Tanks aren't the problem that people think they are

skrubnificent·Feb 19, 2017·4 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 LincolnFeb 19, 20174 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.

WoonStruckFeb 19, 20171 votes

This.

There's no reason someone should be able to rush SV+Mercs and **heavily **out-trade me while I'm efficiently kiting as Vlad, over 2+ CR procs (4 Qs) and 2 Es with 30% CDR via runes, abyssal, and Ionian.

I don't even really have a problem with Naut after I at least have negatron. Poppy and Mao are obscenely obnoxious though. They can roll their face on their keyboard and deal more damage while taking less in return no matter how well you play things.

Dasdi96Feb 19, 20171 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.

skrubnificentFeb 19, 20171 votes

I agree with you there. In no way do I want a team with 3-4 tanks on the team and that be the deciding factor of the game. My point was that tanks are getting a bad wrap cause they are out scaling the carries in the mid game, which they should. But you bring up a valid point that they might have too much of an advantage in the mid game, but thats what kiting is for right? XD

MeserionFeb 19, 20171 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.

Maddened King Feb 19, 20172 votes

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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.

Good, fuck assassin players.