Reaction to ARAM Changes on the PBE

Whoever made the changes just doesn't play ARAM, none of the items introduced this patch will ever be bought, the AP and AD ones for this price range already have better starting alternatives that don't set you back on your build, and the defensive item while okay won't be bought either because melee champions don't have the gold and can't afford such oddball items and delay their core items even more. People rarely bought the dorans items to begin with and when they did, it was because it was cheap, cost efficient, and paired well with another 900-ish gold starting item.

Then you have the change to Oracle that is all around really questionable, all the invisible champions are already borderline terrible on this map, they are terrible because they are melee and melee champions suck, they are terrible because snowball exists and snowball reveals invisible champions (and the snowball cooldown goes down by 40% next patch), and they are terrible because anyone with a brain was already buying oracle. What does the new oracle accomplish? It makes those champions even worse, while making Teemo who is already in the top 10 even stronger. ???

This is just sad. Both of those items have amazing niche use and it's nice to have mode-specific versatility.

I always buy if I see an AP heavy enemy team or if we are getting poked to death. Hell if I have I buy it just cause it complements his passive. If the fact it doesn't give health is the problem then it's as simple as give it health and reduce MR. That passive is far too useful against champs with poke to get rid of it all together. Removing it just puts us back as square one when it comes to melee vs poke champs in aram.

Warmog's is a must-buy in ARAM, so you're getting health in that anyway. If you want both (MR and health) in a single item, Spirit Visage and Banshee's Veil are at your service - or situationally, Aegis. There's another MR-without-health item, Abyssal Sceptre, which is nice if your team does magic damage or if you want to add some damage in an off-tank build with Amumu, Sejuani, Zac... However, if you're aiming for "unkillable" versus a high-magic team, the Orb of Winter is invaluable. Low cost, high MR, good component, nice passive. I can't remember a Nautilus game where I didn't buy it (because of the amazing synergy with his W). Basically removing the Orb indirectly buffs all those mages that are already OP in ARAM.

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The main purpose for the orb is when you're a full tank against a 100% magic damage comp, and you already have , for more MR stacking.

Well... duh. But as you just said, the Orb is purchased when (A) playing a tank; (B) playing against a 100% AP team; and (C) you already built a Spirit Visage and Banshee Veil. So you're reinforcing a point already made: that the Orb doesn't really fulfill it's original intended purpose (e.g. early game defense against a poke team), and by the time a player builds an Orb, its usefulness is superseded by other MR items.

So, Rito James™ might have a case for removing Orb entirely, but I'll maintain my stance that nerfing/adjusting/balancing Orb so that it can be purchased at the start of the match, and combining Orb and Horn into a third item is a better option that removing both.