Role-Specific Items

Shwin·9/12/2019, 8:37:24 AM·1 votes·1,348 views

It dawned on me recently after I see sustain champs that already have built-in heals taking corrupting potions. Junglers have their item restricted to their role. Some items are restricted to champion attack type (Ranged only for Runaan's or Ravenous Hydra for Melee etc.) Why don't we create more class/role restricted items?

There was even the notion of nerfing support items and gold-pers a whole back.. actually multiple times. Why not rebuff them, and restrict gold-per items to supports? Why don't we restrict corrupting/refillable potions to those without built-in sustain? (Or better yet, just remove the item altogether.)

7 Comments

Posui Gart9/12/2019, 9:09:39 AM3 votes

Artificial restrictions are bad. Runaan's being disabled on melees is logical, as well as hydra on ranged. Jungle item restriction is made because riot couldn't make jungle camps worth enough XP and gold for junglers without having one of the laners take first 1-2 camps for level advantage. Its bad but Riot found no better solution. Also, how would you actually restrict item for supports only? How can you detect who is a support and who isn't at the beginning of the game? Why champions with sustain should not be able to get corrupting potion? They paid their gold for it, that could be used for other starting items that give actual stats, its ok

Rah The Charmer9/12/2019, 3:23:10 PM2 votes

I’m probably the only one who agrees, but I do think role specific items would be nice but only because it would let Riot create more items without the fear of them getting abused. It always sucks when a decent bruiser item gets picked up by an ADC, making it op and leading to nerfs. It’s also the reason why ap bruises have such bad itemizations, because champs like Fizz and Ekko have been known for abusing tankier items. The only problem is how do you tell who is what? I guess you could implement the option to trade role, but even then, it’s setting limitations on build creativity, which can be healthy or unhealthy.

Posui Gart9/12/2019, 9:30:46 AM1 votes

It restores as much hp and mana on GP as it would on anyone else. I fail to see a problem here.

Shwin9/12/2019, 10:02:34 AM1 votes

Are you a sustain champ who uses mana for your healing ability to stay in lane longer? Then do we have the solution for you!

They run out of mana using their healing ability? Corrupting potion gives them the heal they need, and more mana to use their heal again! Not to mention the extra damage buff on top of it.

Polaris I9/12/2019, 1:35:17 PM1 votes

Yes let’s start with ibg being melee only