Boost a man using Riven once and you'll boost his Elo for a day, Teach a man to use Riven

Gentleman Gems·Jan 6, 2017·51 votes·1,565 views

And you'll regret it for the rest of your life.

14 Comments

RainXBladeJan 7, 20174 votes

The same can go for Yasuo, Vayne, Katarina, Zed and any other mechanical carry there is in the game.

notice me Sin piJan 7, 201720 votes

once upon a time, Syndra was considered a very high skill cap champ that required a lot of micro management of her balls, but now she's nothing more than a [point-and-press R to win] champ. once upon a time, Vayne was considered a very high skill cap champ that required outplaying enemies by making the best use of her kit, but now she's nothing more than [press Q and aa to win] champ. i still agree with Yasuo Zed Katarina being a high skill cap champ tho

RainXBladeJan 7, 20172 votes

Yeah, f*** Syndra. Press Q over & over again then R to kill champ. How is that even considered gameplay (unless something like Wind Wall exists).

Sraeg2013Jan 7, 20176 votes

If you just stand there for 10+ seconds not doing shit, then any damage dealer can kill you, not just Syndra.

AnidanJan 7, 20171 votes

Feels like it's less of a case of those champions actually getting easier and more of a case that the general playerbase has gotten better over time, which feels weird to say. Vayne, for example, is still a mechanics-heavy champion that rewards skill, but the average playerbase is generally decent enough to make use of that kit now since they've been playing for a while.

Papa AndreiJan 7, 20171 votes

That is more just you getting better at the game and thus experience better playres.

I still see people who can't figure out what WW does

AnidanJan 7, 20171 votes

Oh. Oh lord. My condolences. I hope they're on the path to learning then, because this is a fairly complex genre and they're in for a hell of a ride if they stay for the long haul.

the Anarchit3chtJan 7, 20171 votes

thats okay because his rework is likely going to ruin him anyway

Papa AndreiJan 7, 20171 votes

inb4 he becomes the best champion in the game

the Anarchit3chtJan 7, 20171 votes

I don't care if he is trash tier after his rework so as long as gameplay style is preserved.

Sraeg2013Jan 7, 20171 votes

I know for a fact that the general playerbase can't play for shit and getting a half-decent team is nigh impossible.

So no, that's not the case.

The Blue RajahJan 7, 20171 votes

I mean, syndra is getting changed back to only being to grab a single ball instead of three

Sraeg2013Jan 7, 20171 votes

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once upon a time, was considered a very high skill cap champ that required a lot of micro management of her balls, but now she's nothing more than a [point-and-press R to win] champ.

I blame masteries adding +26% damage and MYMU.