Please don't add Hextech Rocket Belt

Mandaari·4/7/2016, 5:31:43 PM·137 votes·7,335 views

How can you even consider something like this? I really hate items that give champions new abilities, but this is way over the line and a marathon in the wrong direction. Riot, have you ever realized that a desirable aspect of low mobility champions is their low mobility? It's fun to play champions that you need to position perfectly with and that aren't flashy. It wouldn't matter if this item was perfectly balanced, I'm personally not interested in adding dashes to anyone's kit. I'm not interested in a game where Ekko is going to get yet another dash in his arsenal, and I'm especially not interested in a game where Orianna is going to get a single dash in hers.

Speaking of a dash (blink) everyone already has: Flash. Flash has been in the game since alpha and early on in League there were pleas to get rid of it before it was too late. Well, it's way too late and now everyone is balanced around flash. You tried to justify that by saying you wanted everyone to be able to quickly reposition. Flash already serves the proposed purpose of HRB. We don't want or need another flash. Honestly you should be looking at ways to globally reduce mobility, not add more.

What I really can't believe is that you even tried to justify a change like this by saying that APs need a way to opt into flashier combat patterns. Get that BS back to the LC$ brainstorm board and then just light the board on fire.

125 Comments

Old Man Teeto4/7/2016, 6:13:35 PM8 votes

By season 10 we'll have Blink Dagger.

oh the times they are a changing...

Guy Fox Teemo4/7/2016, 11:06:21 PM8 votes

Because its a tentative item, that one of the Rioters said is almost certainly going to fail and be removed? The only reason they tried it, is to try. They try everything, the point is to experiment.

You never know till you try.

disregardable4/7/2016, 5:36:41 PM6 votes

It's a 30 second cooldown Vayne tumble. I wouldn't be shocked if Annie was the only one that bought it. No one else needs to quickly move 300 units away while being able to be interrupted.

ModCaptainMårvelous4/8/2016, 3:25:42 AM6 votes

I really hate items that give champions new abilities

AKA

"If it's not a stat stick it shouldn't exist"

Lajinn54/8/2016, 12:07:02 AM5 votes

The Master of Metal is finally getting a dash

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PePsiLemoNN4/8/2016, 10:54:17 AM4 votes

It has the speed of Morgana's Q ... much mobility

Igotlazy4/8/2016, 4:41:33 PM2 votes

They said that the current iteration their working with goes 300 Units at 1200 Speed and can't go over walls. 300 Units is disgustingly small. To put it into perspective, Lucian's E is 425. So that means Hextech Rocket Belt takes you 70% of Lucian's dash distance. I mean it's something, but not a lot. Well see what happens when it gets added to PBE.

LatticeGrimoire4/8/2016, 2:30:31 PM1 votes

Then what are you interested in mages having? because right now they have nothing.