New Champion hate

xmistgemx·Aug 22, 2015·1 votes·312 views

so im pretty new to league, and ive been browsing the boards for a while and im seeing a lot of hate for the newer champions, people mostly believing that they are too complex or "overloaded" and, while i get that one champion having a very diverse kit with a lot of utility while also being very strong IS a problem, honestly the newer champs are just far more interesting. believe me i wish that the kits of annie, or kat or alistar actually interested me, it would save me a lot of ip to get the champs i like, but really, watching some plays and guides, people like azir, yasuo, thresh and bruam just seem so much better to play

2 Comments

ToasteyAug 22, 20152 votes

They seem better because they ARE better, and that's precisely the problem. These diverse, superior kits completely overshadow and outshine a vast majority of the champion pool. The only way the simpler, more binary kits can compete is if their numbers are astronomically buffed. This is a major problem from not only a "fun for the average player" standpoint, but also from a game design standpoint. I understand that many of these new champions are fun to play, fun to watch.

But as a game designer, it's difficult for me to just sit by and watch such a terrible workflow and horrid balancing practices coupled with very, very bad PR.

Well hey! Welcome to the game. Enjoy your stay, and try not to take it too seriously.

xmistgemxAug 22, 20151 votes

Thanks!

i should probably clarify that when i say "better" i mean from a design standpoint more than a balancing one, i mean, im noob so it may just be me, but ive had games where kat or annie, or jax, or tryn just stomp. and its not that i dislike them all that much, expect tryn, not really big on people that revolve around 1 ability, its just that i think the complexity of the newer champions adds so much more to a game