Can Sword Of The Occult Return In Season 7?

MXXXXXL·Oct 30, 2016·4 votes·874 views

It was a fun different way to play the game, why did it have to go?

9 Comments

DreadlocksOct 30, 20161 votes

Yes because i want to hit 1250 AD on Rengar =]

Mickey DonnerudoOct 30, 20161 votes

I'm guessing they wanted to stop the AD noobstomp that kept happening in Bronze/Silver with people picking Rengar/Talon/Pantheon/Darius/Tryndamere and going SotO + lifesteal, never dying and going 30/0/2.

It's a fun item, but it's indirectly linked to surviveability (because of how lifesteal works; more damage = more heals) and noobs were getting stomped too hard because of it. At least for Mejai's it only increases damage for the most part.

MXXXXXLOct 30, 20161 votes

But isn't the game's balance aimed towards platinum elo and higher?

Mickey DonnerudoOct 30, 20161 votes

The game is balanced generally around them, but seeing as not many people actually build it except for funsies up there, while down in bronze it was creating a serious problem, they removed it. At least, that's how I see it.

Bronzies buy RP too, you know.

ZarvanisOct 30, 20161 votes

I read it's because Riot wants to remove any items they consider to be not optimal; or something like that.

Mejai's is usually build on ranged champions like Lux Lux , so they're not going to die and lose stacks as often as the melee champs like Rengar Rengar who were building SotO.

While Riot is trying to balance the game between being competitive and being fun to mess around in, they seem to prioritize the competitive side. Which makes me wonder why they haven't done anything with item 3056 Omhwrecker in a year.