Evil army wants powerful artifact. Villagers defend artifact. Old man reveals that artifact shoots out powerful magical energy that can instantly disintegrate single enemy targets. Bard of course does not like that such an OP item exists and essentially makes it disappear from existence.
Bard is the reason why Death Fire Grasp no longer exists.
RiotSargonas122 votesSo what you are saying is..... Bard is Morello?
Saixos71 votesI prefer to think of morello as a meep. I like the idea of this little tiny bouncing ghost thing constantly nudging a giant beard "Nerf irelia"
Chromatic Eagle29 votes[{quoted}](name=Saixos Yewark,realm=EUW,application-id=6kFXY1kR,discussion-id=YasEZbBM,comment-id=00050000,timestamp=2015-03-06T18:59:24.099+0000)
I prefer to think of morello as a meep. I like the idea of this little tiny bouncing ghost thing constantly nudging a giant beard "Nerf Sona"
Fixed.
IcyPepper1 votes
Psi212 votesBalance shouldn't rest around ARAM games. But, Tanky DPS has a strong foot hold in this type of game now with the high amount of gold. Many accumulate a lot of HP from RoA or various Def./HP gear. With out the DFG and less crit on some items Tanky DPS can usually mow over a team. I know the goal was to get rid of burst DPS but the game is getting super boring when you are only chipping away at a champ that just stacks HP/Def items. And with the nerf to many of the burst mages (Zil, Arhi, Viegar etc.) you can really see a lose in what Morello perceives as balanced.
OyddAWqJ5r6 votesSo what ur saying is burst mages cant down tanks instantly? Absurdity!! Someone call the balance team!
Blue Moon Wolf2 votesI'm still trying to wrap around the idea ADC's can take out tanks almost as fast as a top lane bruiser :L
OyddAWqJ5r3 votesADC's are supposed to take out tanks faster than bruisers. ADC's are supposed to be the highest DPS role while also being the one with the least defensive options + squishiness.
The problem is simply tanks drop too fast, it's a problem with pen items really.
Blue Moon Wolf2 voteswell I see 2 options to fix this.
A) make penetration resistance Items on top of everything else to make the game even more complicated.
B) nerf penetration items to make it possible to tank properly again.
knowing riot, they would go with A.
OyddAWqJ5r1 votesI can see this pushing Maokai further over the edge as the dominant top champion.
N30NP4NDA1 votesSion is the dominant top champion.
OyddAWqJ5r2 votesHim as well. I didn't think that many people knew about how strong Sion top is. But both him and Mao do different things, but essentially yes. They both deal decent damage with moderate CC and can take quite a large amount of punishment. No other top laners are quite as reliable when it comes to those aspects.
TonyTonyMordecai1 votesSo true... I was probably being a doofus one time, but a Maokai literally mopped top lane with me when I was playing as Gnar :/ Was I a doofus or is Maokai just that good?
OyddAWqJ5r1 votesMaokai is a Gnar counter actually. I was unfortunate enough to find that out on the wrong side of it :/
His Twisted Advance stops you if you try to Hop away and his knockup stops you if you try to hop on him. His poke is better than your extremely short ranged auto attacks and the occasional boomerang and he can take more of it with his passive that heals for just about as much as you can do with 5 boomerangs.
It's a really bad matchup. His ult also semi-counters MegaGnar as does his knockup/knockback (cuz it cancels Hop, so you're stuck at a range as a melee MegaGnar :/).
TonyTonyMordecai1 votesOh wow... Alright, that makes sense. Only problem is that now I NEVER see a Maokai anymore... Really odd. Probably the whole mobility thing that's making things difficult for the poor tree.
OyddAWqJ5r1 votesI never see him in normals either. Maybe he's just not that fun to play? But I still see him in ranked all the time. Same for Sion really.
But as for the mobility thing, Twisted Advance actually fits really well into this mobility meta as a counter-mobility skill. No matter how much they move, they will get rooted and have a tank in their face.
