Slowing down marksmen, is it an option?

Kaìju··1 votes·128 views

So with everyone on the boards scaling out for the blood of nearly every ADC I decided to think about what could be a first stop in balancing them out. My thought is this.

Can we just remove all mobility from marksmen in the bottom lane? For example, I play almost exclusively Ashe and can tell you that she's pretty average. She does damage, it she isn't over bearing. She's useful, but not broken. So would it be possible to do split up marksmen and ADCs? For example, if you have no mobility, you are altered some and you go bot. If you have mobility, your damage can be toned down but you go somewhere else. That way bottom can go from champions like Lucian and Twitch, to champions like Ashe, Kog and Sivir. Marksmen with mobility can be reworked and sent mid, jungle, or maybe top kind of like Teemo is. That way the identity of an ADC can be more clear. Immobile, high damage, and bot lane. Would that be an option or no?

4 Comments

Mordepool1 votes

Ashe is the Sole reason every new Marksman has mobility.

Perma slowing back in S1-2 to the point where any Marksman couldn't lane against her.

Instead of nerfing/reworking her. They instead choose to mobility creep the game

I think either Lifesteal needs a major nerf Range needs a major nerf All Marksman base movement speed needs a major nerf Or a combination of the 3 Thier items is the best place to start

Kaìju1 votes

I think the move speed would be fine. Range would be too harsh because range is such a sketchy lever to pull. If you lower every ADCs range by say 50 suddenly any marksmen at 550 is now Lucian ranged and Lucian and Sivir drop down to 450, which is what old Urgot had. Life steal isn't even that bad in my opinion since most marksmen only get one life steal item, and they added Bramble Vest, not to mention Morellos which procs at 35% or so, which isn't hard to do as any burst or artillery mage, giving GW for 8 seconds. I think mobility would be the best nerf.

Mordepool1 votes

Base movement is the best option I agree

Kaìju1 votes

But would you lower an ADC already at 325 or just put all ADCs at 325?

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