Proposition regarding a more controlable LeBlanc true to her identity
Proposition regarding a new, more controlable LeBLanc identity
(Sorry about the wall of text, TL;DR at the bottom)
INDEX
Intrduction
Who am I?
Disclaimer
THE PROPOSITION
Interaction Nº 1
Interaction Nº 2
ISSUES
TL;DR
Petition
Introduction
LeBlanc has been allegedly an issue for the game balance team.
In short, she is an assassin that in hands of a enough skilled player offers little to no counteraction and always has a huge bursting potential.
She is such a problem because lowering her numbers and/or removing her silence would make her players feel utterly useless while not addressing the fundamental problem that their enemies have: they only can interact ith her only when the player messes up, witch would be the case even with 0 damage.
I thought about thresh and how the multiple posibilities of his kit make him be beloved and a strong pick whatever his numbers are.
I had an idea, and i decided it was good enough to share it with the comunity.
If you have an objetion I beg you to read the whole thing because I may have acknowledged it later; i really believe this is a potentially solid idea
Who am I?
Im currently a gold1 mid main on EUW, and although my skills are inferior to the challenger population that inhabits reddit and dont play LB that much, i believe i can see a good iteration for her kit.
DISCLAIMER
THIS CAN AND WILL SEEM OP.
Just take in mind that you will think of the changes as if they were applied to todays LB, think of it on a less jumpy, less bursty but still hardly catchable mage. (with a super high skill cap)
THE PROPOSITION
Riot stated that they wanted to adress LB without changing her identity, and that gave me an idea that enforces the deciever part of the kit, making possible to make even more astonishing plays while being efective so that Riot has other choice than lower her numbers and make her unfair to play with or keep her unfair to play against.
ITERATION Nº 1
Passive now has stacks(3-5 i'd say, with a reg rate of about 30s-2m) , it can be used as an active, as a passive, or in conjunction with her skills.
Also, the illusion can no longer collide with LB and have a severely reduced lifespan. A new clone cannot be spawned while other one is one the map.
Passive use
When LeBlancs HP get low enough, the passive pops like usual
Active use
When LeBlanc Alt+Right clics (witch is the same command to move a pet) a stack of the passive is spent and an illusion appears in the same spot lebanc is and facing, on her exact direction, moving towards the clicked spot. (this wouldnt make her invisible nor untargetable)
Why is it good?
The uses are innumerable. About to Gank a lane? pop an illusion so they are not sure of the direcction they want to flee.
Being chased? make an illusion go out of the bush on other direction.
Cant get into a bush? keep walking on the same direction and make a illusion go on another (alternatively, if you tricked the same enemy before, you might spawn a illusion walking the same direction as you, then YOU change the direccion)
there are other imaginable uses of it, just think about it.
Q Sigil of Malice/silence (FYI Riot just removed the silence on PBE and called it Sigil of malevolence) Skill works as does now, without the silence. If alt hold while using the skill, a stack (or more) is burnt and the sigil of silence is used instead.
Why is it good?
Riot likes meaningful choices. If LB wastes her passives charges recklessly, she wont have it when she needs it, therefore having to choose entering with a silence on the target, or having a easier way out.
Also gives the player a sometimes needed tool while making it a not spamable thing.
W Distortion
Skill works as does now, with a REDUCED RANGE and/or maybe variations on the CD Upon activating it while pressing alt a stack is consumed a clone uses a distortion on the opposite direccion
This is a difficult choice since there are some questions Should the direccione of the clone be the opposite or a random one? i prupose the first
Should the clone vanish on arrival, start wandering on a random direction or just stand there? again, i prupose the first
The dash of the clone should deal 0 damaga, a reduced damage, or a full damage? for amazement reasons i prupose the second
Why is it good?
The range reduction is, IMO, a must, since LB will have tons of new scape utility built in
Not only will absolutely mess with the enemy (specially when the landing point of the clone and yours are both on the FOW) but it will mean the set up to wonderful 2 objetive distorsions yup, just that
E Ethereal chains
Skill works as does now (with the posibbly not aplying the snare when a regular cast, or it being a slow instead)
If Alt is held while activating it the following occurs.
A1: the objetive loses vision of LB while the chain lasts (not when snared, if the snare mechanic is conserved)
Why is it good?
Not sure of this one, but may promote teamplay and comunication, because you wont know if leblanc is being agressive or elusive
A2: The objetive loses vision of LB instead when the thether cast ends (+ snare with no damage + damage with no snare)
Why is it good?
I feel like this one is not that good but it can give sort of a hide and seek feel ¯_(ツ)_/¯
B Leblanc gets also snared with the regular cast, Alt would revert that
Why is it good?
LB shold become a monster on mobility with this changes, if ethereal chains remains as a high damage skill, that should become a good window to counterplay.
R Mimic
Unchanged
ITERATION N2º
Ultimate and passive are swaped, the charge mechanic is the same, only pushing r + skill instead of alt + skill when passive is up you just can recast a skill on cd without altering it.
ISSUES
But Alt + skill already = self cast!: LB has no abilities to self-cast, anyway, i reckon that it may be a challenge to program (since i doubt that this is easily compatible with how button binds work)
What can be done? If it is too hard of an issue, other button can be considered or the iteration 2 be used.
But the League pet system sucks!: maybe, i dont really know about that, and thats why i excluded the posibility of more than one clon simultaneously existing on the same place although it would be really could.
What can be done? ¯_(ツ)_/¯
I cant see how this is an improvement at all!: it adds a higher skill cap and gives LB tools not mattering the actual numbers, thats good IMO, though i see how would make the skill floor also higher
WHat can be done? High skill floor champs exist already, and are fun to use at all levels, if your objetive is to win, dont use champs you cant control.
TL;DR
Give Leblanc the ability to spawn clones on other circunstamces and in conjunction with skills, so she can be played with lower numbers
Petition:
I love league and want it to become a better game, thats why i made this. This being the case, i would love to be warned about any mistake, being it grammatical or gameplay oriented, message it and i will change it ASAP.
