League of Legends

[Hal Terrano]

First I waved farewell to Brand.

Now I say goodbye, sweet Ziggs.

Today I say, WHAT WOULD HEIMERDINGER DO, IF HE WERE IN THIS LANE...

 

[Sarge Potteiger]

Alright, opinions on the Ahri 'nerf.'

The only issue is the shorter ult range, which they chose to make it more of a gamble to use it to close the gap. It accomplished this well.

It was much more difficult to get out after getting in because of that shorter range, which required me to play smarter and less HAM. But overall, the mana cost increase to Q and W damage/range decrease ultimately meant very little to me in the long run.

http://matchhistory.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/#match-details/NA1/1732886157/36122661?tab=overview

 

[Nyxie]

It forced me to rush mana items as a core build and use Q less to clear waves lest I not have any mana for the kill combo, but aside from that, everything else seems fine. I just wish they nerfed her Q movement scaling instead, because that's what made her broken in 5.2. People would spam it to clear whole waves without any risk of counterattack because they moved too damn fast.

For what she loses in damage capability with DFG she gains in sustain with Will of the Ancients, so that also seems to even out.

R.I.P. 9/5/11 KDA Average.

 

[Sarge Potteiger]

I only use Q to clear waves when there's more than two minions close to death. Otherwise I just autoattack, so at that point the mana increase is laughable. I'd just farm until I could poke him, then poke with Q and by the time he got out of position again the mana was back. I was never under 3/4ths mana in lane when I wasn't going for a kill.

 

[Fabula Caromed]

I will be impressed with no nerfs until they duplicate what they did to Diana. Poor lass still hasn't recovered from her last neutering. Everything since then has been weak tea.

 

[Soliath Devin Talith]

[member="Fabula Cavataio"]

Please don't remind me ;_;

 

[Fabula Caromed]

We'll grieve together. [member="Soliael Devin Talith"]

 

[Soliath Devin Talith]

I still have Viktor, and my range of supports that i seem to do okay with.

 

[Sarge Potteiger]

Meanwhile, the majority of ADCs remain viable, although popularity is usually determined by the meta of the other lanes.

 

[Camellia Swift]

I love support so I'm good and I got plenty of options in mid still.

Mid Sona is fun, Mid Lulu, but in serious modes there are a few I still pick from.

I also love Blitzcrank support still.

 

[Cynthia Alucard]

Ahri is deadly.

But we can't forget the Bronzeodia Champs, the champs that literally Click R to win style. *Eyes WuKong Maphite*

Anywho, this is the age of Tristana and Graves

 

[Sarge Potteiger]

I still vastly prefer Lucian, followed by Jinx.

One is hyper lane bully, the other is great for objective pushing.

 

[Fabula Caromed]

Jinx is the entire reason I consider myself decent at ADC. Sure, I own four or five other ADCs, but Jinx is thoroughly enjoyable to play, and I've got a damn decent history with her. I used to be terrified of being stuck playing ADC because I was convinced it was antithetical to how I played the game. Then, Jinx.

And now, Jinx finally gets a skin that isn't horrible. You can bet your ass I picked that up immediately.

 

[Cynthia Alucard]

Well Grave's passive makes him Tanky and his Q just is a perfect Poke, I like to think of him as the counter to Lucian, and Jinx. . .well the Young Turtle made me hype for her and that awesome skin.

That Cross Map Dragon Steal!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RIAJOrVzb8

 

[Hal Terrano]

I'm a Caitlyn player myself but given my preference for Ziggs and Heimer, I'm a great lover of long range. Plus I got this dynamite support that I climbed the ranks very quickly with, [member="Soliael Devin Talith"].

I also like Jinx, but would like to do more Corki and Kog'Maw.

 

[Faye Terrik]

I still am sad by how much they messed up my [using the term jokingly] waifu, Vi.

I played her since release, but then TSM's jungler started to use her in LCS and suddenly she was banned in every ranked match. Then came the nerfs and jungle change

To this day, I still don't know who my main jungler is anymore.

 

[Nyxie]

Ahri is deadly.

But we can't forget the Bronzeodia Champs, the champs that literally Click R to win style. *Eyes WuKong Maphite*

Anywho, this is the age of Tristana and Graves

Karthas. Malzahar. Katarina. Akali. Yi. Oh so many R-to-Win champs in Bronze....

Surprised Veigar isn't as popular this season. He doesn't need DFG, that's been made very clear.

Also, funny I never noticed the slight nerfs they did in 5.2 to Sona apparently, until my friend told me, because I sure as poodoo noticed the slight buffs they gave her back in 5.3 before I read them. Sona is still my go-to for x/5/25+ ADC-feed games. Had a friend in OCE challenger who loves my post-aggression when we play normals for fun, and I've been starting to use her mid because... Sona OP.

Quick question of opinion while I'm at it. Should I keep my new glyphs and seals for flat mana regen with Ahri or should I swap out the blues for AP flats like I used to have it? I feel like the doubled regen is helpful, just not so much that it's completely preventing her from going OOM playing her the way she used to be played pre-DFG stuff.

 

[Fabula Caromed]

Surprised Veigar isn't popular this season. He doesn't need DFG, that's been made very clear.

Yes, Riot has spent the last two patches telling us no one needs DFG in an attempt to justify removing it. I'm not buying it on such a level as you would not believe, but I'm sure if they keep saying it enough it'll be true. Hopefully patch 5.4 will give a suitable replacement.

Even when DFG was around, though, Veigar wasn't the best pick for a mid. His range is middling to poor, his utility requires either prescient placement or your enemy to be dumb, and everything else about him is just damage. He's not going to be a mainstream pick when his competition is much more versatile.
- LB is stronger earlier, safer forever, and has easier CC.
- Katarina has the same ability to blow one person up, but also has AoE (which Veigar doesn't).
- Syndra has much longer range, the ability to blow up one person, better and more CC, and AoE.
Etc.

 

[Sarge Potteiger]

Don't insult my Veigar.

 

[Fabula Caromed]

I still am sad by how much they messed up my [using the term jokingly] waifu, Vi.

I played her since release, but then TSM's jungler started to use her in LCS and suddenly she was banned in every ranked match. Then came the nerfs and jungle change

To this day, I still don't know who my main jungler is anymore.

I'm very confused. I'm confused in general, but especially by this. Vi's changes since her last nerf have been...
- Hitbox change.
- New skin.
- Bugfix.

Said last nerf was in 4.5, back in May, and it was a very small nerf, all things considered. They reduced the damage of Q a bit and the duration of her ult's knockup. That's not exactly a champion-killer like what they did to Diana and Rengar around that same time. Vi has remained almost entirely unchanged since 4.5 and she remains an extremely popular jungle both in normals and in ranked.

Like...she's not just "still good." She's still incredibly good, and one of the mainstays for almost every competitive jungler.

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I am insulting your Veigar. Take this as vengeance for your comments about Cassiopeia. Now my soul can rest.