@Riot Games - Supports Need Next Class Update

Winterkill··5 votes·554 views

People may not agree with me but it is the truth. Support, if you even want to call it that now, is suffering a lot right now.

  1. Support is the role that is auto filled more than any other. It is the most undesirable role.
  2. The support role is very bland and there doesn't seem to be a lot of versatility.
  3. Enchanters all feel the same and play the same, in a sense. They all have a shield . . . a heal . . . . a move that speeds someone up . . . . and etc. I want to pick a certain enchanter and actually feel a difference between the other ones . . . . when I play them. They also all buy the same items . . . . to increase the effectiveness of their shields . . . . . button mashing that shield ability the entire game and really doing nothing else. Honestly, I feel like Nami and Soraka are successful supports because they feel different from one another and are somewhat fun to play.
  4. The grading system with supports is so messed up . . . . someone can have 34 assists, ward very good, and have hardly any deaths . . . . and get an A or A+ because Riot doesn't seem to recognize their good plays. Riot seems to only recognize a champion that isn't a support . . . . even if it is feeding.

People can sit here and whine that divers and tanks need to be looked at . . . . the problem with that is people are actually queing up for those roles and find the role more enjoyable than "support". If you walked up to a League of Legends player and asked them what role they are going to play in their next game, do yo think that person is going to say support? Most likely not.

5 Comments

DwarvenGiant1 votes

They said that they'll be working on the Support position in 2017, regardless of which class/subclass the next Roster Update will go to.

You can read more about it here: http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/champions-skins/free-rotation/some-thoughts-support

Kledy McKledFace1 votes

mmm autofill is more marksman now... they suck

ABlueQuaker1 votes

This won't work because, right now, there are 3 classes of support (Tank-Support aka Warden, Utility-Support aka Enchanters, and Mage-Supports). Each one is distinct and would have to be worked on individually.

Not to mention Support is in the best state it's been in since release. There's class versatility and everything.

Ahristocats1 votes

Sona the only enchenter that counters aoe damage

my take is that enchenters for most of them don't have an interactive gameplay

Nami promots interaction because her W rewards you for trading with enemies (more damage or more heal with bounces) Janna doesn't have interaction at all Sona nop Soraka actually has interaction but the interaction is "press this spell from a high range and run to get hp" Lulu i don't really know about her

Limmie1 votes

Class updates always majorly screw up the champions involved. So no, the last thing supports need is being screwed up even further by a class update.

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