Reasoning behind Riot reworking Assasins over Supports?

OZ3 Freelance·8/4/2016, 4:14:45 AM·1 votes·455 views

I would really like a response as what the reasoning is for doing that class over supports. Builds are very linear for most supports and feel very un-impactful (aside from sightstone). Champs themselves are in a decent spot overall some could use small changes but most supports dont feel super strong either. Alot of supports also dont have the abilities to make people go wow, i mean whens the last time someone was surprised at a flashy play by a , or ,. I'm not saying Assassins dont need a rework but it feels like Supports need a rework more. Maybe im just biased because i play support more then assassins.

7 Comments

Astôlfo8/4/2016, 10:34:59 AM2 votes

Because people are salty and cry and whine about assassins too much.

Officer Zyra 8/4/2016, 4:30:37 AM1 votes

ive done some flashy things with janna, that said many assassins have super unhealthy game play that makes the unstoppable when ahead and completely useless when behind

Babs24248/4/2016, 4:40:34 AM1 votes

Its mainly because Assassins are just unhealthy in there current state, Ex, Rengar, Talon, even Zed before his nerfs. Assassins need to be more fair to play against, while supports are very unique and differentiate from each other. You need a tanky peeler, Tahm, you need poke and disengage, Zyra. You need a heal because of a bully Soraka, You want to hard win lane with pressure, Blitz. Hard engage, Leona, Hard peal, Naut. Supports kinda stand out I want this support over this one. Where as assassins are, Why should I pick Talon when Zed is so much better kinda thing.

LostFr0st8/4/2016, 4:21:48 AM1 votes

Riot has actually been tweaking supports sequentially, not as a class update (probably since they are so different from one another in theme).
Blitzcrank Leona Nautilus Sona Soraka TahmKench have all received tweaks and changes. I'm sure it's only a matter of time until others are looked at^^

Zone of Endless8/4/2016, 4:59:08 AM1 votes

Support, as of right now, is fine. They've been in a better spot ever since the introduction to the new gold generation items.

Winterkill8/4/2016, 5:05:02 AM1 votes

They just reworked half of the Enchanters the past couple patches . . . . . . leaving out Karma. Assassins are annoying to play against and need a complete overhaul . . . while supports need minor work compared to every other part of the game. It's still annoying how slow Riot games works though. Other game Developers do not take this long to update the game and fix things. Riot is very slow.

Friendly Ram8/4/2016, 4:42:36 AM1 votes

i think they are more worried about damage creep then utility creep.