If Riot removed Teleport spell, how would the game change?

Absolute0Chaos·Jul 23, 2015·2 votes·762 views

Would top lane be more aggressive because of all the ignites?

Will Shen, TF, Rek'sai, and anyone with a "Teleport" that I may have missed rise in popularity?

Will salty ADCs add vinegar because his top laner will never come spoon feed him?

3 Comments

67chromeJul 23, 20151 votes

You're missing Pantheon TahmKench for teleports.

And Top-lanes rarely interact with ADC's as-is, that's the main reason is considered a sub-optimal item in most cases. ADCs expecting anything from their top-lane are just bad ADC players.

As for changes?

It would probably fall off into 1 of 2 directions.

- become amazing 100% pick/ban due to offering a 1-man advantage to their team for all the important fights.
- top lane getting solid diversity and a lot of fighters being competitively viable because split-pushing is a more reliable tactic, allowing them to leverage their 1v1 prowess and evade their lacking team-fight potency.

From witnessing the 100% pick/ban phase of Shen where he consistently whooped teams that thought they had strategies to deal with him? And constantly forgetting TwistedFate was god-tier and above the holy-trinity of season 2 mid-lanes because he was a 99% ban? Prooooooobably 1).

OperationDEEZ1Jul 23, 20151 votes

Every top laner in low elo takes ignite every game (And it pisses me off). A TF who ults back to lane is a moron. except (MAYBE) if it was to save the tower. Shen needs a teammate to ult to, unless the jungler goes top lane he can't just ult back to top, and that ult is much better used trying to save a teammate. Nobody plays Rek'Sai top anymore. Good riddance imo. But yeah, if TP was removed then EVERY top laner would take ignite. It'd be S3/2/whicheveronewhereflashandigniteweretheonlyviablesummoners all over again save for the occasional Flash/Ghost. And complaining about ADC players? Yeah, real original.

Variks the LoyalJul 23, 20151 votes

It would be like before TP got buffed in Season 4.

Top lane would be for bruisers and tanks who can sustain on the island that is top lane for a long time. It would be a place for Renekton, Jax, Shyvana, Trundle, Lulu, and probably Gnar. Maokai and Hecarim would still see play in top. Sion might see play in top again, as would Gragas.

Champions with little lane safety, like Rumble, would fall out of favor, since dying to a gank would be devastating, and a carry top laner can't TP down do gank bot or help dragon.