Hextech meta is driving me insane.

Illabethe·Aug 16, 2019·5 votes·2,259 views

But...... Not really. I've been losing. A LOT. Aredethe is down from Plat IV to Gold IV. There's always some fluke which gives some other players a MAJOR advantage in this patch.

At the very least, it doesn't seem like winning is possible near reliably enough, and there is immense pressure to spend coins earlier than you should now, because if someone gets an early Hextech lead, coupled with some quick execute mechanic on the rest of their team.... they start pressuring HP MUCH earlier.

I'm someone who generally understands how to create economy. But..... I've been running into a LOT of situations where no feasible build path has arrived by ~ round 4.

Not only do I not get items, the items that used to be core are no longer core (morello/red buff). It seems like are the items now; if you don't get them you're going to lose!

I don't think Hextech is powerful when people spread out. But JINX IS. If you kill 2 of 9 units on the other team, Jinx will kill the rest!

#I think the biggest problem Hextech created:

-It had several Buffs/Nerfs to other stuff accompany it which made more champs broken. -It came with a sizeable addition to the "deck's" card total, reducing the ability of players to 2-3 star champions, because they are having to run through more of them. -Hextech's effect needs toned down, as 8 seconds + is too powerful for ANY trait.

^ Has resulted in a situation that whoever wins the early big champion lottery early...... translates that into a huge lead later in the game. Larger than they had before.

The following is basically what I have to do to win now:

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Yeah. 3 star Aatrox. Items I had in this match:

Aatrox: (boosted by both Sorc AND Demon for Mana procs) Kayle: Cho Gath: (If I recall late game only a ) Jinx: + Sword Breaker Gangplank: Naked (wasn't core to this game's build; was mostly to get Gunslinger for Jinx) Morgana: (Shiv was the only thing I could build early on, and she was 1 star until VERY late game) Darius: Nothing Garen: Nothing Kass: Nothing

#Before this is like 12 consecutive losses.....

5 Comments

PhearBunnyAug 16, 20191 votes

Blademasters, Gunslingers, Brawlers feel so mandatory to me now.

Z3SIeeperAug 16, 20191 votes

I know Noble is one of the best if not the best comp right now. As always, luck is needed for Kayle but if someone gets it it's basically a guaranteed top spot.

Ionic Spark stacking is a decent counter to this alongside Void Sorcs (Spark stacking in general just seems nuts right now, especially against Gunslingers who tend to be squishier and cast fast/often).

IllabetheAug 16, 20191 votes

It's really not. It suffers until late game and usually doesn't get enough damage out fast enough to deal with 9.16 comps.

Kayle is strong and all, and Lucian is semi strong, but the others really aren't, and once Garen is dead, the team collapses quickly.

Some games it will get you to top 3, but it won't do so routinely.

SubdueAug 16, 20191 votes

So you got 1st place with only one of the four items you said you need to get in order to not lose?

IllabetheAug 16, 20191 votes

I'm saying those items rule the game. I'm not saying you have to have them all.

And this was a Pure luck win. I Happened to get Aatrox going early. That's ALL. Like.... I think he was 2 star by the first Carousel and had Blademaster (3) and had Sorcerer by then. The rest of the game was just keeping the aggro off of him.

But traditional teams now need the strong ADC items. If you do not have them, except with a Sorcerer Aatrox or Cho, you're going to lose.

I've won like 1 in my last 17 games. most have been 6th, because someone gets a lucky early build and there is nothing you can do about it.