Too Much True Damage
Right now, there is a problem in the form of too much true damage. With the latest path, AD is back in strength. However, there is a greater threat in the form of True Damage, which armor and magic resistance do not help against. Many people would likely say that this can easily be dealt with by stacking health, but that is not true. The unfortunate truth is that most True Damage champs are champs who do best with attack speed. So why is this a problem?
Blade of the Ruined King. A single item that can utterly destroy any hopes of survival. With its passive effect, lifesteal and attack speed, it makes mincemeat of any defense when used by a True Damage dealer like
Fiora,
Master Yi, or
Vayne. The past couple days have been a nightmare whenever these types of enemies would show up, as they all build BotRK's. This is where the problem comes in. Stacking health to counter True Damage doesn't work against champions like these when they will deal 8% of your health on top of their normal damage per hit. The only way to survive is to somehow burst them down first and/or reduce their attack speed such that they cannot rip you to pieces. But this means you have to completely devote your entire build to countering only one or two members of their team, meaning the rest can destroy you in your weakened state versus their other stats and styles. It is ridiculous to think that a Fiora can 1v5 an entire team starting with their tank just by combining a BotRK with her ultimate; I recently played a Fiora who got slightly ahead in lane and proceeded to 1v5 us under our inhibitor turret with only her ult, a BotRK, a
Ravenous Hydra, and boots. In another game, it was a Yi with the same items only substituting a Hydra for a
Sated Devourer.
Long story/rant short, some of my friends are swearing off League because of True Damage being such an overpowering game-changer when combined with a BotRK, etc. There is just no proper defense against it at this time. Does anyone else agree that this is just too much?
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