The Meta right now..

Dreadmog ·May 5, 2015·1 votes·607 views

Is so boring. Who can out tank who.. >_>

Can I get an amen?

5 Comments

IcyPepperMay 5, 20151 votes

Nah, it's more about tanks protecting their squishies while the adc whittles away the tank.

First team without a frontline is the most vulnerable.

I still see people picking assassins and assassinating, and people still picking mages and nuking people. Bot lane hasn't changed all that much either. The only difference in this meta I've see is that more tanks are played and that's it. That's really it. The only difference I'm seeing is that more junglers are being played.

Kariu RenaMay 5, 20151 votes

Nice joke "more junglers"

IcyPepperMay 5, 20151 votes

Who are the top two most played junglers right now?

Only four junglers have a pick rate in the double digits, with 12 junglers between 5-9% pick rates.

Out of the top four, the first two are bruisers and the second two are tanks. For the next twelve, starting with Rek'Sai, we have multiple bruisers, tanks, and assassins. Four assassins out of 16 so far, five if you count Jarvin. Now, going past this list, it gradually goes down instead of falling off, so you have a few champions with a 4% pick rate, 3%, and so on.

Now, do I think tanks need to be toned down a bit? Yes, and I love the PBE changes that are being tested right now. But it's not like tanks are the only thing being played. I'll even list them for you, the top 16 played junglers.

Lee Sin. Bruiser.
Vi. Bruiser.
Gragas. Tank.
Amumu. Tank.
Rek'Sai. Bruiser.
Udyr. I think he's some kind of bruiser.
Volibear. Tank.
Jarvan IV. Bruiser.
Sejuani. Tank.
Rengar. Assassin.
Nunu. Tank.
Nautilus. Tank.
Nidalee. Assassin.
Shaco. Assassin.
Kha'Zix. Assassin.
Zhin Zhao. Bruiser.

Yes, a decent number of those are tanks, tanks are strong right now just like assassins were and bruisers were, but there's still plenty of bruisers and assassins being played.

Dreadmog May 5, 20151 votes

Like what i've noticed, and it's the only thing that bothers me, is that literally the team with the most tanks wins. Time and time again. Maybe i've just been unlucky but it's pretty frustrating.

IcyPepperMay 5, 20151 votes

I treat tanks like I would an adc and whatnot. A team without an adc might have a difficult time. A team without a tank can't protect its carries well.

I keep seeing people playing solo carry champions without considering their team comp over and over. It's not the team with the most tanks that wins, but the team without a tank that loses. A team must have a mix of defense and offense. If that sounds like a balancing issue, is it fair for the team with five assassins/mages to win just because they have more damage (inb4 someone brings up adc's have been in meta for several seasons)? Balance, from what I've seen, is key in this meta.

Tanks are in. They are like the adc and support, they are reliable and they are needed to succeed. Without a frontline, the adc cannot do their job. Bruisers can compensate to an extent, but someone on the team needs to protect the carries.