So... they gave rammus W a huge self slow, and also destroyed its early scaling. So basically, don't even point W until halfway through the game.
Literally.
Fyi: that also breaks the new dmg mechanic on his e. It should now read, get 50% more AS when you are casting ult...
So now rammus reads: slow the enemy a bit with your ult, but deal triple the slow to yourself. Don't worry you'll be relevant when you're lvl 18.
60 percent is a bit much
I think a lot of the reason for the slow was to go with you're ult. If you didn't have the slow you could just keep up with enemy massivly slowing them for already more than what you are slowed for.
Think about it. You'll roll up turn your ult on than taunt defense curl so you'll prolly get 3 hits of your tremors on them before they can start go get away so 3x8 at level 6, to give them a 24% slow, by the time they get out of your ult it'll prolly hit them twice more so 40%. You can unactivate your defense curl to drop the 60% slow thus allowing you to get all 8 hits of your ult for 64% for a extra 1.5 seconds after your ult ends. Generally at level 6 your ganking a lane so you should have your laner with you getting free damage. If they decide to not run after the taunt you have no reason to turn your defense curl off either.
So like I get why the slow is there. Keep in mind at level 11 that ult slow turns into a 80% slow and at 16 its a 96% slow.
I do think it should be lowered though.
Yea, I can't get used to his w slow mechanic and the taunt isn't long enough for the w to matter, they just run away laughing at me with my 60% slow.
retarded how the just do random things like that
I remember back when Blitz's W used to slow him drastically for a long period when it ended. Then they removed it. Then they re-added it when he was becoming overbearing, but made it last a shorter duration. It balanced out. Then they go and give Rammus what Blitz's W had in the beginning when it'd go on cooldown.
Oh, Riot. You never learn.
I'm pretty sure who made that W nerf has never even played Rammus in his entire life.
It's so stupid it's almost retarded-level.
rammus was my main, 200k mastery lvl 7 his kit doesnt even come close to what i was hopping for a self 60% slow on what i consider they fastest league champion is just a punch in the face to top the rest of the sloppy number changes they did, this is in no way a buff for him, its a 60% nerf on top of the slow on his w making him irrelevant they reduced the effectiveness of it pre 18. his only chance at winning any fight is fighting a turret with no enemies nearby. cause 200% dammage on a turret is great on the nerfed damage form his ult. oh boy let me q into this fight oh shit damage being taken w oh wait there now just kiting my ult from this 60% slow.
Top and Jungle Rammus is solid dude. Nor has he dropped in win rate at all since the change.
{quoted} Don't worry you'll be relevant when you're lvl 18.
But then you won't...
Chabbotj1 I couldn't agree with you more, the champion identity got massacred with this rework lol. Like i cant think of a single scenario that W is useful unless your target is taunted. To get anything done you're forced into deactivating W in a team fight which is so punishing seeing as this was the ability that rammus depended on to be tanky. Lol lets give rammus an ability that he cant use in any setting outside of a target being hard CCed. I played this champ a lot in mid plat elo but i refuse to play the new rammus as he's useless due to the 60% slow. I cant stand using an ability that doesn't allow me to dodge skill shots, orb walk or position properly in a team fight.
