@meddler, thinking of taking a second look at herald?

Shadow Hazard·Nov 22, 2016·3 votes·1,136 views

The preseason change doesn't really seem to have hit the mark in not making him an afterthought for if you are already ahead.

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RiotMeddlerNov 23, 20162 votes

Yeah, we'll do so at some point. Not currently a priority though, got a lot of other stuff to do first. That was the reason for the pre-season changes - small, safe adjustments that cost little to implement/test that might move the needle a little bit, though with no expectation of major change.

Shadow HazardNov 23, 20161 votes

Thank you for the response!

My 2 cents on the matter. Before the issue for riot that herald was too easy for many to solo but didn't offer any extra pay off other than gold (and stacks during the days of devourer) now it is in a state of being too dangerous to take even with multiple people and really only offers a buff to one person lowering the incentive for others wanting to help in a soloQ environment where everyone is on a bit of a selfish mentality. Maybe consider adding/changing it so that the one carrying it still gets a buff but also shares some type of buff to their nearby team members so that at least it would encourage it to better be a team positive neutral objective.

Pierce The VealNov 23, 20161 votes

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Thank you for the response!

My 2 cents on the matter. Before the issue for riot that herald was too easy for many to solo but didn't offer any extra pay off other than gold (and stacks during the days of devourer) now it is in a state of being too dangerous to take even with multiple people and really only offers a buff to one person lowering the incentive for others wanting to help in a soloQ environment where everyone is on a bit of a selfish mentality. Maybe consider adding/changing it so that the one carrying it still gets a buff but also shares some type of buff to their nearby team members so that at least it would encourage it to better be a team positive neutral objective.

Meh, I think it's already extremely powerful, but underrated.

Shadow HazardNov 23, 20161 votes

I agree that it is powerful, but it shines best in organized teams. Like I said in soloQ people will have a tendency to be more selfish in looking for advantages and making it something that could affect the whole team but still dependent on who picked up the buff means that it will still be very good in organized team play (even better) and will seem much more worthwhile in soloQ play.

Pierce The VealNov 23, 20161 votes

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I agree that it is powerful, but it shines best in organized teams. Like I said in soloQ people will have a tendency to be more selfish in looking for advantages and making it something that could affect the whole team but still dependent on who picked up the buff means that it will still be very good in organized team play (even better) and will seem much more worthwhile in soloQ play.

People would go for it if it gave 1-2 minutes of that buff to everyone on the team. When it's only one person people just say meh fuck you.