@Riot Developers - Karma's Bio Tells Us She Is Support/Bland

Winterkill·11/20/2017, 5:53:22 AM·2 votes·495 views

> No champion exemplifies the spiritual traditions of Ionia more than Karma. She is the living embodiment of an ancient soul reincarnated countless times, carrying all her accumulated memories into each new life. With this insight, she serves as a spiritual beacon to her people, bestowing boundless wisdom and healing in times of crisis. Despite being blessed with power that few could comprehend, she rarely uses her magic for destruction, as it always comes at a considerable cost—both to her, and to the land she holds most dear.

So it is basically decided Karma is going to be nothing more than a shield bot that does nothing but sit in the back and buy shield enhancing items. Riot is basically putting the nail in the coffin and, again, ignoring requests to make her more than a boring support that sits in the back and shields. The Developers four years ago refused to listen when they worked on Karma's VGU. Riot Games took away her battlemage playstyle, fans, dress, shield bomb, and much more. The Developers today refuse to listen and do any work to rectify mistakes that make her better or take Karma back to her former glory.

> she rarely uses her magic for destruction, as it always comes at a considerable cost—both to her, and to the land she holds most dear.

How is this reassuring us you care about the Karma community, you care about feedback for the past 4 years, and that you actually want to do more for this champion? I have zero faith now that this "Gameplay Update" is going to do any good for her. You already said you are not touching visuals, sound, and animations. Now you are basically telling us with this character bio update that she doesn't use her abilities to fight. She sits in the backline and heals people. Congrats. You are giving us a shield bot that sits in the back and builds shield enhancing items. You are going to do virtually nothing with this gameplay update, and I can already see it a mile away.

This is the same question I ask Meddler, Reav3s and Katey . . . . does any Department in Riot Games care about this champion that you have continued to ignore and take more character away? If the ACTUAL Karma community and not the LCS players that don't care about the champion, are telling you for the past 4 years they want her dress, fans, and shield bomb back . . . . wouldn't it be nice to do anything to fix mistakes that you created? I have seen you do nothing but revolve her entire existence around shields, shield enhancing and how well she does in the LCS. Excuse me for giving a crap about a champion I use to love playing in season 2, to have her completely stripped of everything I love since then and be told lie year after year and get my hopes up.

YOU DON'T CARE RIOT GAMES. Stop saying you care.

6 Comments

Hupsis11/20/2017, 1:28:30 PM3 votes

They took away a lot of things from other champions as well... at least Karma got a traditional skin.

Karma has always been known for her shields. And why shouldn't there be a character that focuses around shielding? There isn't a single champion more fitting for that role than Karma.

And we don't really know what the gameplay update is gonna do to her. She was able to heal allies before her rework anyways, so why are you complaining how she becomes more of a support. Original Karma WAS a support with an overtuned shield bomb that allowed her to also be a damage threat (partly due to her passive).

Garentheon11/20/2017, 12:52:32 PM1 votes

I actually liked the bio

IxtaliKing11/20/2017, 8:33:01 PM1 votes

Hey Winter, I had the same concern when I first read that new bio too - but we might be jumping the gun a little.