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@Riot New Champions

SymbolicFear·5/7/2019, 3:02:00 PM·1 votes·833 views

Ive noticed that each new champion has more and more in their kits and are getting more and more difficult to deal with without having a very high skill floor. Is the more simplistic yet powerful style of champion creation a trend or a permanent shift towards new additions to the roster?

Sylas Neeko Kaisa Zoe

Im honestly concerned for the value and life expectancy of the older champions going forward, as if this continues to be the status quo, more and more reworks will be required to bring older champions that I enjoy up to par. For example I enjoyed older Fiora and Irelia more than their newer counterparts, which I know is contrary to popular opinion. Not saying they are bad reworks, in fact despite me not enjoying them they are very well done, but champions are all needing reworks and tweaks to deal with the stronger newer champions and its disconcerting in my opinions.

Any rioters are welcome to share their opinions on this subject and im interested to hear the ideas behind this.

EDIT: Note this is not about who is overpowered, its about the creation of newer champions that outclass and outshine other champions in its class due to what is given in their kits.

3 Comments

Ahri Baka5/7/2019, 3:33:33 PM2 votes

That doesn't apply to Neeko

Oleandervine5/7/2019, 3:36:59 PM2 votes

"Without a very high skill floor"

Proceeds to link Zoe, Kai'Sa, Sylas, and Neeko.

Every champion you posted is way more complicated than point and shoot. They all take a fairly large degree of finesse to master and be effective with. Sure, their kits can be overloaded, but to blatantly claim they're simple and take no skill to use is just flat out wrong.