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GP rework doesn't seem to make him much stronger

KYU22··3 votes·1,177 views

Maybe this is just anecdotal evidence, but in basically every game I've seen the new GP in, he's lost lane or wasn't a significant threat latter in the game. Everyone was raving about the rework when it was first announced, but I'm not really seeing any big improvement on the champion.

Granted, hiis new passive is a definite improvement over his old one, which was borderline useless, although I question the effectiveness of GP's new E. The barrel sounds good in theory, with it ignoring 60% of armor and doing a good amount of damage, but it just seems so telegraphed to me. Every time I've laned against a GP who dropped a barrel on top of me, I was always able to defuse it before they could detonate it. I know that GPs are supposed to save a barrel to use to instantly detonate other barrels, but the entire thing just seems very telegraphed and obvious, and you can always predict when they're going to drop another barrel and avoid it.

Most of this is just my personal experience, so now I'm wondering what everyone else is thinking now that the new GP has been out for a while.

11 Comments

Toothless Lion3 votes

I used to play GP pretty irregularly, but yeah new GP is trash. Old GP could chase people down and murder people with a crit build. New GP has little to no chase if his ult is down. He's so easy to just walk away from, it's just pathetic.

redniwediS3 votes

To learn how to play the new GP you have to go way back, before Critplank and Bankplank. Back in the day Bruiserplank was a thing, and while it used Wits End to make the most of GP's passive proper replacements can be found. You don't go glass cannon and one shot people, you fight as a proper bruiser should.

If you play him like he was before the rework you'll be playing a trash tier champ. However if you play him how he was meant to be played you will do just fine.

Toothless Lion1 votes

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To learn how to play the new GP you have to go way back, before Critplank and Bankplank. Back in the day Bruiserplank was a thing, and while it used Wits End to make the most of GP's passive proper replacements can be found. You don't go glass cannon and one shot people, you fight as a proper bruiser should.

If you play him like he was before the rework you'll be playing a trash tier champ. However if you play him how he was meant to be played you will do just fine.

He has no synergy with Wits End anymore... if you're building that on him, you're wasting 2500 gold.

redniwediS1 votes

while it used Wits End to make the most of GP's passive proper replacements can be found.

I think you missed this part, as I kind of pointed out that a key item in the old build (Wits End) doesn't work anymore in my post.

Poptart Evelynn4 votes

{quoted}

To learn how to play the new GP you have to go way back, before Critplank and Bankplank. Back in the day Bruiserplank was a thing, and while it used Wits End to make the most of GP's passive proper replacements can be found. You don't go glass cannon and one shot people, you fight as a proper bruiser should.

If you play him like he was before the rework you'll be playing a trash tier champ. However if you play him how he was meant to be played you will do just fine.

Critplank was before bruiserplank fyi, Phantom dancer used to be meta and stacked back in the old days.

Critplank > Bankplank > Bruiserplank.

redniwediS1 votes

I mixed up Bankplank and Bruiserplank, but a version of Critplank is what people have been playing up until the rework. It's not the same of course, but it shares a name with the old version.

Hasztalan21 votes

{quoted}

To learn how to play the new GP you have to go way back, before Critplank and Bankplank. Back in the day Bruiserplank was a thing, and while it used Wits End to make the most of GP's passive proper replacements can be found. You don't go glass cannon and one shot people, you fight as a proper bruiser should.

If you play him like he was before the rework you'll be playing a trash tier champ. However if you play him how he was meant to be played you will do just fine.

Did you play him post rework? If so pls tell me how will u do with bruiser build on him? You are not tanky, you have no damage. Fantastic. Q-E and passive are all scaling on damage built so you can't just mop 1 triforce on him and call it a day. He still doesn't have any defense or dmg mitigation on his kit. He is like an Olaf 2.0 with even less room to make plays due to his kegs being pathetic as f0k.

SoberToaster2 votes

His rework ruined him. liked old gp more. dumbass barrelmaster now ZOMG "MINGAME" bro.

the hell is this trash.

SaltyKracka1 votes

People are getting used to a new, less shitty champion.

It'll smooth out.

Sir Yamazuki1 votes

They are building him like an adc, then not properly using the barrels, so they instantly die... of course they'll lose. I find him more effective with a bit more defensive items. He's still able to clear waves quickly, and take towers fairly quickly with just ~2 offensive items.

NorthernDruid1 votes

They removed so much of his play just by changing one ability.

I find it kind of sad to be honest, but at least his new gameplay can be kind of fun.

I'm gonna miss Pistolplank though. item 3031 item 3087 item 3078 item 3046 item 3142 was silly but fun.

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