Why is soraka getting more CC in her kit?

Linna Excel··1 votes·371 views

The old soraka had no real CC in her kit. Basically you had a single target silence for no mana and that's it. If you were lucky, you could afford rylias... Just kidding, back then supports could only afford wards and boots 1. Nowadays has the potential root on her E (not likely to get it off) and riot is adding a 50% slow on her Q without needing to hit the center.

So how does the champ team go from a bully with little CC who shred your MR to a passive "ADC is my meatshield" to a CC bully by spamming Q? It's like the "vision" for champs is being changed on a whim. In the past, if I needed CC, the answer was definitely not Soraka. When her PBE form goes live, it'll be probably soraka.

This makes it difficult to give feedback on her because I really don't know what she's going to be like on the next change. I don't feel like I can give good feedback on soraka because the next time you change her, she's going to be a roaming ambulance or hiding behind the ADC again.

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disregardable2 votes

The changes you're talking about have been live this entire patch. I guess they're so little impact you didn't notice the difference.

Linna Excel1 votes

Those changes went in?

I need to play live more.

disregardable1 votes

Yup, almost 2 weeks ago.

Dominick Destine1 votes

[{quoted}](name=Linna Excel,realm=NA,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=swlzwnQO,comment-id=,timestamp=2016-03-20T00:18:01.918+0000)

Just kidding, back then supports could only afford wards and boots 1.

When the #@*$&% was that?

I've been playing since S1 and even during the days of Double Philosopher Stone + wards... you could buy a full item before 30 minutes. You are talking nonsense.

Aeolian Melodies3 votes

[{quoted}](name=Dominick Destine,realm=NA,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=swlzwnQO,comment-id=0001,timestamp=2016-03-20T00:27:47.811+0000)

When the #@*$&% was that?

I've been playing since S1 and even during the days of Double Philosopher Stone + wards... you could buy a full item before 30 minutes. You are talking nonsense.

In season 3 because of the ridiculous abundance of wards caused by Sightstone and the wardbot meta, the typical build was mobis, sightstone, oracle's, wardsx300, pinksx100

I mean, in casual play people at least got Shurelya/Aegis, but in pro play, they did not even get there.

Linna Excel1 votes

Yes, that's why Riot made season 4 more support friendly.

Dominick Destine1 votes

[{quoted}](name=Aeolian Melodies,realm=NA,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=swlzwnQO,comment-id=00010000,timestamp=2016-03-20T01:52:28.437+0000)

but in pro play

Are you a professional?

The prosecution rests.

Aeolian Melodies1 votes

[{quoted}](name=Dominick Destine,realm=NA,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=swlzwnQO,comment-id=000100000001,timestamp=2016-03-20T07:50:12.028+0000)

Are you a professional?

The prosecution rests.

No, but many people watch pro play and attempt to emulate it, and Riot balances around it.

Dominick Destine1 votes

[{quoted}](name=Aeolian Melodies,realm=NA,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=swlzwnQO,comment-id=0001000000010000,timestamp=2016-03-20T08:06:28.478+0000)

No, but many people watch pro play and attempt to emulate it, and Riot balances around it.

Once again, are you a professional? ok that being said, are the people being talked about professionals?

The prosecution rests, for good.

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