as "balanced" as they were before.
People don't credit Riot enough, they've been trying to do a lot this season to change up the experience for players. Has it all gone perfect? Nah, of course not. But we can't expect changing league so much to be done perfectly in a short amount of time can we?
IMO, leave Riot be to figure out how they want their game to be. We're here for the enjoyment, none of us are on the board of committee or anything like that, we're here to play the game.
Sneakyy XD1 votes[{quoted}](name=Havoc Lobster,realm=NA,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=d0N03Edw,comment-id=,timestamp=2016-04-12T20:52:21.052+0000) what's to stop everything from eventually having very low numbers and feeling really underpowered?
"Underpowered" is a relative power level, not an absolute one.