PSA: Don't experiment with something new with a reworked champion in a ranked game.

Bronze Wanderer·9/11/2016, 7:01:35 PM·12 votes·1,129 views

's rework came out this week, and I have been seeing a lot of potential in the champion. He is very good at split-pushing, and in certain situations, can be a very big threat.

HOWEVER, if you are new to the champion rework, please do not jump straight into ranked with them. Furthermore, if you are experimenting with a new build, or want to try them in an off-meta role, PLEASE DO IT IN A NORMAL GAME. I just finished a game where a Yorick went full AP mid-lane and ended on a score of 2/13/6. After he fed the mid lane fizz, he afk-pushed top and only got one tower down, and died within seconds of team-fighting, because he was not built for AP.

TL;DR Don't experiment with new champions/builds in ranked games before trying it out in norms.

8 Comments

Spoofghoul9/11/2016, 7:48:54 PM2 votes

why not

even if i go full death hat yorick im certain there will be at least 2 people on my team throwing harder then i am

Hydroxlic9/12/2016, 2:42:01 AM1 votes

I havn't seen any potential for split pushing with him at all, not sure if I got a bugged one or not but when I sent the mist maiden down mid and went back top. She followed me up top, got 2 kills from it but she didn't stay in the lane I summoned her in.

Creepy Bubble9/12/2016, 4:44:31 AM1 votes

There is no place to test new champions. The new champions are always instalocked in blind and has have an insanely high ban rate in draft on release because people are too afraid to play them. PSAs and complaining on the forums won't help the issue. The issue is there isn't a place for people to learn to play with or against new champions except in ranked where only someone with balls or skill is willing to go into a game blind, and where their team is forced to cooperate with them.

Omega CLC 9/12/2016, 11:09:26 AM1 votes

Ib4 i got yelled at today for trying out a new build path in a normal game.. Even tho i broke even and we won.

Oleandervine9/12/2016, 11:50:49 AM1 votes

I've gotten blamed and blasted for playing full tank Yorick as support, and I actually know how to play him. People just won't let you have any enjoyment at all out of this game if you break the meta.

hhaavviikk9/12/2016, 3:06:46 PM1 votes

I tried him out in poro king, it was a dissaster