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@Riot Xerath

DispleasingPanda·3/6/2014, 11:24:22 PM·3 votes·709 views

So here we are Riot. We've expressed our outrage and you asked us to wait.

Wait we did.

Now Xerath's pick rate is only TWICE what it was before, and it's steadily trending downwards. He has now gone from a balanced win rate to sub-50% across all leagues.

This time I'm not even asking for a revert. I just want to hear SOMETHING in your OWN FORUMS (not reddit not reddit not reddit) about your plans surrounding Xerath. You say you reworked him to make him more popular - well it worked for a week. A champion that wasn't even least picked got removed from the game and replaced by a champ that is closer to several other champs than to what Xerath used to be.

Are you now done with this champ? You got backlash for the rework so you're avoiding it completely? Where is the follow-up? I have only seen threads about how much people hate Xerath now, and the subsequent downvotes from people who NEVER played Xerath and who STILL DO NOT play Xerath.

Riot please...

3 Comments

Michicha3/7/2014, 12:26:42 AM2 votes

I seem to be in one of the minority of "Veteran" Xerath players that actually like the new Xerath. Yes, I miss the old one, but the point wasn't ONLY to make him more popular, but more healthy in general. He had some weird issues, just as old Karma did. He may have seemed underpowered, but the kit had a bit of brokenness to it (Karma's shield bombing, the heal, etc.) I like the skill-shot E, although the theme for it is a bit odd. The new eye ability is great, and the Q charge feels natural. I really hated the new ult, but its starting to grow on me. It's going to take some time for people to begin to play more Xerath again, but once a pro plays it/ someone finds an OP build, he'll be booming. I've had incredible games with new Xerath, and he dishes out "TONS OF DAMAGE" :3 He's a decent solo Q pick for what its worth. (PS, I got my first Penta as Xerath. Haven't played him A LOT, but somewhat)

Sophistafunk3/6/2014, 11:27:53 PM1 votes

I get the feeling that Riot doesn't want their game to be fun any more. This is the last season of League's dominance so long as they keep making design decisions like Yasuo and Xer/Skarner.

No matter how many overloaded kits you release, you won't get more "sick plays" Riot. The game is fleshed out and you're going into your Cataclysm days.

Arviu3/7/2014, 10:46:44 AM1 votes

It's easy to explain whats going on. He is harder to play then to old one and he is new-> win rate goes down His play rate is still low cause no mobility champs dont get played alot, but his kit is much better now.

Now to the part why you only see people who hate him in the forum: Lol is the most played online game atm, still on the forums theirs maybe not even 1% of the community. For example, on the german forum there are about 50-200active users. So from where do all the people come who dont like him? Let's think about it: You play the new Xerath, you like him, you go on playing him. You play the new Xerath, you don't like him, you go to the forum and complain about him.