League of Resourceless

Diamondserpent··2 votes·356 views

I mean its really funny how Riot say that they try to cater for everyone and then release resourceless after resourcless champ. Gnar and Yasuo are Riot's way of selling power, being newer champions with infinite poke, free skillshots (Both Yasuo's Janna Tornado and Gnar's Boomerang), both have a massive power spike with a few items under their belts.

I'm going to defend Riven here but she was the one that started this horrible trade. I'm sorry but you just cannot fight these champions in a lane with people who have mana... you might as well have a target saying "Attack me here" when you broadcast that you've run out of mana because you can do nothing except either get jumped on and die or be forced to back because BOTH of these champs are AD and can EASILY take down towers. (Why AD champions get massive damage on turrets but AP hit with all the strength of a wet cloth is beyond me and extreamely unfair).

Plus currently Yasuo is spammed in mid lane because he basically makes any sort of mage completely redundant with his free, resouceless abilites. I am seriously getting to the point when I am done with this game because these champions do not have an easily discernible "weak" period when you can attack them and they get no trade off for being resourceless, infact they can spam their abilities QUICKER then normal mages.

This game is getting so disgustingly geared towards overactive kids, there is just no point to playing harder, more thoughtful champions. You know, champs when you have to think about what you are doing and not have a free shield to counter any and all poke damage that automatically recharges in 5 seconds by moving about.

Resourceless champions are a product of power creep and whatever way Riot tries to balance them, they are NEVER going to be balanced because you can sit in lane all day early game without a weak period just farming for your huge power spike and there is virtually nothing the enemy laner can do.

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MLDzXnRRR2 votes

Gnar is the most annoying from these. His boomerang is disgusting. I've Vayne players who complain that Gnar is kiting them :D

Yosuke Apperu1 votes

I'm gonna say it XD I enjoy playing riven even though i'm bad at her.. but i still think her and kat are the worst offenders

Posui Gart1 votes

Than why I only see Yasuo in like 5% of my games, and he loses his lane in 90% of that games? He is weak, he can survive on midlane only because of his free dashes and WW. Gnar is popular, but HE HAS TO SPAM, otherwise he is useless. Same with Riven and Kata(giving any of them a resource is a straight way to nerf them to Kassadin's tier).

Diamondserpent1 votes

So the easy options to this is MAKE ALL CHAMPS have a resource of SOME KIND, a way to gate their abilities. Riven, Kata, Yasuo and Gnar NOW become balanced and in line with everyone else.

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