A Warning to Riot Games on the Mage Changes

Tacosrock·4/23/2018, 10:08:38 PM·3 votes·789 views

I hope they understand that they are about to alienate an entire class of players that has long been a part of the game... these changes will not fit well with them since there is not factual evidence that this is a necessary change to the game. I don't even understand the basis of this class-wide nerf... are assassins really doing that poorly? Or does Riot just want some more "diversity" in LCS for more $$$? Whatever the case, good luck trying to bring mage players back into playing this game, because I'm probably gonna abandon this game if these changes are lethal to mage viability.

Just a warning, though, Riot. You can prevent this by reverting those greedy changes...please choose wisely

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C9 Squeeky 4/23/2018, 10:30:37 PM1 votes

I don't even understand the basis of this class-wide nerf...

Riot:

We’ve seen mages solve a lot of their mana issues with a single component for quite a while, and we don’t think that’s good for the mages, or the game at large.

Mages should run out of mana if they’re casting constantly in long fights. Mages should pay clear costs when they use their spells to clear waves quickly and safely, especially if they’re not investing into items that specialize in mana. We want to increase conflict around map objectives that provide sustain (Blue Buff and Ocean Drake), where recently the cost for ceding those objectives to the enemy has been much lower.

Riot doesn't want mages to mindlessly throw spells on CD without paying a cost, it defeats the purpose of having a mana/resource bar gating them; and I agree. Mages are already dominant because of their wave clear AND teamfight, now they will have to make a decision on how/when to use their mana.

Jbels4/23/2018, 10:34:02 PM1 votes

Hey, remember when the tank update alienated so many tank players? And on top of that, nobody cared that the majority of tanks were shafted by it, only that Sej, Zac, and Maokai were too strong. Stop acting like it's suddenly a big deal that mages will be changed so that they are a better fit for the game.