Can we allow tanks to actually have a purpose, PLEASE?

TJFish·7/24/2018, 3:22:49 AM·2 votes·853 views

Feels REALLY bad when going a tank role basically means you run around like a wet noodle with all kinds of fun big armorzzzz and MRZZ that mean FUCK all when every other fucking champion has true dmg/lethality/magic pen coming from every fucking ability, rune or item. Also, why go tank when the game is literally over in 15 minutes? You never feel useful, you just end up being a liability in this meta.

The whole game feels totally wrong right now..primarily because tanks have basically become extinct, and every other role is just one big fucking dmgfest, with no real objective taking or fight setup. Who can nuke who quicker type bullshit reins king and it's fucking killing the tempo, balance and overall enjoyment of the game.

Riot. FIX. YOUR. SHIT.

11 Comments

Jamaree7/24/2018, 3:29:15 AM2 votes

If tanks become top tier again, no one is allowed to complain this time then.

TJFish7/24/2018, 3:32:28 AM1 votes

Who said anything about top tier? Just make them actually relevant again instead of whatever god awful they are right now. It helps the overall game by keeping all the other roles in line. Checks and balances, which Riot said, "fuck that shit" when they jammed this meta down our throats.

Cotten Eyed Joe7/24/2018, 3:37:07 AM1 votes

I think tanks are fine right now. Just the runes that are a little overtuned. Tank's role is to peal and soak damage so the carries can kill. You're saying tanks have nothing to do because of lethality? First, that's not how lethality works. If you've ever played an assassin against a tank, you'll see that the biggest counter to lethality is HAVING ARMOR. Lethality kills anything w/o armor. Build armor = Lethality becomes useless. Secondly, look at high elo games. There are virtually no games where the teams have no tanks. If there's a game with 1 tank, 3 dmg and 1 supp vs 4 dmg and 1 supp, the 1st team almost always wins. Also, there's always more mr than mp. Same with theres always more armor than armor pen. You can stack armor and MR a lot easier and more efficiently than stacking MP and Armor pen. On top of that, stacking health is always a good option. So I don't really understand how we could tweak tanks more. Nerfing maybe true dmg, would be a good idea. But tanks also do a lot of dmg at times too. Look at poppy and rammus for example.

Paroe7/24/2018, 3:39:13 AM1 votes

its not actually possible for tanks to become satisfying to play unless we get a dawngate style "true keystone" kinda thing that enables tanks to do things like... Intercept projectiles with their bodies.

https://dawngate.gamepedia.com/Roles

Stuff like this could revolutionize league without bleeding across other roles like most other "fixes". Also i still hold that braums defense style should be the pinnacle of what a tank is and does. We need more orissas and rheinhardts in league. ACTIVE tanks who actually reward you for doing tank things.

Primaquarius7/24/2018, 3:45:58 AM1 votes

Meanwhile DrMundo

Khristophoros7/24/2018, 3:47:43 AM1 votes

Just pick a support tank like Ali or Naut and CC people.