Let's talk about Twitch (and ADCs in general)

the weeaboo··1 votes·688 views

So last season I mained Twitch (120k, so by 'mained' I mean he was my default pick, not my one-trick). And I had a lot of fun using him, I loved his personality and playstyle.

However this season, he feels... bad. I've barely played him since the 'rework' and it just isn't fun. I know right now he's considered very strong but something just isn't the same. He's just as bland as any other ADC now. Buy BF Hurricane I.E. Shiv LDR. Shoot people. Before it felt like you could pull off a lot of cheese (no pun intended), and it was fun actually being sneaky. But with the change to Q it's just another attack speed steroid now. He has to build the boring ass standard ADC build instead of his unique YGB > Hurricane build.

Bringing me to my point. ADC IS BORING. Spend 30 minutes farming the same 4 items every game. Be the sacrificial lamb to the Hecarim/Lee Sin. Maybe kill a few people or a tower once in a while. Rinse and repeat. I dont have fun unless I'm playing Jhin or Draven now because they actually have a unique skillset and item path.

If we compare ADCs to Mages, Mages can diversify their rush items by a huge amount. Want burst? Ludens. Mana Issues/Spam? Morello. Getting bursted? Zhonyas. Need CC? Rylai's. Against another Mage? Abyssal. Already have CC? Liandy's.

TL;DR Used to main Twitch but don't anymore because Twitch and basically all other ADCs are boring due to lack of itemization and binary playstyle

5 Comments

be pure2 votes

Twitch is one of the adc's that's actually not terrible right now...Twitch's q has always given bonus attack speed...you are bronze 4 and bronze 5 respectively...maybe the champions aren't the issue for you

the weeaboo1 votes
  1. I think I'd know that his Q has always given attack speed. I'm just saying now that the camo is basically inconsequential now.
  2. I'm not saying I can't climb because of the ADCs. Hell I didn't even bring anything about rank or whatever. I'm just saying its a boring role, and it used to be fun.
WoonStruck1 votes

Mages are pretty much "rush Morello's or lose" atm.

You might grab a negatron against obnoxious match-ups like Annie or Leblanc, but that's about it.

Kaioko1 votes

ADCs are currently in a pretty spot unless you are one that can scale extremely fast in the mid game since there is no late game anymore. Riot has said they'll address it within the next few patches by making junglers less dominant and ADCs better.

That being said, Twitch is definitely one of the few ADCs in at least an okay spot currently.

NodirjonSattarov1 votes

Spend 30 minutes farming the same 4 items every game.

At least you have the luxury to farm for 30 minutes.

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