Keystone masteries

Kadajkox·3/11/2016, 5:16:55 AM·1 votes·701 views

Nevermind the numbers, numbers could always get tweaked, but I want to talk about the concept.

Why doesn't Fervor / DFT / TLD / Grasp deal true damage so that each mastery would be useful on any type of champion? Why doesn't Warlord's heal from all damage dealt, so it is useful on any type of champion?

I feel like keystones are very biased and some champions don't actually benefit much from any of them. There is also huge difference in damage output from these masteries when different types of penetration come into play, which is a stat not used by every champion.

4 Comments

MasterSomething3/11/2016, 5:29:36 AM1 votes

Those moves of all moves, doing TRUE damage? There is a reason Riot still has its balance team shy away from the forums.

EcchiOtakuTM3/11/2016, 6:41:05 AM1 votes

Hell no.

Quepha3/11/2016, 6:42:46 AM1 votes

Because the keystones are not meant to be good for every type of champion. Champions are different and should get different things to help them in different ways and choices they make should have different trade-offs.

Off Hiatus3/11/2016, 1:17:09 PM1 votes

Why doesn't Fervor / DFT / TLD / Grasp deal true damage so that each mastery would be useful on any type of champion?

Because:

They would still not be useful on any type of champion because each is procced in a different way with a different effect.
True damage ≠ more useful.
A change to true damage means all of the damage gets through, which means the number in damage at base would have to be adjusted down to match the standard amount that goes through and that the scalings would be reduced as well, which then means that it's effectiveness against different types of targets would be completely changed from what it is now. It would actually be less effective against certain types of targets.

Why doesn't Warlord's heal from all damage dealt, so it is useful on any type of champion?

Because Lifesteal can be figured out and balanced because it is all based on Autoattacks. Bringing in abilities makes it far more volatile. Because we learned a little over 5 years ago that we can't have nice things like spell vamp Mordekaiser Vladimir .

some champions don't actually benefit much from any of them.

I sincerely doubt that.

when different types of penetration come into play, which is a stat not used by every champion.

This as well. I cannot think of a case where an offensive champion would not build a pen. item if their target was building resistances; many champions build pen. even if they aren't.