As a bandage fix to current LOL balancing issues. Riot should look increasing BAN count.

Kögâ·10/6/2015, 9:28:14 PM·2 votes·627 views

Even if its just temporary, or just a specific game mode. We could really use it. I cant stand fighting Kalista Yasuo

But i cant afford the enemy to pickDarius Mordekaiser Fiora Garen and whoever else is overtuned that week.

I feel the ADC patch is going to have similar effects on balancing. This would really smooth things over.

4 Comments

Spaceman5pff10/6/2015, 9:32:42 PM1 votes

I think you are right that there are MANY more banworthy champs right now than patches of yesteryear. However, I like that you cant just ban out all of the strong champs in every single game and be safe. At least now there is hope to see those champs. This is especially helpful for pro play, which I love watching, as now, with so many strong champions, you cant just ban one for being op then target ban the rest of the way. It makes for a much more interesting pick / ban phase and through that a much more interesting game to watch.

GinoSoldier10/6/2015, 9:48:52 PM1 votes

Except Garen and Skarner are both pretty much weaker than Hecarim (and probably Sejuani too) is right now, Fiora is just another Irelia, and that Darius and Mordekaiser are actually good for the game because they teach low elo players how to kite.

Garen might have single target damage (against a target he's not the one picking) but his teamwise utility is so much crap he's really just a giant punching bag you have to avoid.

Dediguise10/6/2015, 9:55:47 PM1 votes

While I agree that the number of bans should be increased, I don't think that those four deserve a permaban. I hate playing against fioras, but that's usually because the other juggs, who counter her, are always banned.

JhomasTefferson10/6/2015, 10:41:49 PM1 votes

Yeah, honestly, no. I play some mid laners like Yasuo Fizz Heimerdinger Akali and Chogath , and when i get her, i want to pick up Diana . All are pretty popular bans. Akali maybe not so much anymore. But think about the problems people would be having with being banned out. I like the bursty mid assassins, and what if they all got a buff somehow(new item(s)) so many were being banned. I would have to play a new champ. Now consider that for ranked they say to be good with three in every role. Im best with yas, fizz, and akali. The fact that one team could ban all my mid picks, then ban my strongest jungler, would be a lot. If people were smart they would start making team comps and banning 4 champs that counter it, so your options to counter it become very limited, especially if you yourself banned something that would go well against their team. I think three is ok. It would lead to a lot of fuckery and the ability to perma ban some champs. Like, if i had 4 bans every game, i could just keep perma banning vayne and blitz and still have 3 bans to do what my team wants.