Can a Champion be Overloaded for the sake of their Thematic?

Igotlazy·Apr 16, 2016·1 votes·283 views

I ask this because Ekko seems to be the current punching bag for "Overloaded Champions". Lee Sin filled this role a couple of months ago but with the rise of Tank Ekko (again) we've had a switch. Ekko is different though as unlike Lee Sin who has a beefed up kit mostly due to Riot's early experimentation with 6 ability kits, Ekko being overloaded is tied to his Lore and Thematic. Ekko is this teenager using a bunch of Time related gizmos and doodads to survive in the Slums of Zaun. He's SUPPOSED to have all these tools. That's his thing. It's his character.

So I ask, is it ok for a Champion to have a bunch of stuff in their Kit if it's consistent with their character? This is assuming that game-wise the Champ is balanced (which Ekko should be after the nerfs). Or, is being overloaded just bad game design with no positives?

6 Comments

ChaddyFantomeApr 16, 20161 votes

By that logic, it is okay for Rengo to 100% you without the Exclamation mark because its his thing to surprise buttsex you and insta-gib you.

There is nothing saying Ekko needs all of the things he does have or that his gizmos all need to work the way they currently do.

IgotlazyApr 16, 20161 votes

Well in all honesty he can do the whole "surprise butt-sex thing" just out of a normal bush anyway.

ChaddyFantomeApr 16, 20161 votes

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Well in all honesty he can do the whole "surprise butt-sex thing" just out of a normal bush anyway.

I can ward or stay away from a bush tho. The only counter to Rengo ult otherwise would be to stay next to a pink for the entire game past 6. Trust me, it was horrible. >~>

IgotlazyApr 16, 20161 votes

There's a difference between Unhealthy and Overloaded.

ChaddyFantomeApr 16, 20161 votes

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There's a difference between Unhealthy and Overloaded.

Agreed. Rengo is unhealthy Ekko is overloaded. He isn't the worse case of it tho. We have champs liek Kalista Yasuo and Nidalee afterall.

darkmatchwaldoApr 16, 20161 votes

As someone who absolutely loves the lore behind Ekko and just the champion in general it makes me sad every time tank ekko returns. It's not all his tools that make him an issue, those tools are useless in the hands of someone who doesn't know how to use them. It's his absurd scalings. 80% on his passive, 150% on his W, and 130% on his ult? Rito plz. Why build AP when you can build item 3157 and get all the AP you need?