Lee, Vayne, Yas, Syndra players, we KNOW what your counterplay is...

Mira Arya Enthe··20 votes·936 views

We know how to counterplay your champion, we know they aren't necessarily OP, we know that not everyone who plays them are toxic.

But the fact is, we are still going to ban them, hate them and post about them. You know why? They are just miserable designs, miserable to play with, miserable to play against. They could all be in the dog house for stats, we would STILL ban them. We play the game for fun. But you know what happens the second I see one of these champions? No, it's not that I think "They are OP! We cannot win." It's that I think "Oh boy... win or lose let's get this over with so I can get into a fun round."

The champions are just misery. Sure, this also applies to some FotM champion during their height of being OP, and some people have specific champions they specifically hate. But by the rate of bans and complaints, these are the champions I see the most hate towards. And it isn't because we "Don't take the time to learn how to play around it." It's because the game is about having fun, and playing against your champion just isn't fun in any sense or way. I'd rather lose to Illoai or Katarina than win against Vayne or Yasuo.

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Raiku Kawisa3 votes

DarkenedAuras will tell you I agree with this post

TyroneWatermelon3 votes

Upvotes because of truth,but Vayne has counterplay??

Mira Arya Enthe2 votes

Build Ar-.... Build Hea-... Build... fuck!

Thing most people don't consider, is that tanks and fighters can barely itemize against normal ADCs as it is.

TyroneWatermelon2 votes

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Build Ar-.... Build Hea-... Build... fuck!

Thing most people don't consider, is that tanks and fighters can barely itemize against normal ADCs as it is.

Fighters already get fucked over if they build too much damage-adcarries got the range advantage. Too much armor and health? - no damage=champions like Vayne can stand afk right click without even kiting. Fucking up 45% of the fighter's armor they barely have,one or two items maximum Plus the slave(support) and more backline protecting them. Unless the fighter is a diver and got an assassin buddy diving with them,they don't really stand a chance against league's point and click adventurist.

WoonStruck2 votes

Pretty much this.

Vayne actually just reduces the effectiveness of the HP you buy by 12% for every 3 autos she makes. 88% effectiveness isn't a 'terrible' deal.

ADCs in general are overloaded atm, so Vayne doesn't stand out as anything special damage-wise with her W. Just her Q crits vs squishies.

Awesomedude88881 votes

Shut her down early, make the player flame the team and RQ, win the 4v5.

TyroneWatermelon1 votes

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Shut her down early, make the player flame the team and RQ, win the 4v5.

That's a strategy,no counterplay.

Awesomedude88881 votes

Then hard CC will do.

TyroneWatermelon1 votes

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Then hard CC will do.

This isn't appropriate counterplay either. You can CC any champ except loaf and morgana.

Apocalypsic3 votes

"We all play this game for fun"

Yet every one decries people for playing the champs they enjoy.

I liked most of your posts before this one, but this is just generic whiny boards trash chock full of buzzwords and double standards.

Realtalk, Lee is average as a champion, Yas is really easy to shut down and deal with, build attack speed reduction against Vayne (alternatively play malphite), and building magic resist does wonders against Syndra. Every champion has methods of which can be used to deal with them and if we're completely honest here I honestly think Urgot is far more frustrating to fight than Yasuo will ever be, so there.

Please can we stop the "X Champion is frustrating so you're a bad person" posts?

TequilaZombie1 votes

This post was basicly about explaining that the "X Champion is frustrating so you're a bad person" isn't the main thing. It's more about certain champions being annoying as fuck to play against.

Craft Zeppelin2 votes

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We know how to counterplay your champion, we know they aren't necessarily OP, we know that not everyone who plays them are toxic.

But the fact is, we are still going to ban them, hate them and post about them. You know why? They are just miserable designs, miserable to play with, miserable to play against. They could all be in the dog house for stats, we would STILL ban them. We play the game for fun. But you know what happens the second I see one of these champions? No, it's not that I think "They are OP! We cannot win." It's that I think "Oh boy... win or lose let's get this over with so I can get into a fun round."

The champions are just misery. Sure, this also applies to some FotM champion during their height of being OP, and some people have specific champions they specifically hate. But by the rate of bans and complaints, these are the champions I see the most hate towards. And it isn't because we "Don't take the time to learn how to play around it." It's because the game is about having fun, and playing against your champion just isn't fun in any sense or way.** I'd rather lose to Illoai or Katarina than win against Vayne or Yasuo**.

HELL NO.

Brutalitops012 votes

Do you even look at stats? Notice that Vayne's been getting buffed? And why? Because even Challenger Vayne one-tricks had under a 48% win rate with her. She's not bad now, but she was total garbage before.

They all have VERY easy counterplay - CROWD CONTROL - and Syndra is the only one who I would say is really busted right now (her ult did HOW MUCH damage?!). Overall, none of these picks (except Syndra) are worth bans right now. Vayne and Lee are somewhat out of meta and there are much better picks/bans than them (Kha'Zix, Jinx, Jhin, Miss Fortune). Yasuo, Vayne, and Lee are all incredibly hit or miss - if they're good with them, they're gods who go 20000/0 and hard carry even when their whole team is AFK. If the person playing them is bad, they go 0/20000 and would be far more useful for the team sitting in the fountain with their hands down their pants for the rest of the game. Vayne currently has a 51% win rate, and it can be argued that % max health damage is the most balanced mechanic in the game because it means that that champion can't rely on that ability to burst someone. You want to counter Vayne? CC and kill her, Frozen Heart, and Randiun's Omen. Same items counter Yasuo. Why? Most of their damage comes from basic attacks and crits - and both of these items give armor and reduce attack speed and Randuin's reduces crit damage. With armor, Vayne will rely on her Silver Bolts to get through tanks and the fact is that she won't get through them faster than a 5000 damage Miss Fortune ult that reduces their armor every wave and has 40% bonus armor pen and 50 flat armor pen and deals 15% more damage because of LDR will. A full build Miss Fortune ult can deal 5000 damage, ignore 70% of armor, deal 15% more damage to enemies with more health than her, and heal her for 20% of the damage dealt. I've done it.

