Why did Riot add Mark/Dash to ARAM???
Seeking other players thoughts on the Mark/Dash ability on ARAM. Personally, I liked it during legend of the poro king, but I am OUTRAGED they decided to add it to the ARAM map.
For every champion that they made better by this ability. they have made already OP champion 10 times more ridiculous- here's looking at you Yi, Talon, Annie, Galieo. I know ARAM's were supposed to be a fun composition and sometimes one team just snowballs, but with the new summoner spell the game just ends before it can be begin. The games that are already lopsided because of comps become even more lopsided. Those games that could have been drawn out because of team positioning, skill, and a bit of patience to a passive team to farm up are now nonexistent. What am I talking about, there is no such thing as good positioning anymore as EVERYONE can reach the backline. There is no such thing as the Katarina who doesn't live the dream of the penta anymore-except when her other greedy team member that can also dive and kill in 0.5 seconds steals it.
At the very least either let cleanse work on it, make it a 1 minute cooldown, or give me a balancing summoner that acts as a Sivir shield to block it(or at the very least mitigate the ensuing burst by a burst champ. Player's should be punished for spamming summoner spells - (it shouldn't be just another staple in their kit and its cooldown definitely shouldn't be low enough to let someone maintain a chase (as it currently is)).
The mark/dash summoner makes me think they obviously don't want ADC's to enjoy themselves at all on Howling Abyss anymore. The summoner favors AP and burst champs way more than traditional ADCs on this map. Except for dodging the ability .. from all 5 members of the opposing team.. there's almost no time to get off any auto attacks. It's not as if there are other lanes for ADC's to farm up. Riot if your going to put an offensive summoner at least make it even remotely fair for all style of champions. Since everyone can reach the backline, theres no really good way to position. And because of this, the games are pretty much finishing up before an ADC can even get a third item built. (If you don't believe me, I'm currently 6 for 6 for not being able to get a third item before the nexus is falling as an ADC. I have nearly 750 wins and am over a 50% win rate. I have never had as hard of a time as an ADC as I do now on the Howling Abyss. ) At least think about this, a timed flash is 1 per 300 vs. 1/20 seconds for a timed "Mark/Dash. The flash just lost nearly all its power as an escape tool-especially since theres no walls to flash over on aram. What's worse, if an assassin hits, its pretty much instant death. There is no counterplay beyond trying to dodge the q. Why should an assassin be reward for a 20second cooldown that has such a long range and small reticle its almost a fire and forget. Meanwhile anyone working off high damage cooldowns make out like a boss from this summoner. Pretty much the only ADCs that will succeed are those that build youmu's and ravenous hydra's and finish off their targets before they can even respond to being dove on.
Just my thought's. Everyone else feel free to chime in. For me though, this summoner has completely sucked the fun out of ARAM! I don't play the other maps, but with the addition of this summoner, I just can't see myself continuing to play ARAM while the summoner is there. If I can't enjoy every style of champion anymore, whats the point in being random?
