Tanks aren't the problem that people think they are

skrubnificent·2/19/2017, 5:02:54 AM·4 votes·620 views

It seems like everyone is upset with tanks being viable. This isn't fair to the tanks tho. They feel overtly strong for one simple aspect that everyone is overlooking. The tanks only feel strong because of the length of the matches. Its easier for a tank to get their items and beef up than it is for a carry to purchase their items, and for good reason. Now with the length of the matches being shorter, carries are feeling the effect of this. If the carry doesn't get ahead early so that they can purchase their main couple of items and then some penetration they feel underwhelming. But that is what the feel of the matches are right now, snowball the fire out of the match. So hate on tanks all you want but they aren't OP IMO. #TANKLIVESMATTER #TANKMETAISFUN

6 Comments

Big Lincoln2/19/2017, 5:15:02 AM4 votes

It seems like everyone is upset with tanks being viable.

this is a straw man. people are annoyed that the viable tanks, read Maokai Poppy Nautilus are the ones that shit damage while also being unkillable as hell. while they stack nothing but durability their base damage alone lets them duel a majority of the roster for most of the game, on top of having extremely strong defensive spells that make putting your own damage on them obnoxiously difficult.

nobody is upset about tanks being viable; it's when they're overtuned that they start becoming a problem.

Dasdi962/19/2017, 5:07:17 AM1 votes

While I don't want a straight tank meta were the team with the most tanks win, I want them to be able to match the scaling of adc but have their midgames toned down.

Meserion2/19/2017, 5:15:25 AM1 votes

The reason the tank meta is back is because Riot has overbuffed Asassins with Lethality, thus to stay alive, the pros stack tanks to minimize the Assassin's effectiveness; its only natural. Because they live longer, tanks end up doing as much as if not more damage than Assassins simply because they take an age to kill.