Wait, why are we giving Irelia a VGU?

Zexvain·10/18/2017, 7:22:08 AM·2 votes·612 views

She doesn't even need one in any form of matter, she's incredibly well balanced. She's just not played because it's not the fighter meta right now, if you're going to change anything about her, I could understand her E being slightly too strong. I just find it weird how you're targeting her first before Nunu Nocturne Swain Pantheon Quinn Ornn Mordekaiser Kindred. They need changes way more than Irelia does, I can promise you that.

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Khristophoros10/18/2017, 7:37:30 AM6 votes

She's one of the worst designs gameplay wise because she's mostly stat checks.

She also fails the hardest of any champion to deliver on her thematic fantasies and that's probably the biggest reason.

Also shes not being targeted before Swain. Swain is next and then it's her turn.

FluffySoxOfDoom10/18/2017, 8:09:53 AM1 votes

Ornn is basically brand new, and Kindred has design flaws because of how she works. She is either broken as fuck or useless as shit.

Auurun10/18/2017, 12:19:18 PM1 votes

Another person incapable of differentiating balance and design. Irelia is mostly statcheck champion meaning she shouldn't be allowed to be strong because of how little effort she requires to achieve her full potential and how little opposing player can do to reduce her effectiveness. She's one of the most non-interactive champions in League. On top of that she doesn't deliver on her fantasy, doesn't have any strategic identity and her E is really poorly designed ability on it's own.

Also Ornn doesn't need that much. He's simply unreliable and is simply outclassed by reliable champions and especially ADC and supports. Not to mention he's a vanguard and their items are a little week at the moment when compared to items for wardens that just stand here and protect ADC. He could use a little bit more reliability in his kit, but only a little more, like giving him some kind of big AOE of heat when using one of his abilities, but that's it. The moment when other classes and champions get hold to the counterplay standards and itemization get some needed work I would assume his (and others unreliable champions) winrate will increase.

When it comes to other champions in need of a rework it's matter of few things. First off, They need to have direction for a champion. When you pick one and rework him just to rework him without any concrete ideas as to what you want to do with him it'll just bring another not thought out, uninspired, forced update that didn't even fix his problems. Secondly, they try to avoid reworking champions of the same position, nation and similar theme in a row.

Irelia needs changes, big ones on top of that and there's quite a lot of reasons why and why it's already her turn.

Muzét10/18/2017, 12:35:55 PM1 votes

Stat check champion mixed with not much relation between her kit and her lore. I mean... A Telepathic Warrior who's got her life linked to her blades just pass her time auto-attacking?

She deserved it.

Swain will have a VGU BEFORE Irelia. Quinn Kindred might need GU so it isn't the VGU teams that will work on it. Ornn doesn't need changes right now. Pantheon Nocturne Nunu will get a VGU. They chose Irelia after a long discussion internally. If they think it's the right call just chill out. You'll have at least two more VGU coming after Irelia. Take a pill and relax.

Dr Dog10/18/2017, 2:24:19 PM1 votes

wanna know another stat based champ thats in need of a VGU more then anyone? UDYR he's literally one of the worst in game and has by far the worst auto attack animation but i doubt they will because its the only reason to buy spiritguard