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Now I see why Viktor's being nerfed.

Limitanei·2/13/2016, 9:15:51 PM·1 votes·631 views

**TL;DR - ** Now I believe that Riot buffs and nerfs champs according to feedback submitted by idiots who don't know how to counter.

So I recently won a match as Viktor. In said match, the enemy Jhin was rather convinced that Viktor is broken, as my score during the match was 11/2/8, while his was 1/7/3. I am quite aware that naming and shaming is against the rules, so for the purpose of this post, I will name the enemy Jhin "Womp". Here's how the discussion in the game went down.

Womp dies while in ult

Womp: omg viktor so broken

Me: I can only hope you're trying to troll me, or you have no idea what you're talking about.

Womp: viktor always been broken noob

Me: Really now? A champion with a winrate that isn't even 50% is OP? Well if that logic is correct, your Jhin is OP too, as his winrate is also below 50%.

Womp: first time jhin, idc

Me: Makes sense.

Womp: stfu viktor is broken

Me: You do realize that Viktor is designed to become a powerhouse late-game, correct? If you're too close-minded to notice, the reason why I'm dealing so much damage is because your team was gracious enough to feed me. Before you even considering saying "broken" once more, I as a Viktor player have to deal with assholes deciding to play Zed Talon now, both of which will be overplayed soon thanks to Duskblade of Draktharr, as well as having to pray that Duskblade doesn't make mages worthless. You know as well as I do that Viktor's upcoming nerf is unjustified, much like the amateurish buffs to XinZhao .

post game screen

Womp: why does victor always carry

Womp: because hes broken

Me: No, because he's the kind of champion that either carries or feeds hard, depending on how skilled the enemy team is. The only reason Viktor's getting attention now is because inexperienced players such as yourself get your ass kicked by barely played champs and you automatically assume they're OP, despite making no effort to even learn the meaning of the word 'counterplay'.

Womp: fk u

Womp leaves

5 Comments

Capn Evan2/13/2016, 9:53:53 PM3 votes

Riot nerfs and buffs champions based on data collected from millions of games played. They have data to record what every ability does, what items give champions higher win ratio and whether runes and masteries have anything to do with the performance. Basically one player being salty in a game (which is completely normal regardless of which champion is fed) isn't even a sandcorn in the desert of Riot's decisionmaking process.

TurquoiseYoshi2/13/2016, 10:24:19 PM1 votes

Viktor is being nerfed because he has everything a mage wants. He has hard CC and zoning with W. He has waveclear and poke with E. He has AoE burst with REQ. He has escape/mobility with Q MS boost. His item gives 180 AP and 450 mana at level 18, and it's decently cheap for that much AP.