Could we see more of these Aatrox-tier reworks?

Big Lincoln··38 votes·1,933 views

just to hold champs over until bigger work can be done on them

mord, udyr, nidalee(?), kogmaw, champs that have fallen out of spotlight and could be in a passable spot with adjustments

would be nice to see more of these little changes

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Legacy Hydralpha9 votes

I think so far we got at least four kinds of reworks:

Mini-Changes (Aatrox) Mini-Reworks/Small Class Updates (Alistar, Annie, Shyvana) Large Class Updates (Sejuani, Maokai, Vladimir) Full VGUs (Galio, Yorick, Urgot)

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I think the Ashe/Shyvanna/Alistar rework both fall into Aatrox category.

Sexy Jack Rabbit5 votes

Ashe, similarly to Miss Fortune, saw Kit-wide and Model/Animation changes when they were updated. They were quite old reworks however, and I'd argue they're on a level between a VGU and a class update.

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I guess you're right in that small class updates and mini reworks are about the same scope of change. I grouped them separately because they're done by different teams (mini reworks by gameplay team and class updates by VGU team, iirc).

elon wątroba1 votes

Kit wise trundle had a aatrox tier update, but with a model/lore changes.

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When was a Trundle update? I'm afraid that's before when I started playing and I can't answer.

RavenMagus2 votes

Very long time ago. It was one of the first few champion updates to happen. Middle season 4, I think?

elon wątroba1 votes

GP, jax and kata had one in season 2 if i remember correctly :D.

RavenMagus1 votes

GP didn't really have a rework that early, they just made raise morale not kill a minion. I don't think that counts as a rework. I don't recall anything else happening till he got his barrels, which was a lot more recent.

Kata did have a rework a while back. I can't actually remember when that happened, but I think it was before Trundle too.

Jax too, yeah. Jax was like Ryze. He went through a million reworks.

Sejuani actually had one before Trundle as well despite being a relatively new champion back then.

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That's like right before when I started playing! I started when Vel'Koz came out. Or maybe I had no clue what was going on.

YumaS2Astral1 votes

Those full VGUs can be separated into

Basic VGUs - those in which the champion's core theme is still there and its basic kit is still very similar to the old one, despite the fact that the champion is being changed. Ultimately, it still looks like the old champion. Examples include MasterYi Gangplank Fiora Ryze

Full relaunch - those in which the champions is completely changed in every possible way (new lore, new theme, completely different kit). It looks like it is a new champion being released and the old one is essentially being deleted from League. Examples include Sion Poppy Taric Yorick Warwick

Doozku4 votes

WW is definetly a basic VGU. He's basically the same champion, just modernized and slightly altered looks. Think like gp who looks way edgier like before and tbh had more change than WW, especially to his playstyle.

Arsenic Sulfur1 votes

Hell Poppy is still Poppy at her core. Her Q is still the damage ability, her W is still the defense increase and contains a piece of her old passive, E is still E. Only the ult changed because it was inherently broken and impossible to balance.

Doozku1 votes

If you think about it, there hasn't been a true "delete" rework. Almost every rework kept something about the old kit. (Sion's exploding shield. Yorick Ghouls, Taric's kit is also a modern version of his old kit.) Riot have said that Galio will be their biggest rework yet, so we'll have to see there. I have a feeling that it might be an actual deletion of old Galio. As for poppy being poppy at her core, idk if that's true. Her playstyle is completely different and she does things completely differently to old poppy. Just because she has the same style of abilities, technically every ability can be described as either offensive, defensive, cc, utility, or mobility. Still doesn't mean that a tank is the same as an enchanter, they both do completely different things.

Sexy Jack Rabbit3 votes

As far as it goes Poppy is a new champion for old Poppy players. She was basically a MS Assassin before.

Out of all of the reworks, Poppy's is definitely the one that took the champion in a widely different direction.

IceKingChernobog4 votes

Volibear rots in a corner somewhere.

Big Lincoln1 votes

i think he just needs a new kit

SH Azykan4 votes

yeah the warwick rework absolutely devastated volibear's existance

IceKingChernobog1 votes

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i think he just needs a new kit

he really does, Voli's current kit definitely didn't age well. His abilities outside of his passive and W are abysmal. I think that the fact that his W and passive are good is the reason why the rest of his kit sucks.

