How to end this dumb stopwatch meta

Get Ogre Here··2 votes·998 views

Stopwatch is a good idea in theory, but the way Riot implemented it isn't so great.

I feel as if stopwatch is best suited for mages, so I don't know why it builds into Stoneplate and Guardian Angel, when it should only be built into the item that shares it's active. It'd be like making item 2015 build into Warmog's. It would make no sense.

Stopwatch is only so good because it's so versatile, as it can be built by every champion and eventually built into something that champion can effectively use later in the game.

I think the best way to stop this would be to remove stopwatch from Guardian Angel and Stoneplate recipes and have it only build into Zhonya's.

Mages are really the only class that need stopwatch in my opinion. ADC's never lane against assassins and they have a support, fighters have mobility/tankiness, assassins have mobility, and tanks have general tankiness (duh).

Because of all these things, in my opinion, stopwatch should only be built into Zhonya's so it makes the most sense and does not take over the game (as much)

BTW, I am aware some classes/champs will still build stopwatch who aren't mages, but that's 600 gold (or a rune) that they're losing, so it's not nearly as cost-efficient as it is now.

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ModKnightsKemplar2 votes

Maybe. Swapping it with biscuits will also do the job, though; if people have to choose between boots or stopwatch, it makes that entire tree much less strong, since the free-ass boots coupled with the watch is really the heart of the problem.

Get Ogre Here2 votes

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Maybe. Swapping it with biscuits will also do the job, though; if people have to choose between boots or stopwatch, it makes that entire tree much less strong, since the free-ass boots coupled with the watch is really the heart of the problem.

If you think that's the heart of the problem, you clearly haven't seen clips of 6 people using stopwatch in one fight. It's ridiculous, and while the boots is part of the problem, it's

A) Not as major B) A whole different problem

ModKnightsKemplar2 votes

I have seen that video, and I don't think it proves that boots aren't the problem at all. All it proves is that a lot of people are going inspiration, and stopwatch is one of the two best runes to take when you go inspiration.

It's completely possible that people will stop having stopwatches when they can't also get the free boots. That's why I'm saying "wait and see." Those two runes are inherently coupled at the moment.

Furthermore, I have no problem with the stopwatch being a part of the game, if it's balanced. I don't want it to be the obvious pick every game for every champ, but it's honestly a cool mechanic. Now that Ryze can't abuse it, I would say abuse cases of that particular rune are pretty much gone. It makes for some interesting plays; as some pros have pointed out, there's not really a huge problem with the item by itself.

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