Poppy's rework is going to suck

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Q: Tell me a little about the Poppy rework Solcrushed: We are currently trying to transform Poppy into a tank instead of her current assassin role. We are trying to make her a feisty yordle who packs a big punch with her hammer and shield.

This is what I hate about the rework.

Don't get me wrong I think she should be tanky to a degree, but not a full tank. Beating able to beat people into a pulp is part of the fun of playing Poppy and you should be able to build her full damage if you want to. IMO riot should be splitting the difference and making her a bruiser. Yes her current ult makes her tanky, but it also allows her to pull of some assassinations as well. So she's a bruiser.

Finally, look at how players build her.

That build list is not one of a pure tank. That's a melee assassin's build list. I'm sorry riot but you aren't respecting poppy players. Yes you want to fix her, but you have to do so in a way her players agree with. Going full tank isn't the way to do so.

What about jungle poppy players, like myself? This is going to royally screw up her jungle because riot can't get tank jungler rights. This rework is messed up because it's going to delete one of her lanes in the game from a practical purpose.

Unless they back off on making Poppy a full tank, this rework is a failure.

Q: Do you really feel the need to change Poppy's entire skillset? Solcrushed: Poppy's skillset makes her a champion that should NEVER get farmed. If Poppy becomes fotm after a VU we might even need to nerf her. A sion-level remake is planned for Poppy.

Nothing new here, copying it for completeness.

Q: Which skill do you think represents Poppy the most? Solcrushed: Poppy's E, a tiny yordle smashing a giant champion to the wall is what makes her attractive.

I don't disagree, but I think her Q is important too. I hope riot doesn't forget this. Yes her E is the #LCSBIGPLAYSSCREWRIOTSBALANCETEAM skill, but managing her Q and her mana is more of her bread and butter skill for laning and team fights. The shield rush is cool, but she's got to be able to bring down the hammer after you get the stun. If you make Poppy a full tank what's happening to the hammer?

Q: Will Poppy's ult mechanism stay the same? Solcrushed: Nope

Knew this was coming, and I can see why it's going. I'll miss it, but I partly understand this decision.

That said they really need to make whatever is replacing it satisfying to the poppy players. Also, if they get rid of this I demand they get rid of tyrnd's ult because it's the same kind of thing and equally annoying to play against. That's fair because they are minor variations on the same bloody concept: go ham for 5-7 seconds while the other team is helpless.