Now, I don't like facing Yasuo and I'll admit he could also be worth a ban, but that's it. Vayne and Lee aren't worth bans at all. Ban Miss Fortune and Kha'Zix instead.

Leblancs Boob2 votes

Wow thanks I never thought to use crowd control against champions before. I always just use all my snares on minions to kill them faster. Next thing you'll tell me is I have to dodge enemy skill shots and focus down weaker targets. Ehhh, maybe that's going a bit far. Excellent advice though.

Baby Ghoul2 votes

I wouldn't waste a ban on Vayne, or marksmen in general. Marksmen are so overloaded at the moment, and the game revolves around them. Vayne hasn't stood out for me since last year, and I've spent the entire season in bot lane as support. Bot lane is so unforgiving because of their power earlier in the game.

If I had to pick an ADC to ban it would be either Caitlyn or Jhin, because eff that nonsense, but again it's a waste because another marksman will be there to take their place.

I agree with everything else you said though.

PermabannedGaren2 votes

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We know how to counterplay your champion, we know they aren't necessarily OP, we know that not everyone who plays them are toxic.

But the fact is, we are still going to ban them, hate them and post about them. You know why? They are just miserable designs, miserable to play with, miserable to play against. They could all be in the dog house for stats, we would STILL ban them. We play the game for fun. But you know what happens the second I see one of these champions? No, it's not that I think "They are OP! We cannot win." It's that I think "Oh boy... win or lose let's get this over with so I can get into a fun round."

The champions are just misery. Sure, this also applies to some FotM champion during their height of being OP, and some people have specific champions they specifically hate. But by the rate of bans and complaints, these are the champions I see the most hate towards. And it isn't because we "Don't take the time to learn how to play around it." It's because the game is about having fun, and playing against your champion just isn't fun in any sense or way. I'd rather lose to Illoai or Katarina than win against Vayne or Yasuo.

I'm pretty sure it's just because you're bad and don't know how to play against them tbh.

You should be ashamed of yourself for making this post by the way. I know you won't be, but you should be. Pandering to the stupid subhuman morons on these boards is a disgusting practice.

Mira Arya Enthe1 votes

Do you use a salt system in your swimming pool? I see an abnormally large load of salt at your house.

PermabannedGaren1 votes

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Do you use a salt system in your swimming pool? I see an abnormally large load of salt at your house.

The irony is that you're shitting up the forums with an actual salt thread, and I am merely responding to it.

Mira Arya Enthe1 votes

"Pandering to the stupid subhuman morons on these boards "

Great way to sway the masses. You need an attitude check good sir.

PermabannedGaren1 votes

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"Pandering to the stupid subhuman morons on these boards "

Great way to sway the masses. You need an attitude check good sir.

Not at all.

The people here are exactly as I described them.

They are stupid morons who are incapable of producing a coherent or original thought.

Hauling Ashe1 votes

Doesn't matter how many kills I get on a Vayne bot lane. I know she'll still quadra in 20 minutes.

At least the others can be shut down.

Chimp Joker1 votes

:^)

Abyssphere1 votes

What's bad about having a Syndra on your team?

DoktorKaiser1 votes

Why is Syndra there, she is just FOTM, swap her with Riven pls

Big Lincoln1 votes

i didn't have a problem with syndra until they made her easy

now, Graves... Graves is an actual piece of shit, and I don't respect anybody who plays him

Sona x Rubick1 votes

lee sin miserable to play against?

le lol

Mira Arya Enthe1 votes

Not for me. I play Shyvana. I have been destroying them since his AS reduction was removed from cripple. However, in general playing with or against Lee is either frustrating or a joke.

Sona x Rubick1 votes

if lee is frustrating to play against

i wonder what's playing against Kalista Ekko Graves and against Janna BraumThresh as a melee

Requiemsfire1 votes

It's fun being zoned from my own turret by Syndra because she managed to place her balls right by it post level 6 and i know if she ults me she's going to delete half my health bar.

Ark Sorcerer1 votes

Ehhh. All I have to say is Syndra had the worst win rate in history when she was released originally. So no to Syndra bits. Plus, any champ that can get and stay in her face are the ones that give her the hardest time. Soooo....

AcidTheWarlock1 votes

Why is Zed banned???? He has a 40something win rate and he has actual counterplay, not just dodging, and he's so predictable too.

Mira Arya Enthe1 votes

Player frustration. People ban things they don't like, not things that are OP.

Troy2426211 votes

Blitzcrank is pretty bad too.

P0IS0N IVY1 votes

I love going against beep boop tho. I just put a plant down and they complain all day.

GigaPube1 votes

who bans lee sin anymore

Yooba1 votes

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We know how to counterplay your champion

You wouldn't be silver if you knew how to do that. :D

Mira Arya Enthe1 votes

WOW bringing the salt all the way from one thread to another. I don't lose to Yasuo, he is always ban, so your argument is defeated right then and there. Who I don't know how to counterplay is Gnar and Jayce top. Who I lose to. Which is why I am in silver ;D

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