TonyTonyMordecai1 votesSounds like Cho'Gath against a squishy immobile target :/ I'm wondering if Mao will follow a TF if he ults... lol that would be great
supes the lost1 votesthat new cinderhulk enchant may make smite top sion broken with the bonus 25% health it gives
OyddAWqJ5r1 votesCan only be bought if you have smite. But I guess if the Sion Top were to take smite in place of flash or teleport then maybe.
The Red Warden12 votesWe need the "Barello skin" now.
Have morello voice all the lines. It would need a special interaction with Irelia.
Wullf3 votesis that a declaration of war against Morello?
Does even some inner-Riot squabble exist?
RiotSargonas26 votesI have nothing but the utmost respect for the gentleman! However, it's no secret folks like to blame him for every change they dislike.. and I can't help but sass him about it. ;)
Scrooch McSucc8 votesSo is it henceforth acceptable to use the phrase "Thanks Morello?"
LegacyDAP1 votesI got some respect for the man. It's hard to maintain a whole community happy, but he's not been doing a good job lately. Is it possible you can clone Morello, but instead have his brain think of buffing champs, instead of nerfing them? So then it's like he has a good side and a bad side. The best Yin and Yang combo since 
and 
Thryale3 votesHi! you must be new here! Allow me to tell you of the battle of the Armored Bear.
The great Troll Lord Zileas and his right hand of Darkness Xelnath fought the noble battle to prevent abominations such as Armored Bears from entering the league. But after the long and arduous battle against the Evil Morello and the Fallen Parrot God IronStylus, Zileas had to accept his loss and allow Volibear to enter the league.
Impetual1 votesThat would be awesome compared to the in-game lore explanation!
Pryotra32 votesSo who is the Old guy? only champs had access to DFG, so its probably one of them. However, the only male spellcaster I can think of is Ryze, and he would never have put the scroll where he couldn't actively protect it, so it can't be him...
Unless...
Is that future AP Garen? Suddenly, the world makes sense.
The Whamboozler14 votesMy favorite part is how the entire video is about Bard, but he only shows up at the very end, he doesn't help the poor guys getting slaughtered for (presumably) a noble cause that HE believes in, and he steals their artifact and leaves them all to die horrible deaths. Some support.
Grouchy Poro22 votesWell if I remember correctly a rioter stated that Bard does what he does because he knows it will be important to the timeline. He doesn't heal you because he believes in you, it's because he knows your great great great great grandchild will lead a revolution.
rinsujo16 votes...or because he hopes you'll survive this exchange and go take drag. Because if it was your great grandchild, not like you can't procreate after respawn.
Sòćk4 votesI like this comment.
Eraest9716 votesSo when I play Bard, only give out health to those that I believe will have great great great great grandkids that will carry their teams in the LCS.
Only the worthy shall have my heals!!!
Edbwn9 votesScumbag Bard lol. Someone needs to make a gif of the part in the video where he spins around except he has shades and says "deal with it" or something
4nth0l0gy12 votesBut syndra isn't an old guy :(
IMTOOJUICY7 votesHey gaiz, I haz idea for Syndra retcon!
Its all Gucci4 votesAlso relevant
Tis a nice day1 votesHeart of gold you will be missed ;_;
Impetual3 votesLore-wise, It's a better explanation than what Riot's given us...
NorthernDruid2 votesThat would make sense if only Riot was interested in gameplay/story integration, keeping a connection between the game and the story of the world they created for it (and which really only exists for the game).
But there's the supposed retcon that's been in the works since last fall, so it's not very likely.
Smart Kitty2 votesGuys, Swain is the old guy, Swain can build DFG, duh.
Blue Moon Wolf2 votesoh my god, that artifact was what powered deathfire grasp, that Bard-stard!
rightmike001 voteswait is this bard or riot we are talking bout?
GaleWinUnleashed7 votesBard. Definitely Bard. He removed DFG from this plane of existence because it was causing too much havoc and was upsetting the balance of the world.
Prismatic1 votesTis a nice day8 votesI made this thread about 5 minutes before I made the reddit one.
Technically my reddit thread stole the league one.
because he dies when Bard takes DFG away