If we aren't going to lower damage can we reduce range?

GigglesO·Feb 2, 2018·2 votes·253 views

BTW I foresee this getting alot of downvotes, but I'm legit serious.

If the new counter mechanic is to not get in range, can we just make champions have shorter range?

7 Comments

ValyrianBladeFeb 2, 20182 votes

This makes no sense. What are you responding to?

ADCs are too strong? Reducing their range only will just lead to mobile ranged mid laners (think LeBlanc and ahri) becoming adcs because they'll have a caitlyn-esque range advantage plus safety.

Reduce AA range on all champions? Any ranged mid laner who needs autos to help clear (i.e. not xerath or veigar) is going to start getting shit on by melee mids.

Reduce range on abilities? Well specify which ones are the problem...

Reducing any range is just a gigantic buff to melee champions, most of which are doing fine (and those who aren't are either lacking a good keystone, or maybe a handful that just need buffs).

GigglesOFeb 2, 20182 votes

By "getting shit on" you mean still having 3x the range of melee champions? Oh no, I can't completely just poke the enemy melee out of lane just because he went to get one cs.

ValyrianBladeFeb 2, 20181 votes

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By "getting shit on" you mean still having 3x the range of melee champions? Oh no, I can't completely just poke the enemy melee out of lane just because he went to get one cs.

I mean that the melee champions are already balanced around their range disadvantage. In particular, melee mid laners are designed such that they can thrive in a Lane where their opponents not only have ranged auto attacks, but often also long range abilities.

How do you expect any range champion to beat an akali if their range advantage is greatly reduced?

Then you have that many abilities are based on adc auto attack range. Imagine how devastating darius would be if the average adc could only auto from 375-400 range... if they're in range to damage darius, they're well within range to get pulled in and susceptible to his q and r. Darius would probably get over an 80% win rate if you lowered adc attack ranges by 150 across the board, as his biggest weakness becomes a strength.

GigglesOFeb 2, 20181 votes

Except that they aren't, because every time they make an item change instantly adc's use it better. At least if you nerfed everybody's range I could walk up and farm again.

KiIIBillFeb 2, 20182 votes

its acutlly funny how sivir 500 range can face a cait with 650 and they deem is fair... riot is a joke. if you havnt already noticed. They just havnt stabled ,even tho they should. Post the champs you must play x,y,z. idk why they mine as well just flat out say you should play only these champs rn because they have major adv and are op af.

GigglesOFeb 2, 20181 votes

Right now the adc's with the largest range are the only ones geting played. Look at ez Q, kog w, twitch R, trist passive.