90% of them can no longer perform their role, are stupidly gimmicky and clunky, and overall useless.
The other 10% are sub average now or broken op.
Lethality is garbage too.
If you want to play a real assassin that still has the one shot fantasy without lame gimmicks then just play Diana.
Yooba4 votesIf you like the assassin class just play a mage. Mages do more burst damage and aren't as gimmicky or clunky. This assassin rework is utter garbage.
Siyther2 votesone shotting assassins should e removed deleted and never spoke of again. If your entire playstyle revolves around being able to 100 to zero someone while they cant do anything about it, please uninstall. That whole class is unhealthy and will always be, it is unbalanceable they are either terrible or so op u cant play against them. While you may think that assassins are a boat load of fun they are damn near afk worthy for a lot of players.
Apocalypsic2 votesThey exist to quickly take out backline threats, they have a purpose and as riot likes to say a "fantasy."
Right now they can't do anything to anyone, and the only way to buff them to viability would be to either rework them back to before this patch, or buff their numbers insanely.
TLDR: There is no point to playing an 'ASSASSIN' when you can't actually kill someone.
I'm glad I main bruisers/bruiser assassins like Riven, Jayce, and Renekton.
Siyther1 votestaking out the back line is fine and if u can one shot them great but every assassin shouldnt have so much utility that they can one shot an adc and 4 others right there cant kill them. if they go in they shouldnt be able to get out period. They should be strong in 1 vs 1 but anything else they should be weak as fuck. They should be good at split push. What they shouldnt be good at is being able to take out a team one at a time while dodging or negating 4 other ppls cc or damage. Not every assassin has that problem ( i think zed is fine atm). Assassins as a class are supposed to have these clear weaknesses but riot makes their kits so that they can avoid these same weaknesses and that is a problem. I personally hate them, i refuse to play any champ i consider cheese and most assassin fall into that category. While that is my personal opinion, i do respect ppl that like to play them. Assassin players also need to respect that playing against one is a fuckin nightmare ( if they are good).The same can be said for certain mages ( syndra )
ChaddyFantome3 votesone shotting assassins should e removed deleted and never spoke of again. If your entire playstyle revolves around being able to 100 to zero someone while they cant do anything about it, please uninstall. That whole class is unhealthy and will always be, it is unbalanceable they are either terrible or so op u cant play against them. While you may think that assassins are a boat load of fun they are damn near afk worthy for a lot of players.
Okay, while i personally feel the assassins are better after the rework, this is just bias as fuck since Burst mages do the exactly that but from range, but somehow it is okay when they do it because they don't jump on your face, hurr durr.
Assassins basically do what burst mages do but while being at risk of dying when they do it since they throw themselves into the fight unlike burst mages, but somehow THEY are "unhealthy and unbalanceable"? suck my freaking dick with the johns, christ.
Ralanr1 votesThe difference is that assassins have built in escape while mage abilities are usually diverse enough to make them waste their escape tool (Syndra's stun for example) to secure a kill rather than peel people off, leaving them open.
Sure, mages are kinda hitting like a truck now. But that can be solved with number changes. We also have 3 MR items that CAN completely nullify burst (or poke). Banshee, Maw, and the new Edge of Night that gives you so much control over when to use.
Riot has given the tools to counter mages.
ChaddyFantome1 votesThe difference is that assassins have built in escape while mage abilities are usually diverse enough to make them waste their escape tool (Syndra's stun for example) to secure a kill rather than peel people off, leaving them open.
Burst mages are useful as long at they are throwing damage out in a fight regularly. An assassin is USELESS unless they get their target.
If the assassin has to use their escape just to survive, you have already won the damn exchange.
It is no different than makign Luz burn her Q or Syndra burn her E.
Sure, mages are kinda hitting like a truck now. But that can be solved with number changes. We also have 3 MR items that CAN completely nullify burst (or poke). Banshee, Maw, and the new Edge of Night that gives you so much control over when to use. Riot has given the tools to counter mages.
those 3 items are NOT all being built on the same champ at the same damn time unless you are running a full AP comp. Quit skewing shit to try and butter up the truth of the matter.
even then, what the hell does that even have to do with the point i made?
Astôlfo2 votesUh, it was never "while they cant do anything" except that brief time when LB and Kassadin had silences, which is why it was promptly changed.
Shitty players crying about assassins instead of learning how to play against them is cute, until Riot panders to them and guts assassins.