Why cant ADC's carry games anymore?

WeakAsRaditz·Aug 10, 2015·3 votes·1,351 views

Rito lately i have been playing a lot of solo queue and it has come to my attention no matter what an adc does in either teams its nearly impossible for them to carry the game but get easily taken out of fights with light dmg from an overly tanky support or top laner by them selves. Back in season 4 things were balance where if a adc gets ahead they can take advantage in that lead but the items themselves don't do anything. Then the junglers and supports are getting better items, don't even get me started with the sated devourer on Kayle. Where are the new adc or ad items to buff ad champs? The harbringer only helps if the support is with them but if they initiate and get taken out of the fight early the item becomes useless. Anybody elses thoughts?

9 Comments

FalconPawwwwnchAug 10, 20155 votes

Because Riot is trying to make the class not mandatory? lol ADC mains don't realize that the class has been overpowered for years now

Hence the nerfs to ADCs and the changes to fighter itemization and trying to make Morde and potentially other champs go bot lane.

Understand that ranged rightclick bots are bad for the game when mandatory, Riot has

Professor WardAug 10, 20152 votes

You said it yourself

in this meta an adc must be perfectly played to be able to counter the high hp of team comps/high damage of assassins/mages and is another reason vayne and corki are seeing a lot of play (id like to see avg team hp at endgame now, vs a few months ago to see how tanky the comps really have gotten if at all )

and also ive noticed that adc is taken as a "fill" a lot more often as well with jg mid and top being preferred roles. When i started you couldnt get an adc pick

MLDzXnRRRAug 10, 20152 votes

why should the class that right click "carry"? there is no reason the dumbest and the safest champions to be so strong. your job should be to take towers for your team, not to to kill everyone. as long IE exists, rightclickers will be just unbalanced

Only Play DariusAug 10, 20151 votes

Because in soloQ it would be impossible to climb, since you aren't guaranteed to get ADC and protecting your ADC won't necessarily win games because some are just bad. Being able to carry from any role is much better for everyone.

BonipherusAug 10, 20151 votes

Riot has already stated they are going to look at marksmen items. But first they did ap items and now they are looking at the fighter items and also their "Juggernaughts". Marksmen items will be coming next with, though less likely, ad assassin items. It's just a cycle tweaking as they redid ad items last year.

LynxonyxAug 10, 20151 votes

Good Adcs can still carry, bad ones can't.

I just had a Jinx completely take over the game and win for us. Same with a Varus earlier today, although I saved him many times, he was still on point. Vayne, Draven, Graves, Kalista... all can take games over.

The same can't be said for all ADCs, but most, in the right hands can.

CreationFlawAug 10, 20151 votes

lel.

PeachsPropertyAug 10, 20151 votes

Tank meta makes carries feel weak.

they plan to work on adc items i think around the pre-season.

steampigAug 10, 20151 votes

I carried a game earlier today as ADC MissFortune . I got first blood and never stopped until the game was over. 23/6/8. AND it was a 4v5 from 15 minutes til the end, because our Zed bailed. AND I'm not even an ADC main; in fact, I rarely play it. Late game, I went 1v1 vs their Draven, we both "died" at the same time, but I had a GA, and then their Poppy showed up and sat on me until I revived, at which point I got a neat double and walked away. So really, anyone can carry a game, it just depends on how good they are, how good their team is, and how bad the enemy is.