Stop Reworking Every Champion to have a High Skill-Cap

PooWho·8/9/2018, 6:01:30 AM·7 votes·2,962 views

The title is a little miss-leading, but hear me out. Reworks are meant to change out-dated or toxic kits into new kits, not turn a simple champion into a champion with 4 different combos, some form of cc, and mobility. Like every rework I can think of has changed the feel/vibe of a champion.

Irelia and Aatrox are the two I can think of off the top of my head. They both went from being high risk high reward champions to having 100 different combos to kill the opponent, some form of cc, and some mobility ability. That's the formula for every new champion and rework. And that's why people complain about reworks not feeling like the old champion.

Of course not everybody is going to play their main after they're reworked, but I swear Yorick, Shaco, LeBlanc, Shen, and lots of other champions are played even less now. They've lost their original feel. I personally mained the original Shaco, and although his kit is technically the same, it feels nothing like it did. I can't find the same success and enjoyment in playing him how I used to. I've played him maybe twice a season since the rework, and he was the only champion I sticked to for more than like 40 games.

But my original point is still why I'm posting this. Riot is removing what makes a champion special to certain people, and making the champions what they think is special.

39 Comments

Shukr4n8/9/2018, 6:19:59 AM7 votes

They are removing point and click.

Raising skill cap is good. Raising damage or cc because of this skill cap is dangerous

ZephyrDrake8/9/2018, 3:47:24 PM5 votes

Irelia and Aatrox were literally statcheck champions that would win or lose just based on whether they had enough stats

Ralanr8/9/2018, 5:54:23 PM3 votes

I don’t think Irelia has many new combos. I feel it’s relatively similar, just now you need to land her stun instead of being lower health.

WøOxer8/9/2018, 7:03:31 AM3 votes

It was fun for you to play a broken champ, but not fun to play against, so Akali's old kit was healthy for the game? No.

saltran8/9/2018, 6:17:54 AM2 votes

The only problem about reworked Irelia was that she was better Mid and Bot than Top, once they fix it I will say that they did an amazing job on her rework.

Sektah8/9/2018, 6:57:33 AM2 votes

People are leaving league and going to Dota because of it's maturity, and the lack In this game... The heroes are much more complex and have much more potential... That's why Dota is booming rn. League is very linear, I appreciate them making the game harder, because this is the easiest moba ever made

Fireman Teemo8/9/2018, 7:30:05 AM2 votes

Yea new akali stomps teemo now, like no aspect of the former akali is in her other than the green

MasterDClone8/9/2018, 8:07:00 AM2 votes

I also main shaco and i agree with you, he may be stronger now but he just isn't as fun, and just doesn't have that feel, i also used to main urgot and now that champion is nothing like before, he was my favorite mid laner to use with a ezreal type build on him, while now he is a bulky bruiser that just runs circles around the opponent with 3 different mechanics

Poske8/9/2018, 10:17:02 AM1 votes

Not every reworked champion had his skillcap raised

Garen is the best example (And he ll probably end up being reworked again) Brand became even dumber

I completly disagree with your statement. I wish each league Champion was complex and not something you can play without brain usage to a fullest extent

AATROX AND IRELIA HAD 100 DIFFERENT COMBOS TO KILL AN ENEMY? they are not Le blanc they are not ryze at most they had 2 combos Irelia HIGH RISK???????? holy shit. Irelia was massive statcheck opressive as fk champion

80% of league champions feel pathetic compared to any battlerite champion (as far as interesting kit / depth goes) Riot should be scared of that game because If they ever make a big map XD well league ll be immensly threatened

La Bello8/9/2018, 7:11:57 AM1 votes

Warwick is not complicated at all nor is Urgot (literally press W and walk at them lol)

Swain is also for the most part pretty simple. If you land his E then you can land your W on top of it besides that dont worry about using it. next you just spam Q at them until they stop breathing. ITs nothing more than a cone nuke.

BLACK REALM GOD8/9/2018, 8:28:37 PM1 votes

deeper mechanics makes a game feel challenging and rewarding. there are 150 champions. having 20-30 of them with simple kits is far more than enough.

in league players need the ability to fail as well as succeed. you cant do that if you're playing a stat check champ against a stat check champ.

that's the difference between a mobile rpg and the old school rpgs like phantasy star 4 and earthbound.

the difference between an action fps and an arcade guided rails fps.

the difference between god of war and asura's wrath

youre not playing a single player tower defense. this is an online player versus player multiplayer battle arena. that means 90% of the champions cant be overly simple. and the ones that are can't be strong enough to be used in ranked competitively.

sad þoy8/9/2018, 10:33:37 PM1 votes

Stop making champs with no skill cap.. coughVeigarcough