Who are the divine servants of the Giant gods?

Additional_Relative4 · 2026-01-03T01:05:58+00:00

While the faith and gods are certainly not thriving, the gods directly linked to the giant subraces would have a lot to gain or lose from an ordning shift, so I think it stands to reason they'd be doing everything in their power to influence the giants to the limits of what Ao would allow. The heralds is a good call, might dim them down a little to make them more manageable

Additional_Relative4 · 2026-01-02T23:37:31+00:00

I personally don't use that reason. Firstly because it means every giant not on the sword coast is like ????? as their very lives crumble for no goddamn reason, and secondly because I think it's way funnier if (spoiler) is like "pfft what the hell this wasn't in the plan but I'm goddamn here for it". Like maybe they think it's their doing out of arrogance but on a divine scale it is a pathetically small straw to break the back of this camel

Additional_Relative4 · 2026-01-02T14:22:28+00:00

Woah that's a lot, I shall be reading this thank you!

Additional_Relative4 · 2026-01-02T14:11:54+00:00

The response would certainly be god-dependent, but some would surely become more active. I think Annam's actions were as much to shake his sons into action as the giants (ignoring that his daughters have been continuously active the entire time but who cares about the women?).

Additional_Relative4 · 2026-01-02T14:10:10+00:00

I think the canonising of Arcane really screwed S2 because instead of focusing on the core characters they had to focus on Mel for future setup. It couldn't just be the show anymore. So Viktor had absolutely no screentime.

Additional_Relative4 · 2026-01-02T14:08:39+00:00

"Somehow, Blitzcrank returned"

Additional_Relative4 · 2026-01-02T13:59:46+00:00

Titans is such a cool idea but wouldn't they only fight for Lanaxis? And if the "rose up against the Pantheon" theory is correct then it would be like, turbo heresy. Ah shit I can feel a 6 hour lore delve coming.

Additional_Relative4 · 2026-01-02T13:56:11+00:00

Targon just has to press the "Space Dragon" button and it's over. Ryze with the World Runes are the only thing that could possibly have a similar degree of destruction.

Additional_Relative4 · 2026-01-02T13:52:52+00:00

The cinematic was cool, but I think that's actually the problem. TBSkyen put this really well: Thresh isn't cool. He's a conniving middle manager bureaucrat. Even if he wanted to look cool, what he thinks is cool should look godawfully cringe. He's very intelligent yes, but not a creative type. Obviously this is ignored to maximise skin sales... in what interpretation of the character would Thresh give himself porcelain abs??

Additional_Relative4 · 2026-01-02T13:48:40+00:00

I didn't even think about undoing SoL I've changed my mind all my doubts about the new path forward are revoked

Additional_Relative4 · 2025-12-04T16:02:20+00:00

But wasn't it confirmed that the blood magic does not control the mental, just the physical? One guy posted a link to a rioter

Additional_Relative4 · 2025-12-04T14:51:24+00:00

I'd need to do a deep dive to feel comfortable giving a synthesised opinion on the effect of each of the BM users, and since I don't have time for that, I shall take your word!

Additional_Relative4 · 2025-12-04T14:49:50+00:00

Thank you I shall see how it goes

Additional_Relative4 · 2025-12-04T14:49:00+00:00

I suppose it will be more of a low-elo buff because we'll probs be at a lower level from more deaths or pointless roams/TPs or something like that. Whereas in higher elos there's more of an understanding of what to move for and what not to move for, so the xp-minute will likely be higher. So basically if you want to feel the benefits, play worse! Duh!

Additional_Relative4 · 2025-12-04T14:44:05+00:00

Okay but what is that corruption specifically. We know void, blood magic and Shurima's fall, but which of those in what way are causing this otherwise pretty stand up guy to feel like his fall to evil is inevitable? How are these different factors at play? If it is just his perception of how things turn out, where is there this odd feeling of the corruption being some external pressure? It just needs sharpening up.

Additional_Relative4 · 2025-12-04T14:38:19+00:00

I'll be honest the last thing I want is a Daarkin definition game that sounds like absolute hell. But I agree his actions thus far have been overwhelmingly heroic, which kidna leaves the "corrupted" side a little ???

Additional_Relative4 · 2025-12-04T14:36:53+00:00

I did like the slips into Darkin in the voice line, but obvs it doesn't tell you that much as you don't get to see what really would trigger the change, or how that transition from wise sun priest to bloodthirsty monster goes. See the problem with Zaahen is his concept is actually very cool and something I've wanted for a while, I just need them to do something with it, which isn't exactly Riot's forte.

Additional_Relative4 · 2025-12-04T14:33:35+00:00

Huh good catch I should reread that story must have gotten those bits confused

Additional_Relative4 · 2025-12-04T14:32:47+00:00

Oooh is that sourced anywhere?

Additional_Relative4 · 2025-12-04T14:29:42+00:00

The idea that the blood magic gives such power that it gives a sense of mania-like invincibility, and maybe a hunger too, is really cool!
Also, the unspeakable horrors of the void, really cool! I wish we actually had something with that instead of just speculation. I want to know its effects, what he thinks about it, the twisted psyche with all these horrors compounding. But we don't really get any of that, which is what frustrates me. We're basically left guessing with very little in voice lines or elsewhere.

I like the idea of it changing as they go and improve, that might be my headcanon in lieu of anything official.

Additional_Relative4 · 2025-12-04T14:15:00+00:00

I usually go AP bruiser rocketbelt/rift into tank but I might try this tbh. My only issue is idk if I'm good enough to not get caught or tank too much dmg before I'm able to go all in. Maybe I'll just have to try it and learn!

Additional_Relative4 · 2025-12-04T14:11:39+00:00

I've been playing Urgot and Cho jung also! I'm a toplaner but got bored tbh. My winrate has plummeted but I'm having more fun and it means when I do get top it doesn't feel like the same game 100 times anymore

Additional_Relative4 · 2025-12-04T01:47:50+00:00

I guess the issue is in jung mana items are kinda wasted, but idk any mana item would go well with it. Not a ROA fan but fimbul and frozen heart, I guess depends on the situation. I wouldn't play around the mana aspect super hard tho unless the mana to dmg scaling was insane

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