What about Twitch?

Svddenly·4/10/2015, 9:21:56 PM·19 votes·2,246 views
Patch 4.10 notes

So in patch 4.10 Twitch's Q got gutted.

Here's what happened:

Q - Ambush Time to stealth without taking damage now 1.25 seconds ⇒ 1.5 seconds Maximum time to stealth while taking damage now 3 seconds ⇒ 6 seconds

It may not look like much, but since this nerf Twitch's win rate has gone down to its current 45.25% (according to Champion.gg). How long is 6 seconds? Longer than a Wukong ult. Longer than a Zilean ult. But shorter than a Rengar ult. His Q is now only usable when he is about to go in, not as an escape tool.

Rito plz. Don't buff his other stuff. Fix this. I liked being able to stealth out of a situation. Since this, I die much before that happens.

38 Comments

DrCyanide4/10/2015, 9:23:43 PM13 votes

"Ambush", "only usable when he is about to go in, not as an escape tool."

Yup. It matches it's name now.

5512024/11/2015, 2:17:47 AM3 votes

Shaco don't even need to wait, free summoner 4 + invisibility every 10 secs.

Crett4/10/2015, 10:10:36 PM2 votes

it's perfectly healthy this was. as a twitch main, it is a little bs that i can just q and a gank was completely avoided like that. i'd prefer that riot emphasize his high moments and give him a little more damage/utility

i've still been able to preemptively stealth and avoid ganks anyway, it's not that bad. it just has counterplay now

qetzel4/11/2015, 12:21:49 AM2 votes

He also received several other nerfs that patch. Some of those were important too!

I think that this is the one thing Riot won't revert. A champion that has great mid game assassination and late game teamfight potential does not need such early game safety. Late game this isn't fair to Twitch, early game the old version was even less fair to his enemies.

There are two sides to every argument. The other side is always right - Abraham Lincoln (for some reason people believe stupid made up quotes)

IceKingChernobog4/11/2015, 2:02:42 AM2 votes

lets not forget that they also slaughtered his passive and his base damage

King Mugiwara4/14/2015, 11:23:41 PM1 votes

Lmfao as I was in this thread a tip on league loading screen said " You can go invisible immediately with twitch if you have a zhonyas".

manliestdino4/11/2015, 2:58:41 AM1 votes

They did say they were going to change it to footstab.... how about make it cheap shot instead?

Mirage Seraph4/11/2015, 3:23:12 AM1 votes

I'm fine with Twitch taking damage and it taking significantly longer to get out. But 6 seconds? Even if it does go off it's not like it's a good escape tool. Any team fighting a Twitch should have at least 2 Red Trinkets (should have two or more regardless, really.)

I dunno about a number's change, but I want SOMETHING to chance to Twitch's stealth. Make it more reliable, I rarely feel like a Stealth ADC anymore when I play Twitch. Maybe I'm just bad though, quite likely!

JRobin314/11/2015, 4:09:45 AM1 votes

yeah, it looks like you should play Shaco instead. He has an escape ability that gives him an automatic critical hit.

Bisaknosp4/11/2015, 12:06:22 PM1 votes

i dont think that this is the biggest problem lol his w is boring + weak his e is a worse version of kalista e his passive simply sucks and his ult cd is too high