So Shen is next on the gameplay update list?

Maximum Ao Shin·Dec 22, 2015·3 votes·707 views

what do they want to do to him o.O

10 Comments

Makior72Dec 22, 20152 votes

I do not know.... Imo he is fine as is and i have had alot of success with him in my games personally. However some people have told me he is a weak pick (i dont see how)

Someone else made a more valid point to me the other day and stated that he scales off AP but no one usually builds ap on him. Maybe they will make his abilities scale off hp or something?

Also, unconfirmed but i heard his E and R are staying the same.

RayoSombraDec 22, 20152 votes

I think he should just stay the same. He is played a lot even in professional play so it obviously means that he is balanced, fun to play and a good fit that can fit a lot of teamfights

PaletongueDec 22, 20151 votes

Being picked in professional play doesn't mean any of those things.

Pros play to win, plain and simple. If a champion is wildly overpowered (aka not balanced), they'll probably be pciked/banned because they would influence a better chance at winning.
desire to win =/= desire to have fun
This point is a little more subtle, but a good teamfighter doesn't always mean a good champion. There is also good splitpushing, objective control, laning. Really, just because they are picked professionally doesn't mean they have good teamfight potential.

Virgin RayDec 22, 20151 votes

AP Shen is freaking awesome.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pI48vM73p20

ShahamutDec 22, 20152 votes

RIOT has stated that Shen will probably be next, as Taric is going to be a major overhaul, where Shen is getting a game play update with some minor visual changes to go with it:

Shen will receive a new Passive, Q and W. RIOT has stated that "their function will remain mostly the same." So Im guessing something will be for damage, something for sustain, and something for mitigation.

E and R will remain "mostly" the same. Im hoping for his E to deal damage to minions and monsters (see warlord shen skin splash art) and that he will get some kind of new thematic passive on his ultimate. "Eye of Twilight", do something with that RITO!

They have also stated that their overall goal is to make Shen's kit and laning phase more interactive and not so binary.

That is everything I have heard (as well as some of my own input). Hope this clears it up. HE WILL STILL BE A TANK. :)

DochasachDec 22, 20151 votes

Actually I Think Taric Is Next.

PaletongueDec 22, 20151 votes

https://support.riotgames.com/hc/en-us/articles/202294884-Champion-Update-Schedule

Poppy was just released, so that would make Shen next, at least according to their website.

PennsDec 22, 20151 votes

Maybe make him less braindead and overpowered. Id hope so

NahuiDec 22, 20151 votes

Shen has always had an issue similar to Kassadin that if he is ever competitively viable he's oppressive. When he's weak he's noticeably so and no one plays him, but when he is strong, he dominates lane, seems virtually unkillable, usually wins lane, and has complete and total map control similar to TF.

CatSithDec 22, 20151 votes

I think i read somewhere they want to keep his primary role as a tank but make his gameplay fit more to his theme (ninja.) because his current kit is all over the place. Don't quote me on this. xD