State of the Game
#Damn, @Riot. Back at it again with the same bans.
I have been waiting for the Taric update for a while. I can't say you haven't lived up to expectations. Taric had a uniqueness to him, yet now he is a hodge-podge of a handful of pre-existing champs. Removing stats on items that are unique because of said stats rather than just reducing their percentages (looking at you, Maw). Constantly adding more and more mobility and invincibility as if that will combat mobility creep and, yet again, kill assassins.
In the tank meta, I love being a damage dealer who is negated for half of the fight due to invincibility spells. I'm so glad literally everyone in League is getting one added to their kit.
#Back to Taric. His passive is cool, though it is a melee version of Lucian's. His Q is basically a Teemo shroom, charge-related heal. His W is the only real, unique ability left on his kit. His E is Bard's binding mixed with Jhin's snare. And his R is Bard's ultimate. Not to mention his audio is complete and utter garbage and removes Taric's uniqueness as a gentle gem savior. He now looks like Fabio and sounds like the most average, basic man you could have grabbed out of a Calvin Klein catalogue. It's almost as if Riot is plateauing at stale ideas, monetary greed, and empty promises for features that will never exist. On top of that, they've all tuned their ears to a different frequency than that of the very players who fund the corporation's expansion.