So when can we buff turrets?

dfbb1993··83 votes·2,461 views

I miss backing at level 6 and my turret not being gone when I get back.

It's not fun watching a nexus turret get solo'd by a super minion.

Tank meta, and Courage diving is essentially just taking a few more steps in lane as the damage is irrelevant.

Short and sweet.

35 Comments

Unlucky4719 votes

Bot turrets need their armor back. I don't play bot a lot but every time I do I get four manned at level 5 and they take the tower in one push. It's promoting an unhealthy game style of "Whoever picks the best early game champs and attacks bot first wins"

BeatzBoyFTW2 votes

One reason why it has to be done is to remove the lane swaps in the LCS & other competitive matches. But I dunno which one I would like to Support, since LCS back before this feature was boring af.

morris11 votes

The better question is why they balance for LCS and put the changes in pubs too.

BeatzBoyFTW2 votes

Like Lee Sin's mindless W buff at Patch 6.18?

Yea, I too wish they would stop doing that....

TotalJerk4 votes

The funny thing about that buff is that one of the selling points of Lee Sin is that he is mechanically demanding, something which a lot of players draw enjoyment from, and that extra lifesteal/spellvamp effectively allows you to be far more sloppy during your first clear.

Spoofghoul1 votes

But you know what would also gut the whole laneswap bs AND prevent the whole lets go full retard 5 man bot 10x over

make all turrets so god damn strong that you cant take them with a 5 man quickpush

give them extra damage shielding for the first 10 minutes depending on enemies nearby

then also give them like an extra 50 starting armor and health regen and give nexus turrets thornmail as an item

Herbal Kent3 votes

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Glory ln Death1 votes

I am not aware of any bars or pubs (at least in the US - maybe there are some in Korea) that are at all influenced by the LCS.

Faceroll Tactics1 votes

Might be sarcasm, but pubs - pick up battles, unorganized matchmaking

Glory ln Death1 votes

Your sense of humor is... lacking.

Melledoneus2 votes

Did you know? A sushi restaurant in China once iffered discounts based on rank.

Thanks, Riot tips!

General Esdeath 1 votes

And thus top lane becomes an island again.

SGT Dingle Berry11 votes

Especially with first blood towers giving such an advantage. There are times when laning has its advantages for certain champions but with first tower being so important it turns into aram MUCH faster now.

dfbb19931 votes

Oh there is a laundry list of reasons behind the post, lol.

Moooose35 votes

If you have good back timings your turret shouldn't be taken if you back once, unless it was poked down slowly because you couldn't match waveclear and got shoved under turret constantly. Super minions are designed that way, if you have an inhib down it is supposed to be a nuisance and change how you have to play the game, because the super minion waves can end the game if you're stupid and chase somebody across the map.

50000000000000004 votes

When you pick Janna and buy Ardent Censer, you can buff turrets. (sorry I had to)

KoKoboto1 votes

How what?

50000000000000005 votes

Janna's shield buffs target's AD. This can also be used on turrets (the only shield in the game that does this). With Ardent Censer, you can buff the shielded target's attack speed.

I'm not sure if lifesteal passive works on towers, though.

Melledoneus1 votes

Omfg turret lifesteal

HazyCloud73 votes

Buff turret damage too. Doesn't take any semblance of coordination to pull of a successful tower dive right now.

EtherealMage2 votes

I just had a level 9 Teemo dive me, take damage from my Teemo as well as four turret shots and walk away.... So yeah they need a buff.

Critmaster Garen3 votes

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Tank meta

dont make me laugh please. the current meta is all about carry junglers, and supports.

but you know. no matter what is curently dominant, people will blame a "tank meta". its a meme.

rtbf761092712 votes

well it's tankier than the 3 carry meta at worlds at least

Critmaster Garen1 votes

{quoted}

well it's tankier than the 3 carry meta at worlds at least

well, no shit. that was not how the game was supposed to be lol.

Melledoneus2 votes

Look, assassins are broken. Tank meta.

Assassins suck. Tank meta.

Look, juggernauts are juggernauts. Tank meta.

Trump became president. Tank meta.

Fucking hell it's a tank meta every time the wind blows.

DunkinNoobs2 votes

You should be punished for being pushed out of lane. Season 5 spoiled people by giving solo lanes low CD tp's so it was impossible to ever take their towers 1v1. No more.

rtbf761092712 votes

Buff the damage or their hp? I've always though they should do % true damage instead of % armor pen. So stupid to watch poppy and nautilus to take endless turrets shots and not care. It would help the gangbang bot meta too, if the top laner couldnt tank the turret quite as well as they can now after they tp

Cowseed1 votes

What? Turret's should be NERFED if anything because I can't solo/tank a turret when it's at half health yet.

:p

SpecterVonBaren1 votes

Let all supports be able to buff their turrets like Janna.

MunchCrunchLunch1 votes

I love backing against a level 6 maokai. not having teleport. 75% of its hp is gone by the time i get back into lane.

Glory ln Death1 votes

If you want to buff turrets, play Janna.

General Esdeath 1 votes

I miss being able to back at level 6 without the enemy diving me and taking the tower without losing more than 1/2 of their HP.

Kayge1 votes

Please....they need it

AdeBug1 votes

I made a thread but it disappeared without a delete/move notice. It's crazy atm, they're made of plastic.

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