Let me know if I'm just using misguided sources. But how is guaranteed disabling items on enemy heroes at all fair? Something that would sound more fair is if you generated a random extra item on a random hero or two of ours depending on what tier you've reached. Going brawlers/knights and depending on 1 or 2 carries? Too bad. Going literally any normal composition where you rely on the DPS heroes to carry you? Too bad.
i think Hextech is op af... hextech is op against every team because in every team you have a carry and then is your carry for 8 seconds useless, and 90% of all time is the fightz in this 8 seconds lose. Hextech destroys the game in my opinion
How is Hextech not OP?
Because I never get items anyway 4Head
Can't take away items I don't have lol
Let me know if I'm just using misguided sources. But how is guaranteed disabling items on enemy heroes at all fair? Something that would sound more fair is if you generated a random extra item on a random hero or two of ours depending on what tier you've reached. Going brawlers/knights and depending on 1 or 2 carries? Too bad. Going literally any normal composition where you rely on the DPS heroes to carry you? Too bad.
I think youre really jumping the gun here as it isnt balanced at all yet, its just an idea of what its going to be without anything being worked out yet.
They are adding counter play to items which is fine. How else do you beat a fully geared out carry?
I mean Hextech has no other effect and giving up an entire synergy can be an issues, especially if the Champs you're using are also lacking in power compared to others.
The only issue I see is the fact they're support GunslingerXBlademaster which is quite busted already! When fights end with Hextech debuff being only halfway through... SURE that's an issue!
But that's not really the fault of Hextech tbh...
Maybe that or it's simply because I focus on strong Champions with strong synergies that don't rely on Items that much. You find me around Imperial/Knight/Sorc/Brawlers almost every game and with the names of Blitz/Cho/Seju/Swain/Draven/Karthus on board having Items is neat. But not really required.
The only thing the REALLY bothers me is Hextechs interaction with Spatulas... I'm not sure, but I think it kills the synergy and I'm not convinced it returns as it should once effect runns out! As a Yuumi addicted THAT's an issue!
It is definitely strong however it is still getting tested and the values might change around still. Who knows, they might not even launch in 9.16 if it’s too rough on PBE.
It helps that the item disable isn’t permanent, just temporary (outside of the current bug on pbe). For 2/4 Hextech it’s a 5sec/15sec disable launched in an aoe “pulse bomb”.
The 15sec is extremely harsh to counter, yeah. But I don’t think it’s impossible to come back from.
If you position well enough, you can even keep your carries from getting hit by it (ie split team up instead of full grouping to keep minimal amount of champs getting hit by the disable)
It's fair because you're trading it for other powerful traits. REALLY hard to get Shapeshifter or Blademaster or Brawler while also taking Hextech. Gunslinger is viable, but all the other ~10 powerful traits literally have 0 Synergy with it.
You will struggle to get Sorcerer or Demon or Glacial or Noble or Imperial etc with it. Yordle is impossible.
The big trait bonuses are worth FAR more than 2 items, of which could be PARTIAL items.
Because you are losing your other teamcomp bonuses for the benefit of Hextech instead.
Think not of what you're getting by running Hextech, but what you're losing by not having 6 Demon or 6 Glacial or 6 Blademaster etc.
