River King : Another champ that can manipulate allies against their will?

King Odin·Jun 23, 2015·1 votes·281 views

Kalista, Bard and now this guy? Really =.= Also I was hoping he wasn't going to be a support again, we just got Bard literally 1 champion ago =.=

6 Comments

FHMarshyJun 23, 20152 votes

He can very well be a jungler......

TeemoJenkinsJun 23, 20152 votes

I love playing Support, super happy we get another. I think he'll be more common in top lane though with the tank meta being good right now. He can nom nom and enemy, flash back to his tower and watch them die.

Deep Terror NamiJun 23, 20152 votes

I assume you meant Bard not Braum, but anyway;

Two things. First, trolls and bad players should not dictate the direction of the game design. Just because some players use Kalista Ult or Bard Ult for the wrong reason is not a good reason to remove those kinds of abilities for the rest of us. And second, we are still lacking Supports, especially tanks. Champions aren't going to be created on just a rotation of roles. He isn't just a support anyway.

King OdinJun 23, 20151 votes

Actually I'm not talking about trolls, I'm talking about the scores of people who have killed me by ulting badly with bard :).

Deep Terror NamiJun 23, 20151 votes

That's where the "bad players" part comes in. Though, a mistake doesn't mean you're necessarily bad.

First, trolls and bad players

There are lots of other ways to misplay and cause harm to your own team, and have been around long before Kalista and Bard. Any knockbacks or pulls can change the enemy position to be more favorable to them, but I don't see any QQ about Lee Sin or Skarner doing it (they probably did at release but got it out of their system), or Anivia/Trundle/J4 walls.

King OdinJun 23, 20151 votes

But I personally seriously dislike the fact that your allies can directly affect your champion regardless of how good they are. I personally hate being linked to a Kalista and being ulted when ever they want or having a bard put me in a zhonya's. I play the game to control me not to have others do that.