No dialogue about Kog'Maw

Yeah, yeah we know Vayne is busted, Yasuo is a brat, and Teemo is the devil himself. Keep talking about them, we all agree they're unhealthy don't we? Great, let's move onto something less obvious.

No one on the Boards talks about Kog'Maw. The ones that do comment don't even play him. You provide evidence that works only on paper but when you play a Normal game, you don't choose Kog'Maw. You don't go into your game and build Rageblade, BoRK, Runaans and become a "late game hyper carry, destroyer of all teams". You don't go into your game and build Triforce into Phantom Dancer knowing that both items were different in S5 and S4. Matter of fact, everything was different in S5 and S4. Team Comps were a thing back then, now? Not so much. The meta and mentality has become "I will do whatever I can to one-shot anything that is breathing". That's why half the season half the ADCs built like Assassins. The ADCs weren't butt hurt that assassins could do insane damage in a few seconds, they took that insane damage in a few seconds along with their scaling and applied it in range. Burst, Burst, Burst. This is probably why the games are so shorter. Shorter in the sense of not being on the rift that often. Instead you're staring at a gray screen, browsing through "how do i counter jhin?" forums because he crit you for 2k. Maybe it was your fault? Why didn't you build Randuins 2nd item you idiot. ADCs don't build defensive anymore. Why? Burst, burst, burst. "I will do whatever I can do one-shot anything that is moving". There are no longer extended duels where Vayne tumbles and outplays Lucian, where Draven dances with Ezreal in a DPS war. No, it has no longer become interesting. Instead you have an MF that builds armor pen to Ult away your team to Timbuktu. Where Vayne tumbles and crits you for 500 at level 7. Where Jhin hits you with that sweet, sweet 4th auto applying all the amor penetration he's amassed (oh and along with the crit). This is what we've been talking about.

What about Kog'Maw you ask? Idk, you'll probably never see him in one of your games. Chances are you'll see one in 280 games. He's become such a rare specimen. When you do see Kog'Maw in your game, feel free to take a dump on him. He doesn't scale as hard as everyone says he does, he is often confused as to what items he gets, his team probably wont care because its not S5 or S4, his support is probably a Zyra or Brand that will solo carry the lane (its best to focus them because Kog'Maw doesn't do that much damage). I'm serious, if you see a Kog'Maw in your game and you lose, you may want to reconsider how you lost what could have been the easiest game of your life. It is freelo, genuinely freelo.

Kog'Maw's Unique Attributes:

• Tank Killer
• Late game monster
• Mixed damage dealer
• Long range ult that secure kills
• DPS DPS DPS

Let's not kid ourselves. What the hell happened to Kog'Maw? It's almost as if you took everything in the world and put it together half-assed.

Vayne is far better tank killer and overall a brilliant ADC that is more viable than my grandma's cooking. Twitch is a late game monster rat that will shred gouda all over your team Corki isn't even that good but still somehow does better than Kog'Maw regardless of hardly being touched (probably a good thing) Literally any other ADC besides Kog'Maw has a better ult than his current ult. Corki, Jinx, Draven, Ezreal, Caitlyn, and AD off-meta, probably banned already Bard. "but you can repeatedly shoot Kog'Maw ult forever" If this is truly, honestly your only argument, you've never played Kog'Maw. It lacks punctuality and effectiveness. It is hardly an execute and a limp poke. I have a better poking ability than Kog'Maw ult. DPS? Okay, you got me. SIKE. You honestly thing Kog'Maw has DPS? On paper, sure. He outdamages everyone. He outdamages Karthus with a 30 second Ult. BUT, have you ever been alive long enough to "out damage" other ADCs. It's strange how specially squishy Kog'Maw is, he dies faster than any other ADC I've played. "But he requires a team to cater to his needs" Don't make me repeat myself.

This brings me to my last point. League of Legends is a team game. Everyone works together to pitch in during the team fight to hopefully and eventually win the game. The game doesn't revolve around Kog'Maw though. No one is truly there to hold his hand. It doesn't matter how many shields you put on him, how many heals he is given, if he dies then that's it. Protect the X compositions are not efficient. If you make X your only damage dealer and rely solely on X to do everything during the game you're not really playing a healthy game. Suppose X dies, what do you do then? You're useless, remember? This is why no one plays Protect the X. It's not fun for the other 4 people, it gets boring and repetitive and often renders negative results. Riot keeps forcing Kog'Maw into this position making him a terrible pick over all. "Balance for the LCS". He saw the spotlight a couple of times, but was constantly outclassed. If the "Pros" don't play Kog'Maw, there is probably a reason. Is he bad? Maybe, who knows. Is he just a shitty pick? Probably so. His kit doesn't flow compared to other ADCs, his itemization is a mystery in itself, and his Creators don't even test him to see how he is doing. Seriously, if Riot actually tested Kog'Maw thoroughly instead of glancing at a paper full of numbers and % signs then signing off on it they would see the problem.

If no one talks about a champion, by no one I mean all you people, is the champion balanced? Are people even playing the champion? Is there a voice for these kinds of things?

Or are we too busy talking about potential problems about a champion that hasn't even been introduced into the Live game?