My thoughts on Evelynn's direction

Ralanr·2/1/2017, 7:28:13 PM·9 votes·4,005 views

So I've never really played Eve all that much, I can't really say that I know her inside and out. But having played against Eve a few times, I want to share what I think should thematically stay with our mysterious S&M rogue.

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You see this picture? You see that smile as she's killing (draining the life out of him? Idk, Eve's offensive powers never really stood out as unique. They look like blood magic, but we already have Vlad for that. I'd argue for some shadow magic effects, but we have Zed, so it's tricky) this guy? That's the smile of someone savoring the moment, enjoying every second of pain they inflict.

That's the smile of a sadist, but it could be better.

When I'm playing Sion, Eve is actually a match up I dread because every Eve I have fought just dances around me. Anytime I set up my Q, she uses her MS boost to get out fast. She always pops my shield, and she keeps moving around me so I can't E her.

I feel like I'm being toyed with, and that's what I think Eve should do. Toy with her opponents like a sadistic game of cat and mouse before finally killing them.

I'm not entirely sure we have a sadist character in league, at least not one more focused on playing with their target as long as possible. Eve I feel fills that role perfectly. It's also why I hope she keeps the S&M attire/design in her update. She's clearly not human (and if she is, definitely not normal) and has the ability to get in wherever she desires. She's powerful and she knows it, so why not have fun with her prey?

TLDR: Evelynn's identity should connect closely with sadism if not both sadism and masochism. She should have her abilities be distinct from the effects of others, hopefully making her more of a "pain mage".

I apologize if this is set up poorly, I'm on a phone and this are just rambled thoughts.

35 Comments

Over Innsmouth2/2/2017, 1:32:51 AM4 votes

Evelynn's identity should connect closely with sadism if not both sadism and masochism.

Health costs yes.

I want playing Evelynn to feel like a BDSM ghost running around ganking people with my studded boots and choke collars.

Mirage Night2/2/2017, 5:20:48 AM3 votes

"Your pain is my pleasure." is the core point of her to me. I really would love them to make this the defining aspect of her character in her story, her look, and her play style.

Rebonack2/1/2017, 9:27:58 PM3 votes

Eve toying with her prey is exactly why I'm hoping Eve is going to be more of a Stealth Skirmisher than another Stealth Assassin. Popping out of stealth and exploding someone instantly is rarely fun to play against. And thematically, Eve has always been about out-smarting and out-lasting her opponent. Like you said, she dances around them. Toys with them. I recall a game shortly after the new Darius came out where I did exactly that. Got inside his guard and just chipped away at him. The moment he got me up to 4 bleed stacks I would dance away and wait for them to drop off before moving in again. He simply couldn't deal with it.

High sustained damage with moderate burst has always been Eve's thing, which is pretty par for course on a Skirmisher. Eve should be about malice. About domination. You can't touch her and she knows it, so she's going to have fun with her kill.

Leaping in on someone and savagely exploding them before they can react is more of a Rengar thing

Malicious Metal2/1/2017, 11:58:25 PM2 votes

http://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/gameplay-balance/6uRAp9eo-whats-an-evelynn)])

You've commented something similar on this thread of mine^^

WinTheWarOnPants2/1/2017, 10:36:21 PM1 votes

She is for sure a "sadist", but putting her in a dominatrix out fit was just riot being very lazy and uncreative(it was a long time ago). As an Evelynn one trick you actually did a decent job describing her. The key part that makes her newest splash great is her expression. Her expression is awesome for two reasons 1. it is very rare for a champ to show emotion in their splash(srsly! just scroll through the champ icons. Its insane how many blank stares there are.) 2. The expression used is perfect and really shows her character. Evelynn has 2 very core parts of her kit. 1. her passive and 2. her Q. Her passive allows her to fullfill her theme is way to many ways to talk about in this comment, but the main ways is of course

  1. assassinating low Hp targets
  2. giving enemies a sense of dread/worry when they don't know where she is
  3. weaving in between enemies trying to keep them out of stealth range and strategic hit and runs.

Her Q is like you said. It whittles down enemies and toys with them. It also gives her sustain for clearing the jg which makes it core from a practical point of view.

Her W is her gap closer and keeps her from being kited to kingdom come making it also pretty core. Her E is mostly burst, but also AS sustain for clears(thematically makes a lot of sense). Her ult lets her fight targets that are more than +3/4 HP and helps her stick, but would be the only thing i would change in her kit.

Her weapon 100% should not change. Her "hate spikes" are unique, interesting, and her kit is formed around it. for her rework though it could either way between 1. Magic spikes that she summons though "magic" or something. or 2. She physically grows spikes. heck or 3. both idc.

Maximum Morde2/1/2017, 7:31:14 PM1 votes

I love lane Eve, but they keep nerfing her :( . I haven't played her since last season when I was grinding her to mastery 7 on one of my accounts, but I love her E sound effect.

TacoKingIII2/2/2017, 11:07:32 AM1 votes

Shaco

BIackfox2/1/2017, 7:35:35 PM1 votes

Nope, ever since the sjws took over riot they won't do anything like that. Why do you think we don't get anymore sexy skins? Why do you think quinns Valentine skin got covered up more?

When she gets her vgu I'm willing to bet $100 they will ruin her and cover her entire body in clothes.

Rewt2/1/2017, 8:20:48 PM1 votes

she is the OG blood/Shadow mage. she was released before zed or Vlad. Her Kit and game style is the original running kite champ. if they do change her at all i hope they dont change the Q or the passive, they just fit her too well.

kitcat3002/1/2017, 8:30:17 PM1 votes

I remember during Taliyah's development they were working on a concept for a spite mage, maybe something like that could work for her?

Her old ult was even named "Malice and Spite."