Forcing tank meta

HappyBloodLust·Aug 22, 2015·1 votes·722 views

Is it just me or does it seem like Riot is forcing the game into an all tank meta . It seems to me like with this last patch all you have to do is run a whole team of tanks and nothing can stop you . Assassins are almost useless now , and with the buffs and new items that cater to giving tanks more offensive power mages cant hold lane either . I like the diversity of champions this game offers but feel like i am having to choose from a limited list of champs in order to be competetive. I dont want to see the game disolve to a 5 v 5 all tank battle but it feels like thats where its headed . Why create over 100 chamions to choose from the inbalance the game to the point 75% of them become non-viable ?

7 Comments

TraakSCAug 22, 20153 votes

It is just you.

HappyBloodLustAug 22, 20151 votes

Thanks for your enlightening and useful feedback. Its not just me. I am adding this to the board because i have had this discussion this several friends who play and they all agree.

Irelia BotAug 22, 20153 votes

This is not a tank Meta this is a Fighter/Bruiser Meta, New items that give health and damage one of which actually buffs sheen procs.

Lower Armor cost efficiency on the 4 main armor Items. (Sounds like an indirect Riven buff to me)

Tank meta was when everyone was building tank stats with no real damage givne by said items.

And before 5.15 the only 3 Items I would call Bruiser items are Black Cleaver and Triforce, Maw.

Since then we have gotten 3 items that I would call Bruiser items. Dead man's, Titanic Hydra, Sterak's.

Riot is trying to divide "Bruiser" into 3 types of play styles and these new items are created with the tankiest of these classes "Juggernaut" in mind. Aka Olaf, Garen, Darius, Skarner, Mord, Voli and Nasus. That being said some of the "diver" class are able to make great use of these items. Ones on this class are basically 2 damage items and then tank aka Irelia, Jax and Shyvana, Wukong, Renekton, Diana and Xin. Then there are the more damage focused third class ones like Riven, Trynda, Fiora, Yasuo, GP. Basically the melee carries that build 4 or more damage items.

Not saying that all these champs are limited to one of the classes but just a general idea of the way Riot seems to be trying to classify fighters into more specific "roles".

TrebbiAug 22, 20152 votes

Know the difference between "bruiser" and "tank".

Tank items item 3742 item 3143 item 3065

Bruiser items item 3748 item 3071 item 3053

All the tank items got nerfed(except MR in a few cases) while they introduced bruiser items.

HappyBloodLustAug 22, 20151 votes

I know the difference . Now watch someone use all 6 of those items on a tank kit champion like garen and suddenly the can 5 v 1 . heavy tankyness and heavy damage and high mobility....why would anyone play anything else they have it all in one neat package.

TrebbiAug 22, 20152 votes

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I know the difference . Now watch someone use all 6 of those items on a tank kit champion like garen and suddenly the can 5 v 1 . heavy tankyness and heavy damage and high mobility....why would anyone play anything else they have it all in one neat package.

BRUISERS are damage champions that need and build extra toughness to ensure that they survive to inflict damage or to kill other champions.

example: Garen

TANKS are champions that build defensive items to soak as much damage as possible to keep the carries alive or to get to a position where they can hold the enemy carries down with their CC.

example: Nautilus