Why does Riot want tanks to be so damn strong?

waiting for WoW·Dec 19, 2017·5 votes·732 views

I dread having to play anything except an ADC that can build tank shred items because playing a mid lane mage or assassin, only to see the other team lock in 2-3 tanks like Rammus/Maokai/Leona is absolutely frustrating. It's just playing the waiting game of "oh I wonder when they're going to build an adaptive helm, bramble vest, or just simply outscale me" with no actual skill expression or counterplay involved other than "oh I hope I have a good jungler that can keep them down pre 6 to delay the waiting game a bit."

Tanks used to be insanely strong at like 25+ minutes, now they're insanely strong in lane and outscale every other champion in the game.

5 Comments

Dasdi96Dec 24, 20172 votes

It's now that tanks are strong, it's just that they are the only class that can tank adc damage for more than 3 seconds. At the same time, riot wants adcs to be the only class that can kill tanks quickly.

LuthianDelphiDec 24, 20171 votes

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It's now that tanks are strong, it's just that they are the only class that can tank adc damage for more than 3 seconds. At the same time, riot wants adcs to be the only class that can kill tanks quickly.

well, its already kinda hard to balance mages and have them not just 1 shot squishies who cant dodge perfectly, if they gave them the power to kill tanks it might end up hurting alot of the other rolls in the process

Dasdi96Dec 24, 20171 votes

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well, its already kinda hard to balance mages and have them not just 1 shot squishies who cant dodge perfectly, if they gave them the power to kill tanks it might end up hurting alot of the other rolls in the process

Same can be said about how adc with a crit build have the same levels of burst as assassin because the build gives them the power to kill tanks with raw damage.

LuthianDelphiDec 24, 2017

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Same can be said about how adc with a crit build have the same levels of burst as assassin because the build gives them the power to kill tanks with raw damage.

it takes ADC's longer to get to that point than assassins however and they aren't anywhere near as mobile. I can definitly escape an tristanna or ezreal not a rengar or kat

LuthianDelphiDec 24, 20171 votes

Unless your an assassin its not really that impossible to kill a tank, .-. granted ADC's are the best at it but if your playing a mage like idk anivia, cassiopia even ahri there is items to help you. Void staff for flat magic pen, Lyandres torment for % health damage, sorc shoes give magic pen and there isnt armor pen boots in the game. even morellos gives grievous wounds below 40% HP which helps against champs like vlad, mundo, warwick, maokai. However I agree tank meta not my favorite, its just being slapped around and stunned for an entire fight then again id rather that then a meta where i get one shot. I liked enchanter meta the most mainly because A) Im not stunned B) im not dying