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A new moon is rising!

Ateka·8/25/2015, 12:59:52 PM·4 votes·771 views

Diana has become a popular jungler these days and (honestly) I see her more than I should - that's why I have mixed feelings every time I play with or against one... Not because I dislike her character, but because a relatively bad Diana still CAN be an unstoppable menace by abusing her kit more and more as the game progresses.

Don't get me wrong, this is not a QQ post. I'm just simply tired of the "missed the reset - still got passive" kills, which dominates the Fields of Justice nowadays. What I want to create is a more complex playstyle which rewards more if you actually manage to get those resets. You could ask me, why? And here goes my answer:

Because Diana is not about her passive. Her whole lore glorifies the truth... hard work over blindness... and 80% AP damage on a single hit won't belong to either of these. What she really needs is a buff/some kind of reward IF the player lands a succesful Q+R combo.

I'm wondering what if she could:

  • leave the same "Moonlight" mark with her (let's say every 3rd) AA AND/OR
  • have a movement speed buff when the mark is consumed AND/OR
  • deal extra damage if "Lunar Rush" is detonated on a marked target AND/OR
  • get a completely new passive.

Okay. Forget the last one... I'm already out of ideas, but you got the point. She needs some love - from those who worthy enough to challenge her.

4 Comments

BlackEyesBlue8/25/2015, 2:32:02 PM2 votes

She's fine!

Diana is a balanced champ is a game with SO many unbalanced ones!

I'd rather see them work on buffing the champs that NEVER see competitive use, or balancing the ones CONSTANTLY in tournaments, rather then focus on the ones rarely seen just because some people don't know how to deal with them! Wasn't Ekko getting tuned into a tank sup after crowd QQ lesson enough?

OnanThaMan8/25/2015, 3:34:06 PM1 votes

If i recall right they said they slated her for a game play update to more define her as a fighter, like they did with gragas. Whether they have ice boxed those plans or not, I'm glad she is getting some of the spotlight again.

MarshallBananna8/25/2015, 3:39:02 PM1 votes

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What I want to create is a more complex playstyle which rewards more if you actually manage to get those resets.

So you want to make her more binary, like Urgot :

Hit skillshot? proceed to stomp

Missed skillshot? Retreat and wait for CD

That's terrible design and is exactly the sort of mechanics Riot doesn't like and will be looked at when they rework Urgot. (yet arguably enforce with Cassiopeia but stashu sucks so whatever)