So champion with 0 use in high elo/lcs is nerfed again

PiVoRx·Apr 5, 2016·1 votes·999 views

3 years of fucking 0 attention when yi was garbage since his rework and now nerf streak meanwhile lcs champion pool is smallest ever makes sense

21 Comments

AbyssphereApr 5, 20165 votes

Don't know why Yi mains always bring up the "never played in competitive!" argument. Champions get nerfed for solo queue performance all the time, Yi isn't some special snowflake just because he's considered a noob champion.

PiVoRxApr 5, 20161 votes

maybe cause there lcs champions that also wreck soloq? Ahri Elise Fiora Fizz Gragas Leblanc LeeSin Nidalee Vayne Zed and more, but never get any real nerfs while yi become viable above silver in s6 and already riot fucks him hard

AbyssphereApr 5, 20162 votes

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maybe cause there lcs champions that also wreck soloq? and more, but never get any real nerfs while yi become viable above silver in s6 and already riot fucks him hard

The only champions you listed who are very strong both in solo queue and competitive play are Zed and Gragas. Zed will be nerfed tomorrow and Gragas will almost certainly get hit soon. Everyone else there is mediocre in at least one environment.

Yi showing up above Silver is something I'm not surprised that Riot finds problems with given that it shows that the fundamental and easy to pull off counterplay to Yi isn't really working right now for some reason. A character as easy to play and easy to play against as Yi showing up in a tier where players can actually be trusted to play mechanical champions and generally know how to deal with enemy champions is something that probably shouldn't happen.

AlwaysByMySideApr 6, 20161 votes

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The only champions you listed who are very strong both in solo queue and competitive play are Zed and Gragas. Zed will be nerfed tomorrow and Gragas will almost certainly get hit soon. Everyone else there is mediocre in at least one environment.

Yi showing up above Silver is something I'm not surprised that Riot finds problems with given that it shows that the fundamental and easy to pull off counterplay to Yi isn't really working right now for some reason. A character as easy to play and easy to play against as Yi showing up in a tier where players can actually be trusted to play mechanical champions and generally know how to deal with enemy champions is something that probably shouldn't happen.

So why do you stupidly believe that Master Yi shouldn't be allowed to be viable above silver?

AbyssphereApr 6, 20161 votes

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So why do you stupidly believe that Master Yi shouldn't be allowed to be viable above silver?

Well I don't have any reasons to stupidly believe anything, so that's a pretty bad question.

If you want to know why I believe that Master Yi shouldn't be viable at high ELO, I'd recommend you actually read my post rather than just foaming at the mouth in my general direction.

AlwaysByMySideApr 6, 20162 votes

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maybe cause there lcs champions that also wreck soloq? and more, but never get any real nerfs while yi become viable above silver in s6 and already riot fucks him hard

Fiora just got nerfed far harder than Yi, Lee Sin is garbage in solo queue, and Vayne isn't used anywhere since she's a mediocre pick at best.

Your Next KillApr 5, 20162 votes

He's freelo in lower elo's

resumedApr 5, 20162 votes

47% banrate in plat worldwide

KVbqbFsC8eApr 5, 20161 votes

Faker played him in the LCK a few times. Just saying.

EndlessSorcererApr 5, 20161 votes

Well, the players in Bronze and Silver are always complaining that Riot doesn't balance the game around them.

Riot still doesn't, but they have to toss them a token acknowledgement every now and then.

It's just a happy coincidence that our high ELO overlords were also asking for nerfs.

Besides, it isn't like he's the only champion to be nerfed for their performance in solo-queue.

Though on the plus side, Udyr's finally stopped being perma-banned so I can actually play him again.

WenderwallApr 5, 20161 votes

What's the nerf he got?

Sniper 0Apr 5, 20163 votes

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What's the nerf he got?

It's a -20% to his highlander passive on kills. So 50% reduction to the cooldown on kills and assists.... lol It's a slap on the wrist

MaikalApr 5, 20161 votes

It increases alpha strike's cooldown by 2+ seconds (Depending on CDR) on kills/assists at max rank alpha. AD Yi gets gutted, That's at least 4 seconds to burst a squishy Yi down. Tank/Bruiser Yi is the most successful build right now because it's still difficult for Yi to not be bursted down in the 2 seconds he has in between alphas as a squishy as is. Tank/Bruiser Yi and will still be viable after this, but that's no slap on the wrist, and tank/bruiser Yi is the problem and that's not being fixed, it's being encouraged.

ProfirixApr 6, 20161 votes

Yi is just too sticky at the moment. He should rely more on autos than being able to alpha strike every 2 seconds. Autos even reduce alpha-strikes cooldown. It offers a little counterplay to his snowbally game style.

WenderwallApr 6, 20161 votes

Hmm, well i don't see how that's gonna stop him. That shouldn't impact much except for R and W. And E should not be activated anymore for so low true damage, better keep the passive and use it for last hits.

It's still a nerf.

Sniper 0Apr 6, 20161 votes

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Hmm, well i don't see how that's gonna stop him. That shouldn't impact much except for R and W. And E should not be activated anymore for so low true damage, better keep the passive and use it for last hits.

It's still a nerf.

It's a small nerf considering how his kit works, I'm not wrong am I ?

WenderwallApr 6, 20161 votes

It's small one.
As gameplay style i don't go for penta kills. So it's not gonna hurt me. But for those looking for quadra/ penta kills, it'll be tough becuz Q/w will still be on CD.

God In A CondomApr 5, 20161 votes

LMFAO faker played yi mid like last season what u talking about 3 years after rework

MaikalApr 5, 20161 votes

Yeah and he got carried and it didn't really matter what he played that game because their team was way better.

MaikalApr 5, 20161 votes

Horrible argument. Nerf is unjustified though. Guts squishy Yi, hurts bruiser/tank Yi. If he does need a nerf (Which he doesn't, the tank items everyone is building right now do like steraks), they need to nerf tank Yi, and buff squishy Yi (Fixing tank itemization would buff squishy damage Yi as a consequence by making ADCs stop building steraks/maw and w/e bs)

RAT IN GAME UwU Apr 6, 20161 votes

if i've learned one thing lately, it's that people will troll you no matter what you're upset about on forums, that has become undeniably evident in my adventures on the hearthstone forums in the past few days. nerfing yi is incredibly stupid, but the problem is that about 95% of the community is incredibly stupid and cant make it to gold without help, so they have to balance where all the players are at times, despite the fact that yi isn't actually as good as players who are really bad are saying he is.