is there any reason that barrier is still in SR?

yamimosh·10/21/2013, 10:39:21 PM·1 votes·472 views

i just dont get why it was introduced in the first place. it was pretty obvious that we needed to buff the SS we already had instead of introducing another one making summoner spell diversity nonexistent for the ADC role

is there any plan to remove this spell for season 4? it just has no reason to be here

oh, and lower rune prices 2013

5 Comments

Stealthiness10/21/2013, 11:03:52 PM2 votes

At the start of the season, it was a significant choice for ADC's to take ignite, barrier or cleanse. The meta has since decided that barrier is better for ADC's, except sometimes when cleanse outweighs it. I think with some tweaks all three could be valid choices.

SmokingPuffin10/21/2013, 10:59:55 PM1 votes

Barrier was a good idea that was implemented poorly.

In an ideal world, barrier > ignite, ignite > heal, and heal > barrier. Unfortunately barrier is just too good a defensive spell, and so the interaction between heal and barrier never actually happened.