@ Riot - State of Alistar

Rockghost·4/16/2014, 2:18:40 PM·1 votes·591 views

Dear Riot, let's face it: Alistar is in a bad spot at the moment for various reason.

Some time ago Morello said that you he needs a rework and, although this may be true, he also said that is planned to remove his ability to roam and jungle and making him only a lane support. In my opinon this would be an ENORMOUS mistake.

Morello said that a roaming Alistar is a nightmare to face. It's seems a joke to me when the meta is dominated by carry junglers that can destroy the bull by simply looking at him on earlier level.

His ganking power it's not even more so scary with the new trinket sistem (if you don't place trinket when you see an Alistar is jungling then is your fault if you get caught) and he doesn't bring any significant damage (which, with the change to item 1080 item 3207 item 3206 and jungle in general make this thing even worse).

He also really dosen't fit the support role anymore because of the new champions, the meta change and the multiple nerf (justified at the time, but no more) he have received in the past (he's a good counter-pick in some situation, but you can't make a champion exit only as a counter-pick).

Also the fantasy behind the champion is no fitting at all with the only support role: i'm playng has a huge raging minotaur that has been a gladiator, why i have to stay in a lane only babysitting an ADC?

In short what i want to say is this:

Alistar is designed as a jungle/tank from whatever point you look at it, so don't force him as a support only because he have been played more in that role. Instead balance and rework him in a way that make both choice good and viable.

2 Comments

Frayace4/16/2014, 5:57:53 PM3 votes

I'm sorry. I played against jungle alistar. He does not need to come back. I don't mind if he went top as well as bot or something, but no cows in jungle.

Remlap12234/17/2014, 2:40:38 PM1 votes

As long as he's still an absolute nightmare to kill with backup, I'm ok with him being a support only (although I will miss moo man's power as a jungle APC tank.) He's in theory a counter to Blitzcrank and Leona, but he's just too mana hungry to be played as a support, and too weak in early damage and defense to be played as a roaming jungler.