Reverting Akali: Why I Disagree

GriefrSutherland··2 votes·1,481 views

So Riot has confirmed they are reverting akali. Sometime around June is the ETA. They are going back to a "balanced" version of her previous kit, but also... her skins. I personally love every single one of her new skins. Each and every one is superior to her previous skins *in my opinion.*Did her skins not sell well?? Or were all of the Akali players already in possession of the skins? We all know KDA & Prestige Akali sold well so what's the deal? What will happen to these skins as well as her Infernal skin?

I understand high elo Akali players want her old kit back, as well as pro players wanting her current kit out of the meta. I think a champion with the current toolbox is hard to balance. Does nobody remember Orianna? Riot had to reduce her price from 6300 to 4800 to try and get people to play her. They reworked and edited/adjusted her kit so many times. Then Orianna was god. Literally pick or ban for YEARS. Not a single split. YEARS. Look at Ryze! I mean, why is Riot abandoning Akali?? Her model and animations are gorgeous. Brilliant and stunning. Viewership has been at an all time high with Akali and Irelia circulating the game state.

What I am saying is, I want Riot to stick with the current Akali. Rework abilities if you have to, give her the Azir/Ryze/Karthus/Irelia treatment if you have to. Akali is one of the best modern iterations of champion tech Riot has created. I don't think Akali solely responsible as the issue in 2019. I think 10 years of basic point and click, low mobility, low tech champions are.

Akali and Irelia are currently my two favorite champions and honestly I love the direction of champion technology going forward.

This is my soft plea to adjust, nerf and balance the current iteration of Akali for as long as you have to and NOT revert Akali.

9 Comments

Teegan3 votes

Wait, they actually ARE reverting Akali? Could you give any viable source of this information? I hope you didn't mean the Professor Akali's video from April 1st.

GriefrSutherland1 votes

TFBlade as well as Professor Akali have announced an Akali Revert

Ruinei2 votes

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TFBlade as well as Professor Akali have announced an Akali Revert

The Professor Akali video was released on april 1st, and was definitely an april fools joke.

Jesus Is My King3 votes

as an 1.4m mastery akali main. and quit because of this new trash...

i am happy to say i will be back to playing akali if this revert happens... finally. i can only hope though. if not. whelp back to not playing, just played 2 games just now and still cant stand the game. if akali gets reverted, ill 100% be playing again.

Mr Voidling1 votes

Loved Akali pre-rework, and I mean back when she had her passive that gave her spell vamp and her shroud could check bushes from far away. Ever since they changed that I dropped her. She went from a go-ham-and-kill-everyone type champ to a dip-and-dive-repeat type champ... Her play-style changed too much for me, especially after the complete rework. And her build diversity went way down as well. I don't understand why Rito decided she needed changed, they could've literally just added this new Akali as a completely different champ and I would've been okay.

To be fair though I once had a 30 second fight with a Garen and came out with 100% Health as old Akali, which sounds pretty busted.

PolarEclipse1 votes

This really sounds like an april fools joke, care to provie source?

Ahri Baka1 votes

wait , where did they say that Akali is being reverted?

Hotarµ1 votes

If an Akali rework/revert were actually confirmed, it'd be all over r/Akalimains, on Riot's Twitter, the Boards, and/or in changelogs.

Not saying it's not going to happen (because I don't have official confirmation) but you should always be skeptical of what you see or hear unless it's from an official source.

Makarakarn1 votes

Ehhh I hope not.

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