Galio: I has some concerns Riot!

k wìx··10 votes·1,085 views
  1. His thematic feels really different. Like.. going from somber and indifferent to idonno... Pro Wrestler? It just doesn't feel like Galio anymore. Not that I dislike the new direction - it's pretty rad - but it still feels.. weird. It's like you injected a strange persona into a statue who had none. Not sure if his thematic is better for it.
  2. His mechanics seem to have changed entirely. Before he was careful and cautious - he had some serious poke and was amazing at countering dive comps - thus his namesake - the sentinel! His new ultimate looks like a Map-wide AoE Stun effect, kinda like Pantheons ultimate but with a CC focus .. This feels very, very different.
  3. If he no longer taunts enemies, is Rammus the only character left in the game that does this? Will he change as well? Are you moving away from this form of CC ?
  4. All that wall tech and Galio can't hang off walls or on things? For shame.
  5. He looks like a pure initiation type, sorta like Zac or Alistar. How are you classifying him now and what role do you expect him to be played in?

23 Comments

Thales2256 votes

If he no longer taunts enemies, is Rammus the only character left in the game that does this? Will he change as well? Are you moving away from this form of CC ?

Shen: Sad face

k wìx1 votes

Oh yea. How could I forget Sub Zero? My bad!

midnight oil243 votes

Actually, his taunt will be kept on one of his basic abilities.

k wìx2 votes

That's heartening to hear - hope its true!

midnight oil241 votes

I hope it's there but doesn't reflect damage. Maybe have it give a shield. It feels a little oppressive to have an ability that forces people to do something that then punishes them on a basic ability.

k wìx1 votes

Either way, nothing in his reveal trailer made it seem like he could taunt in any way.

Bradyo2 votes

I bet you has!

k wìx2 votes

Oh you .. <3 ~

VelvetCrotch2 votes

he is an anit-mage warden now who likes to build buy some ap-items. (maybe like this: item 3001 item 3151 item 3512 item 3143 item 3116 item 3047 )

A Vel Koz Main2 votes

So pretty much the same.

VelvetCrotch2 votes

yes. just a tad tankier.

k wìx2 votes

I mean sure. itemization seems on point, but the way his kit's going to play just looks so very different. Maybe it's an effect from the trailer. Will have to wait for more info!

Hexs Fortune1 votes

Galio' old personality was incredibly boring

k wìx5 votes

Right, but I think my point was that served his design thematic! better than what they are trying for here. A Gargoyle is KNOWN to be silent and unmoving. After watching the teaser, pretty sure Galio is a god damned fighter jet.

ExcusemeFellows1 votes

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Galio' old personality was incredibly boring

Meh, one of the only thing I hate about the new Galio is that the colors make my eyes bleed(to the point as I'm typing this, I keep forgetting to press the spacebar.)

ModAcademy Kayn1 votes

Haven't even seen the full reveal, can't we just wait? The Teaser was scripted, in no way a full representative of his entirety, and meant to catch attention and create hype, than to accurately portray him.

k wìx1 votes

Just posting my initial thoughts and concerns! It will definitely change once we learn more.

Spoofghoul1 votes

galio will still be an anti mage warden

His ult targets allies and is then fixed at that location He keeps the aoe taunt He has a knockup and down similar to vi ulti kind of He has the whirlwind thingy which now seems to stun people

Ad his passive will probably aid him vs magic damage because we don't know about the passive yet but since we do know he will still be anti magic and none of his other abilities seem to have any sort of anti mage aspects i will deduct it will be something anti magic Might even be the same passive or something different entirely

His main initiation will be the knockdown gapclose which is likely to be dodgeable and requires a charge up effect

his ulti can only target allies also requires a channel

He is very telegraphed like sion but has a shit ton of cc and will likely deal heavy damage like sion

Very good for peeling not so great for engaging you will want an enemy to engage you with their gap close/speed ups and then hammer them and lock them in place

That being said the ultimate will be funny when used with an invisibility champ for surprise engages ^^

k wìx1 votes

How do you have all this information?

  • I see nothing about an AoE Taunt anywhere.
  • His ult looks like a huge initiation style aoe map move - It did not look like it targeted allies at all. Is there some source of info i'm missing?
Anags1 votes

Search youtube. You can find video of his passive and all abilities. Or just wait a few days for Riot to put it up.

Spoofghoul1 votes

Q&A on sur @ 20

and some common sense

but there is a leaked video out you can find more info there which pretty much verifies what i already found out and assumed

passive is a bit different now and he does still have the aoe taunt :D

Zetto1 votes

There was some QA where the new personality was brought up. Cactopus said "I think the title of that Facebook video sort of misrepresented him a bit. He's not gonna feel cocky in game. More joyful." Tbh as of the moment I think we should wait until the voice lines come out to make any judgment.

Aimléss1 votes

If I were a Galio main I'd be happy after watching his skills. 2 knockups, a dash, a taunt, a passive ap shield, and a global ult. My god man!

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