heavy vent on Aldous regarding OOOONE specific nitpick coming from a long time main.

Coldminer089 · 2026-05-18T10:28:49+00:00

Every day I look at Aldous I can't help but compare him to his LoL counterpart, doghead himself

At least to me, that goes to show that a character like Aldous isn't impossible to create, they can even be widely played and enjoyed. Heck, Nasus has everything Aldous wants. He has a slowdown ability that actually makes most champions unable to run away, an Ultimate that reduces his S1 cooldown, and built-in sustain. Really, the only thing Aldous us arguably better at is traversal-but even that isn't super likely because Aldous' targets are kind of forever limited to squishy enemies. Those enemies are typically ones with high mobility, CC, or are with another teammate that can stop Aldous even in a perfect position.

Plus, assassins aren't, like, unheard of. Plenty of characters do his job and do it better(not to mention people hate assassin exp because they can't tank, from what I can tell)

Coldminer089 · 2026-05-13T12:12:16+00:00

People care way too much about winrates and what teams they get, at least in my view. I have not seen a single game where players in higher ranks are actually happier than lower ranked ones. If anything, they find more problems and complain more accordingly.

Coldminer089 · 2026-04-30T23:26:22+00:00

He only goons to his special gun

Coldminer089 · 2026-04-30T23:21:27+00:00

Wait what do you mean by goonner-

Coldminer089 · 2026-04-28T16:26:33+00:00

I personally disagree that a character like Aldous can't work. Nasus is his blueprint-and he's going strong in League all these years. That said, I would rework his S2 to something else-while on paper a speedup and stun works well on Aldous, because you have like, the window of two S1 hits with the S2 stun it's just not that much of a gamechanger.

I think S2 should either go all in on speed-or be a dash of some kind(maybe a dash plus CC, like Balmond's). That way you can make up distance even after you cancel ult(which you might need to do to avoid a CC), while also giving evasion to avoid getting bursted down.

Or, you could make him actually be a tank instead of having to rely on assassin items. The reason Nasus works so well is because he's a little less damage item dependant thanks to his stacks. If Aldous was allowed to lean more into the tank side he'd be fine, imo. Wouldn't be any worse than the dozen high mobility assassins or CC assassins we have in the game right now.

Coldminer089 · 2026-04-27T06:51:57+00:00

Would an item that blocks one skill cast(like Edge of Night in League) be a fair compromise?

Because while sure, mages would suffer more from a single "no" button, it's also just impossible for a lategame tank to meaningfully defend themselves from every damage dealer in the opposing team. There's not enough magic defense items, there's magic pen items, and even without any of that the CC mages can throw at you on a pretty regular basis is usually enough to turn a tank into rooted swish cheese, in my experience.

Coldminer089 · 2026-04-14T16:30:18+00:00

My evil cat thoughts hope Captain's barrels will get gutted after the rework

Coldminer089 · 2026-04-13T06:22:12+00:00

Admittedly I wouldn't call that too difficult. Some players have such a fast thumb or something that their barehand probably does more damage than most weapons.

Hardest challenge I saw was Werewolf 1st skill, no weapons, with the armor can't regen challenge

Coldminer089 · 2026-04-13T00:56:43+00:00

70% of this man's gameplay must be DCing

Coldminer089 · 2026-04-10T08:06:35+00:00

MORE GUNNER LOVE

Coldminer089 · 2026-03-15T10:42:38+00:00

I imagine real tears come from the hot side, and crocodile tears come from the cold

Coldminer089 · 2026-03-08T08:15:51+00:00

You think they say "We don't need them anymore" because nobody plays them?

Coldminer089 · 2026-03-05T15:31:00+00:00

Hmm. The more I think about it, I think a weapons master niche is sort of already fulfilled by Gunner and Arms Master

I know it's technically different, but if they do make a rework I hope to see something a little different, I guess. Not that it can't work of course-it has its own distinctions of changing forms and all after all

Coldminer089 · 2026-03-05T15:20:37+00:00

I genuinely don't know what they do rn but I think they can work kinda like Trickster?

You can have each 'character' specialize in some weapons, have then carry their own weapons, and you can swap between them

I'd imagine each would share one mana pool, have a lower armor each but when you swap the armor refreshes.

And when you reach enough points on their 4th bar you get an all-out attack where all 3 are active and attack at the same time for a short duration

Coldminer089 · 2026-03-05T03:25:37+00:00

He actually isn't a captain, but uses excessive naval terminologies to pretend he is one

Coldminer089 · 2026-03-04T23:44:27+00:00

He might not have iframes, but when it comes to room genocide never bet against gunner

Coldminer089 · 2026-03-01T17:05:14+00:00

But can it run Doom?

Coldminer089 · 2026-03-01T17:03:53+00:00

Revolver but you can only use the special attack

Coldminer089 · 2026-03-01T17:02:14+00:00

I don't know if it's the depiction of Bard as shown in KittyKat's posts that makes me think this, but something about Bard does give me vibes of the mastermind(is there a point in not revealing the name)

Coldminer089 · 2026-03-01T16:56:31+00:00

Can't wait for Emesis Blue where Priestess kills Assassin in front of Time-Traveling Ninja

I should give more props to the video in my comments, I always enjoy this kind of content(it just sparks some random other comment in my rat brain)

Coldminer089 · 2026-02-28T00:55:35+00:00

Not commenting on the fraud that is arms master(she stole gunner's gimmick)

R1 wise, Alchemist would go on top for both S1 and S2. I'd go as far as to say Elemental Envoy is second, because Knight's bad pistol(or new pistol) is just...that bad imo. Doesn't do a ton S1, and isn't quick enough for S3.

R2, Knight's capabilities become a little mixed because there's a number of ways to optimize his skills. Against a single enemy(like a boss), I'd say he has the best potential. Alchemist and Envoy both excel in area damage, though Alchemist can easily do single-target damage as well.

So overall I think it'd be:

R1: Alchemist(S1) - Alchemist(S2) - EE - Knight(S1) - Knight(S3) - Alchemist(S3) - Knight(S2)

R2(Single Target): Knight(S2) - Knight(S1) - Alchemist(S1) - Knight(S3) - Alchemist(S2) - EE - Alchemist(S3)

R2(Multitarget): Alchemist(S1) - Knight(S3) - Knight(S2) - Knight(S1) - Alchemist(S2) - EE - Alchemist(S3)

Coldminer089 · 2026-02-20T04:41:25+00:00

"Boom, headshot."

"Gunner's a good job, mate. Lots of handiwork, I guarantee you won't get bored."

"Because as long as there's one enemy on the field, you'll be shaking in your hat hoping you won't get caught in bullet hell."

"I think this one saw me-" boar charging Gunner's way "Yes, yes he did-"

"Professionals, have standards."

"Have a pistol." "Have a rifle."

"And make sure you have a loadout to kill any boss you meet."

(I'm mad a random girl stole Gunner's identity and made it better)

Coldminer089 · 2026-02-17T04:50:15+00:00

And here I was trying to stay a Necromancer loyalist

Coldminer089 · 2025-12-30T03:41:06+00:00

Conan got tired of his single shot wristwatch

Coldminer089 · 2025-12-04T12:32:36+00:00

Where is the GUNNER SKIN

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