GP in Season 7, do we need another Rework?

LostSweater·Dec 17, 2016·3 votes·1,907 views

Okay, so I was a lowly gold three player in season 6, but the champ that got me there (with a 77% win rate) was Gangplank. I'd like to think I'm not complete trash at the game, and after playing GP a lot in both norms and ranked, I just don't feel like he's very viable anymore. His winrate sits around 50% for a reason, sometimes you get lucky. He doesn't scale as quickly as champions like yasuo and, despite having a very high skill ceiling, it has become quite difficult to solo carry without getting camped to insure a lead in the early game. Suggestions to deal with this, or ideas on tweaks to GP in order to keep him relevant without having to one shot an adc would be very appreciated, and I hope that Riot would take a look at this champion that dominated Top lane for such a long time during season 6.

8 Comments

KilanostDec 17, 20163 votes

So he has a win rate that suggest he's balanced and this is a cause for a rework? GP wasn't in a healthy place for the majority of season 6. You got to gold abusing a broken champion....which is fine. We've all done it. But you can't complain when they balance the champion either.

LostSweaterDec 17, 20161 votes

I'm just saying that he's a melee, squishy, carry. He has a high skill cap. Despite all this, GP mains probably won't do nearly as well as, say, a Riven main or a Yasuo main because he doesn't have the capability to do real work in the mid game without a significant early lead. I'm trying to say that there should be a way to keep him viable without turning him back into a monster.

Asayake 5150glowDec 17, 20161 votes

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I'm just saying that he's a melee, squishy, carry. He has a high skill cap. Despite all this, GP mains probably won't do nearly as well as, say, a Riven main or a Yasuo main because he doesn't have the capability to do real work in the mid game without a significant early lead. I'm trying to say that there should be a way to keep him viable without turning him back into a monster.

Is Crit build still good late?

It's better than Yas or Riven because he's safer, much more range.

RivuoDec 17, 20161 votes

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I'm just saying that he's a melee, squishy, carry. He has a high skill cap. Despite all this, GP mains probably won't do nearly as well as, say, a Riven main or a Yasuo main because he doesn't have the capability to do real work in the mid game without a significant early lead. I'm trying to say that there should be a way to keep him viable without turning him back into a monster.

yeah very high skill cap to press R on bot lane and get a double

much skill cap to press Q mid game and hit a squishy for 1000

Much skill cap to eat an orange when ccd and run

Only thing high skill about him is his barrels...

Radiant WukongDec 17, 20161 votes

This. Plus Oranges are OP! Makes you gank proof.

AstroFerrari Dec 17, 20163 votes

They probably won't rework him again but GP is very hard, no. I'll say dangerous to balance due to the camp of people who want him to stay weak. They really overnerfed his Ult and his E, but if either one of those are buffed again people will lose their shit. Even though when those were still strong or decent, people will bitching. He's in an ok place now but he could use a tweak here or there.

RivuoDec 17, 20161 votes

Lol gangplank not viable......?.........

Fuck that disgusting freelo piece of shit.

AstroFerrari Dec 17, 20161 votes

he's really not that bad hahaha