Big Lincoln1 votes

i'm working on some ideas for voli, try to keep his kit similar but more counterplay so it can be a lot stronger, will do a thread on it later

but if he was getting a full relaunch the W is the only thing I'd keep as is

IceKingChernobog1 votes

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i'm working on some ideas for voli, try to keep his kit similar but more counterplay so it can be a lot stronger, will do a thread on it later

but if he was getting a full relaunch the W is the only thing I'd keep as is

I would like to hear your ideas. Also if he does get a full relaunch, i hope his W stays the same as well.

Big Lincoln1 votes

http://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/gameplay-balance/7ZFjOwKh-low-scope-volibear-rework-idea

here's my thread

I didn't address every issue but I think this would be a good start to making him feel better to play and easier to balance. I want to do something with his E but I can't think of anything that wouldn't just feel extra.

THE RlVER KlNG2 votes

Azir Blitzcrank DrMundo Evelynn Fiddlesticks Heimerdinger Irelia Janna Kalista Mordekaiser Nunu Pantheon TahmKench Teemo Tryndamere Urgot Volibear Yasuo all need them, I think. Some on here would be better with a VGU (or are scheduled to get one), and some VGU contenders aren't here, but these guys need one.

Hopefully the Rek'Sai diver update delivers.

GrReaper963 votes

pretty sure blitz mundo fiddle heimer janna pan and yasuo are ok

THE RlVER KlNG2 votes

Blitz is broken as shit right now and has toxic design, same with Janna

fiddle is literal garbage tier, are you high?, so is mundo, pantheon is a ball of stats that either snowballs or feeds, yasuo is badly designed and in dire need of a revamp

SpecterVonBaren3 votes

I don't understand how a Tahm player thinks Blitz is broken right now. He's one of the easiest lanes for me as Tahm I can have.

THE RlVER KlNG2 votes

That logic is ridiculous

If Velkoz was broken beyond belief and I played Akali, I would still say he is OP. And Naut is the easiest hook lane for Tahm, not Blitz.

Sukishoo3 votes

A large amount of those are fine, and 2 are already in-the-works for their VGUs.

SpecterVonBaren2 votes

I don't think any kind of small scale changes can fix Nidalee, they've tried that for the past three years and it failed every time, she needs a Sion level rework that tosses almost everything from her kit aside from her theme of being a woman that turns into a cougar and using javelins as her weapon with everything else being built from scratch.

I think a good change for Udyr would be to give him a way to max out all of his abilities at some point during the game, like... maybe at level 9 and 18 he gets an extra ability point.

Teridax681 votes

Riot did experiment on letting Udyr max out his abilities. From what I understand, it's promising, but currently the way they're going about it is letting him reach level 20, which is a fantasy that could perhaps be more appropriate on another champion. Personally, I think he should just get an ability rank-up point from taking Baron and Elder Drake for the first time, which would let him max his abilities out, still stay at level 18, and do so in a manner that would fit with his theme and gameplay.

Ahristocats1 votes

they tried with Sona , and it didn't change anything

except that they don't plan to do a full true rework of sona

Big Lincoln1 votes

they didn't change anything that they actually didn't like about her

probably one of the worst reworks nobody mentions

Nymzo1 votes

Maybe they will do a katarina level of rework for Sona... in 2018 I hope.

Ahristocats1 votes

2018? that's too much hope

there are urgot eve morde skarner before heck even champs like akali shaco i wrote like 10 threads of sona, no one answered by a red

Nymzo1 votes

I mean, they could do a support update like the assasin, mage or tank.

Or apparently divers that can already function well are more important or something...

Glory ln Death1 votes

Apparently, divers are all basically the same champion and are just stat checkers (except for the more recent ones), and the class itself creates general game health problems.

Meanwhile, for supports, the role itself is the problem more than individual champions. That's something that can be worked on little by little with system changes, and doesn't specifically need a full-scale class update to work on it.

Sexy Jack Rabbit2 votes

He means the Enchanter update in 2018. Janna, Sona and Karma will probably be pretty big candidates in that update for kit changes.

It Hertz When IP2 votes

Which update are you talking about? Because I'd say the one that removed her persistent auras was a pretty damn big change.

Ahristocats1 votes

the one in season 6

Illâoi Evê Siôn1 votes
TheDelighted1 votes

I played morde and I enjoyed him. He needs a bit of love here and there (hello ms) but overall I enjoyed playing with him (you can call me masochist if you like). Udyr and kog I haven't played them mostly because there are simply better alternatives. But nid. MY GOD. She is so unfun to play right now. Maybe its just me. Maybe Im bad with her. Maybe I cant fcking do shit with her. But she is unfun. Pop a passive and jump in for the kill or death. Rinse and repeat.

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Also, who ever expected someone to say "Aatrox tier" to mean something positive?

daresam1 votes

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