IMO Riot is looking in the wrong places in balancing Sivir

G1aD0S·8/14/2016, 8:31:11 PM·3 votes·459 views

Sivir is supposed to be a lot of power packed into a short ranged, quick ADC.

In short, imo Riot is forgetting what Sivir's weakness is supposed to be and nerfing her Strengths because of it. It feels like they are treating Sivir like a 550 range champion due to how well she is doing despite her 500 range.

Imo, Sivir would be fine the way she is without the PBE nerfs if they nerf her attack range from 500 => 475/450. Either that or buff up Sivir's range from 500 => 525 at least on top of the PBE nerfs. Though personally, I'd really like to see Riot bring Sivir's range back down to 475/450 now that her bounces are as strong as they used to be (if not stronger) or possibly down to the hardcore 425 range and have Sivir's numbers tapped around a bit.

What I think is wrong with the PBE nerf direction:

Originally, Sivir's 500 range buff was meant to bring her up in line to compete with the other ADCs but still maintain that "low range weakness", but now I feel that with all the help ADCs are getting, the 500 kinda stopped becoming a team fighting weakness.

Hence, Sivir isn't putting her neck out as much in team fights, but is reaping the benefits of riding on ADC oriented changes on top of little buffs here and there. IMO, Riot shouldn't be nerfing Sivir's strengths, but should be making Sivir's weakness more apparent (lack of escapes and close range).

TLDR; IMO, Riot shouldn't be nerfing Sivir's strengths, but should be making Sivir's weakness more apparent Sivir's fine the way she is without the PBE nerfs if they nerf her attack range from 500 => 475/450. Either that or buff up Sivir's range from 500 => 525/550 on top of the PBE nerfs.

1 Comments

Mistress Shyvana8/14/2016, 8:52:55 PM1 votes

I agree