She still feels pretty strong, she can benefit from the triforce changes is she so chooses, and she lanes pretty well against Irelia, who I'm seeing a lot atm. So what gives? Why isn't the coolest Yordle in Demacia getting any attention?
Nerfs hit her so hard and besides, I have too many top lane yordles, so I tend to spam Poppy as support instead.
because they nerfed the shit out of her.
Actually she is one of the most useless champions there is, after 30minutes its pretty much 5 vs 4 in favor of those that dont have Poppy in their team.
I miss old Poppy :(
She was dumpstered by nerfs. Do you read patch notes and track win/play rates at all?
she kept getting nerfed She's still strong but she lost popularity after no longer being such an OP powerhouse.
None of what these people are saying is true. Absolutely nothing. The nerfs didnt hit her hard, She lost 100 range on her passive which means absolutely nothing considering you take one more step to throw it.
And she lost some base damage on her Q but in exchange they buffed her % on it.
People stopped playing Poppy because 99% of the league community is on a meta train where if the LCS players dont play it nobody will.
Example : Shen
She stopped being OP.
Poppy went from insanely powerful to pretty average. She got nerfed several times since her rework, but the nerfs were needed. Her kit still has a lot of utility and her ultimate's ability to completely change the dynamics of a team fight is highly useful. However, it use to be that she had insane CC range, dealt A LOT of damage, and was virtually unkillable. Even if she came close to dying in laning phase she could use her ultimate to get rid of her attacker.
Poppy essentially was a frustrating champion to lane against similar to Illaoi is now to a lot of people. I think Riot also knows that if they buff poppy at all she will again ascend into "god tier" top laner because her kit is so good.
I assume because other Tanks are better. Just compare Nautilus, Maokai or Malphite to her. They are better lane bullies, are more impactful in team fights even if they're behind, and have more/reliable CC.
I guess you could pick her for her physical damage if you need a Tank, but a Juggernaut would probably be better in that case.
The nerfs hit her really hard. I still play her a bit, but relearning her is more of a challenge then I realized.
[deleted]
As someone who use to most play Poppy for 2 months after her update went live, I can honestly speak for myself. The reason I don't play her as much is simple: I like to play other champs sometimes. She's not a bad champ, not in the least. I'll gladly pick & play her if I felt like it. But there are plenty of other champs I would like to play, whether because of playstyle or character, that have thing Poppy can't provide. That's simply why I don't play her as much as I use to after she got updated.
She's a comfort pick for me, a champ I'm willing to play in most match ups & team comps. A champ I'm willing to go for a Juggernaut or full tank build with if the situation calls for it. For me, Poppy is fine. I honestly don't care why others aren't playing her.
Yeah, she was nerf quite a bit, both directly & indirectly, but I adapted. Just like I will adapt to her upcoming buffs next patch. For those who don't know, her passive shield now scales as she hit certain levels (15% at level 1, increased to 17.5% at level 7, increases to 20% at lvl 13) rather than just being 15% based on max health all game, her passive cooldown for early & mid game & the movespeed you get from her W has increased at all levels.
