RIP Top Lane 2010 - 2015

g07h4xf00·10/30/2015, 8:06:17 AM·31 votes·2,709 views

Who else can't wait to get poked out of lane and kited to death by champions who are not only ranged and do tons of damage, but also as tanky as you?

I wouldn't be surprised if this was the last season for League of Legends. I think they're taking it too far this time.

Also, as much as tanks got shafted in the last several patches of this season and will be next season, HOLY FUCK what did Rito do to those poor mages??? RIP mid lane. Incoming AD meta with Assassin/Bruiser/ADC circlejerk slaughterfest where everyone dies in two hits and will make Season 3 League of Black Cleaver look tame by comparison.

What a fucking disaster.

46 Comments

Critmaster Garen10/30/2015, 8:30:04 AM11 votes

just sitting here waiting for dorans shield buff.

marksmen do need a large change (and i mean change, not buff). they need to get off bot lane and distributed over other lanes including the jungle. otherwise, there will never be more than 2 or 3 marksmen viable at the same time.

but thats only half the job. the other half is to make the melee/ranged matchup more even and give melees a tool to deal with their constant poke.

item 1054 needs a meaningful buff against ranged auto attacks.

Zedex10/30/2015, 4:45:48 PM4 votes

More knee-jerk reactions from balance "masters."

Theres so much crying on these boards, lol. Reddit is actually full of constructive criticism though, would love to see the players who frequent the boards take the hints from Riot, and actually develop a real conversation instead of some angry rant because you're bad at adapting to season changes.

EI6kaVQLVJ10/30/2015, 8:31:38 AM4 votes

yeah man this game is slowly turning for the worst i fear. I used to be hardcore into ranked and now it all seems pointless and seems like if i dont play THAT op champ than GG lets rage eachother all game and everyone report everyone for everything your gonna get banned you suck omg ALL REPORT HIM HE SUCKS HE HAS THE ONLY GOOD SCORE ON THE TEAM HIS FAULT I FED! type of games. really getting childish and annoying. basically between matchmaking, the CONSTANT changing of the ENTIRE game every week it seems and the terrible report system i give this game another 2 years before its another thing of the past and something better comes out.

Baby Ghoul10/30/2015, 8:51:19 AM3 votes

The whole reason why Quinn is the most annoying thing to lane against for the majority of top laners is because of her blind. I think I saw that they're removing that. Only Teemo will have it. Blind keeps both of them safe from gap closers and the all-in nature of top lane. That is the only way for melee champions to battle ranged ones.

Most marksmen can't make it work in top lane because top laners tend to have strong early games and usually the victor is decided before any other lane. This is in contrast to the weaker early games marksmen tend to have, which is why we rarely see them out of bot lane where it's marksman vs marksman each with a support.

Marksmen did need a change, but I'm sort of bummed that the AD items focus on just them. It seems a little unfair, but I don't think we'll be seeing marksmen head top all that much.

Feathermane10/30/2015, 8:49:43 AM3 votes

When the juggernaut update comes out and everyone complains about toplane one way or the other, it seems sensible. When the marksmen update is coming out and everyone still complains about the state of toplane, fuck toplane.

fwL7umeoQe10/30/2015, 2:02:24 PM3 votes

Lmao you literally haven't even played with the new season changes yet. You babies are the same people that called the Fiora rework shit, and then started calling her OP when you actually saw her play.

python 15910/30/2015, 9:15:39 AM2 votes

Goodbye cho'gath. We had some fun times now it's over.

Ignis010/30/2015, 12:19:22 PM2 votes

Lol you think new Quinn is viable as a toplaner now? She's not even a good adc anymore. They forced her mid and took away one of the key things that made her viable up there. Also with graves new shotgun I have trouble seeing him be viable up there past lvl3 because of his short range and susceptibleness to ad casters (like darius).

NazZomLord10/30/2015, 4:53:15 PM1 votes

Nautilus I WILL win lane no matter what.

darkmatchwaldo10/30/2015, 8:00:09 PM1 votes

I hope people play ADC's top lane, i'll just set up a tent in the top lane Nidalee Elise LeeSin i'd love to see how they deal with being camped 5 minutes into the game. Sure, the new items are strong....but lets see how they fight with no items.

KaisadiIIa10/30/2015, 8:09:20 PM1 votes

I wouldn't be surprised if this was the last season for League of Legends. I think they're taking it too far this time.

That escalated quickly.

Now seriously, in the worst catastrophic, apocalyptic scenario they would nerf the hell out of every AD item, not like it hasn't happened before.

Moroguna10/30/2015, 8:45:15 PM1 votes

An item that will give you an increasing amount of movement speed the longer you are getting attacked by longranged attacks. Yes that will atleast help a bit against the kiting.

Silents42910/31/2015, 12:02:03 AM1 votes

Did you just check off a list of complaints to get the free upvotes?

Varindran10/31/2015, 12:16:40 AM1 votes

You forgot Vayne on your list.

StrikeZone10/31/2015, 1:22:40 AM1 votes

Rip ap tanks

JAG R3volver10/30/2015, 9:14:16 AM1 votes

whats the point in playing tank anymore.

Gator Raid10/30/2015, 1:20:13 PM1 votes

Thank god I'm a Gnar main, these ADC's are going to be EVERYWHERE in top-lane. I hope Riot finds a way to help melee laners deal with the constant poke that comes with ranged ADC's top.

BladeOfRuin10/30/2015, 1:56:47 PM1 votes

Rip Shen 2010-2015

HentRex10/30/2015, 2:07:27 PM1 votes

I'm thinking Duo mid lane need to have control over both river mobs, or aleast vision. Wave clear mage with tp bot. Dueler with ignite top lane, possible a split pusher.(assassin, fighter, marksman) and a cc heavy jungler.

xFrostKnightx10/30/2015, 3:46:12 PM1 votes

"Boy's, looks like our prime time is about to come." Khazix Rengar Shaco Talon Yasuo Zed

AbyssionKnight10/30/2015, 4:00:03 PM1 votes

Have you played the new graves? His damage is pretty inefficient from his max aa range. He wants to be in melee range to deal his maximum damage. I'd hardly call that a champion that is going to poke you down in lane.

Meep Man10/30/2015, 4:22:37 PM1 votes

Top Lane, Middle Lane, Jungle, Bottom Lane. Complansive forumers used to tell me rants about how Riot kept balance between the Bruisers of Top, Casters of Middle, Gankers of Jungle, and Marksman of Bottom. But that all changed when the Marksman attacked.