New theory: One of the devs is dating Olaf

Naramiel·Dec 12, 2019·5 votes·1,297 views

There's certainly stuff I would change about 9.24, but broadly it seems like they tweaked just about everything that was a common complaint (except Glacial) at least a little... and then there's Olaf, who had had the distinction of being the only thing every player complained about in 9.23.

Glacial escaped nerfs and Berserker got a bonus that will only have impact for an attack-speed Berserker, of which Olaf is the only prominent example. Does anyone have an idea of why this makes sense, or should I stick with my theory that Olaf is modeled after the Significant Other of one of the devs?

5 Comments

True GarenDec 12, 20192 votes

If somebody really has a hairy armpit fetish, then they just don't have many options though...

Wasabi KittyDec 12, 20192 votes

Olaf is entirely a low elo problem. At higher elos he's pretty much not run at all and even once you get to mid-elo (gold/plat) he pretty much vanishes. As you get higher, people actually learn how to build decent comps, and how to build healing reduction.

Heroboy10Dec 16, 20191 votes

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Olaf is entirely a low elo problem. At higher elos he's pretty much not run at all and even once you get to mid-elo (gold/plat) he pretty much vanishes. As you get higher, people actually learn how to build decent comps, and how to build healing reduction.

This. Olaf is a melee unit and he need luck to not be focused. Trying to make him viable you put rageblade and PT but these won't make him tanky till he get ultimate. So he will die quick. Even he get's ultimate he will be vanished by magic dmg.

Oh, if you put Dragon Claw on him he will be killed by ADC.

Olaf is a situational champ, he works well when your opponents don't have magic dmg or rangers.

It's true, high Elo division you barely see Olaf.

RIOT didn't nerf Olaf because the stats shows that he has a decent win rate.

But of course players get angry when Olaf succeeded to beat their entire team, alone, right ?

IWrathDec 12, 20191 votes

From the games I've played I've got my set that can with deal glacials, there are other strong teams that can pull it off and beat it before that comp actually gets set. I mean if that one person gets lucky af in the earlier early-mid stages though I haven't seen much beat it. It's still just the same old olaf with every kid trying to build it. Glacial does not need a nerf, only Olaf does and he needs a big one. His life steal needs dropped to the dirt so that stacking speed won't matter. His ability should only stop disables.

LaserWolfMurderDec 12, 20191 votes

I do think Olaf may be a bit overtuned even after his last Set 1 nerf (his ability attack speed was reduced a little bit I believe), but if you look at the top winning team comps from Iron to Challenger Olaf and the glacial/berserker comp doesn't cut it once you get to mid/high gold rank and they can barely ever hit top 3 once you get into Plat. There are a good amount of comps that squash him.