Never thought i would say this but...

Nunya Bezwacks·Nov 15, 2015·48 votes·1,876 views

I miss fucking tank meta.

27 Comments

KeevalroyNov 15, 201523 votes

All of you guys that couldn't see it as the healthiest meta we've ever had complained that you didn't do enough damage to people when you didn't itemize properly. Welp, look at all the damage you can do now! At least back then you could actually play the fucking game.

Nunya BezwacksNov 15, 20151 votes

I never had that complaint actually I complained about it when cinderhulk was released and tanks were unkillable and could kill you simply by being near you. back when the entire game was nothing but tanks because even the champs designed to beat them couldn't survive long enough to do it. I am talking about the actually bad tank meta it was better then "which ever team has yasuo or tryndamere wins"

deJasper36Nov 15, 20151 votes

There are nerfs incoming very soon

FowusNov 15, 20151 votes

I hope you're right

Nunya BezwacksNov 15, 20151 votes

doesn't like its happening since half most of the problem was you cant kill them and thats not getting changed only difference is you can poke them down now. then they will just heal up chopping off your face.

Photos of GhostsNov 15, 20151 votes

He's right, the announcement for tomorrow's hotfix has come out 4 days ago already.

D BagNov 19, 20151 votes

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All of you guys that couldn't see it as the healthiest meta we've ever had complained that you didn't do enough damage to people when you didn't itemize properly. Welp, look at all the damage you can do now! At least back then you could actually play the fucking game.

As a Shen main for 5 seasons, no point of playing him any more since everyone and their mothers could crits and item 3035 only cost 1300 gold.

Sincerely, http://www.auplod.com/u/auopld60eff.png

Painted CeltNov 15, 201515 votes

I loved the tank meta. In fact, I think the majority of people loved the tank meta. It was the only meta I have seen where the boards were full of people actually saying how great it was instead of complaining. For reference, here was the most up-voted thread during the actual tank meta: http://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/gameplay-balance/HjaaJ3hO-welcome-to-the-era-of-tanks

Sure, some people will complain about any meta, but the "tank meta" was the only meta I have seen where the fans outnumbered the complainers. Nowadays, people seem to think that people have rose-tinted glasses when referring back to the "tank meta". However, the evidence (such as the thread linked above) proves this wrong. People really did enjoy the "tank meta" and it's not simply a "grass is greener on the other side" situation.

KaishaNov 15, 20153 votes

Teamwork and plays were more important in a game where everyone didn't insta-combust.

ClatoVerataNictoNov 16, 20152 votes

I loved the tank meta.

KeevalroyNov 16, 20152 votes

I remember the happy posts the community had for once and the people celebrating that League was fun again. I think I played the most during that time not only because it was fun, when you got Sej and Grag out of the way, every game had something different. Almost everything was viable so people generally picked what they wanted to play, and it worked!

There's no rose-tinted glasses, this was the healthiest and most accepted state League had seen in years...and now it's gone because flashy plays weren't happening as much as Riot wanted. Thanks a bunch guys, you're totally community-focused and definitely don't care waaaay too much about the state of the pro scene.

Painted CeltNov 16, 20151 votes

I think that the tank meta even helped the pro scene viewership. I mean, I didn't even watch the championship finale, but I sure as hell watched that crazy pro game with Urgot mid destroying Zed right after the tank patch arrived.

HybridNov 15, 20154 votes

Healthiest meta was season 3.Season 3 made this game so popular.

KaishaNov 15, 20151 votes

I agree, its started a little shaky (early S3 jungle was a mess) but by the end they had this game as balanced as I've ever seen it.

HaxProdigyNov 15, 20153 votes

Ya this patch is horrible, seriously think this game is getting less and less enjoyable as time goes.

Photos of GhostsNov 15, 20151 votes

I always missed it since day 1.

Fennec The FoxNov 15, 20151 votes

I've been with league since season one and i have seen every meta except in the beta. I think i can honestly agree with you guys and claim the tank meta as the best meta. However i'm not ready to give up on Riot. Maybe they will begin to buff tanks in response to all this damage. Also i really hope they buff turrets along with the tanks. Right now turrets die to easily and tanks would just make the useless. [slayer-pantheon-thumbs]

Lintu PuckNov 16, 20151 votes

Rammus Alistar Braum Malphite Maokai Taric Thresh item 3075 item 3143 item 3110 item 3512 item 3742 item 3026 item 3065 item 3025

Nunya BezwacksNov 16, 20151 votes

those do nothing now. to much damage and armor pen.

Lintu PuckNov 16, 20151 votes

not really. the other day I was in an ARAM as Maokai and a buddy of mine was Malphite. We both had Bond of Stone and very few defense items and no one on the enemy team could really handle us well 1v1 and it would take more then 1 person to kill either of us. then earlier today in yet another ARAM match I was kindred vs a Taric that was stacked with defenses and I had both a item 3153 item 3036 and still could not 1v1 him the entire match and it took me and at leas 2 or 3 of my teammates just to shatter his Armor of the Fifth Age. >.< Now take the fact most AD on items has been reduced, stack armor and a thornmail on Rammus, activate his W (the built in Thornmail effect), and taunt the ADC and just watch pretty much any ADC lost a chunk of their health while you laugh at them.

DorkunedAurasNov 16, 20151 votes

That is literally what Rammus has always done. This isn't new.

Though think one this, Rammus vs kog'maw

Lintu PuckNov 16, 20151 votes

Exactly! But so many people forget Rammus and fail to see how useful tanks and tank items are at the moment.

Nunya BezwacksNov 17, 20151 votes

"the other day I was in an ARAM"

thats where i stopped reading and where your entire comment lost all grounds for an arguement.

Lintu PuckNov 19, 20151 votes

and why is that?

SolusInCadereNov 16, 20151 votes

The tank meta was amazing. Sure, Cinderhulk was over tuned for a short while, but then things balanced out. That meta had the largest % of different champs receiving picks or bans in competitive play. That meta would have fit perfectly in with the Rift Herald, and with the weaker towers.

Someone else posted that teamwork became more important when everyone didn't insta-combust, and I couldn't agree more. It meant that decisions needed to be made beyond: "go in, blow up, team cleans up" for tanks, and more than: "tank went in, blew up, I clean up" for LITERALLY EVERYONE ELSE.