Why was Garen's villain mechanic removed?

JoshuaMain·10/11/2019, 6:17:42 PM·6 votes·4,957 views

Been out of the game for a month, really enjoyed Garen cause his simple yet effective gameplay. And now they removed the part of his ultimate that makes it thematic and gives him an edge vs hard carries and tanks? I really don't get the point here, he's a champion meant for either new players or people just looking to play a straight forward tank, he doesn't even get any real competitive play so what was so toxic about his old ult?

13 Comments

Woodakoodashooda10/11/2019, 6:19:29 PM5 votes

Likely due to the fact that the mechanic was mostly RNG-based. But I am only guessing here.

Magnesium1410/12/2019, 2:28:52 AM3 votes

Cause riots like ruining champions

True Garen10/12/2019, 9:04:30 AM3 votes

#LeaveGarenAlone

Slythion10/11/2019, 11:45:08 PM2 votes

I mean, the changes resulted in a clear overall buff for Garen. There's not really much to complain about from a balance perspective.

As for a thematic or player's enjoyment perspective: the villain mechanic was very rng and oppressive

Jimmy Rustles10/11/2019, 6:21:07 PM2 votes

It was very odd at times

The 13/0/6 vayne could never be the villan during teamfights but the 2/8/5 nami gets it everytime

Tr4shB4NSYST3M10/12/2019, 9:26:48 AM2 votes

LMFAO the removal of villan was the best part of the recent change.

Fuhrer Usagi10/11/2019, 7:27:20 PM1 votes

Because he found out he was the villain all along

Galiö10/11/2019, 6:20:04 PM1 votes

Cause he does True Damage now 100% of the time now instead of just against the villian and Tanks very rarely had he most kills to be the villian previously regardless.

NemeBro10/13/2019, 2:34:04 AM1 votes

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Been out of the game for a month, really enjoyed Garen cause his simple yet effective gameplay. And now they removed the part of his ultimate that makes it thematic and gives him an edge vs hard carries and tanks? I really don't get the point here, he's a champion meant for either new players or people just looking to play a straight forward tank, he doesn't even get any real competitive play so what was so toxic about his old ult?

Because the Villain mechanic blew chunks and was unfun for the Garen player (I am one) because it robbed him of agency over his own gameplay and unfun for the enemy because it led to really stupid interactions like the top making a good TP play and getting a kill and suddenly being bullied by the Garen they were dunking on in lane.

Worst JG Wins10/11/2019, 11:43:11 PM1 votes

Because This game needs more True damage