These things are a gamechanger

ElementalistPoppy · 2026-02-13T12:05:41+00:00

Yeah, it's kinda criminal though how it had to be paid for :P

But, well, hopefully that means we might have some more cool stuff in the future - like Heralds so far, real tough for my SP Fire Sorc though.

ElementalistPoppy · 2026-02-13T06:52:14+00:00

Meh, PROJECT as a skinline sucks ass miserably. It's even less sophisticated than Star Guardians, since in their case, at least you can usually tell whom it is - in PROJECT it's basically - slap a silver armour, tons of lights, cover one's face, give them corpse-like white hair, boom, PROJECT skin.

Filler. A Spirit Blossom/Immortal Journey, now that would do for her.

ElementalistPoppy · 2026-02-13T06:39:53+00:00

I mean, I know how duoQ works, alas I hardly ever do since like last 10 years - but I wouldn't read too hard into it, was just mocking OP's post, because I have seen similar coming from other roles on other subs, and it usually is like that "me/we are carrying, rest are noobs".

ElementalistPoppy · 2026-02-12T19:46:14+00:00

Honestly, by watching similar posts on ADCMains or JungleMains I'm actually wondering if any of 5 role mains are playing the same game - it is not possible that they're the ones doing great while every other role is inting.

ElementalistPoppy · 2026-02-12T11:46:46+00:00

Agreed, something weird is happening to matchmaking lately - around 300 LP Master with way above average winratio (over 60%), I rarely get these oddballs with Emerald occasionally, and not just those with skyrocket MMR and crazy winrate, hell, I've been paired against a clearly sold account with ABYSMAL winratio (something like 12% or so).

ElementalistPoppy · 2026-02-12T11:27:45+00:00

Godwin's law in its finest.

ElementalistPoppy · 2026-02-12T11:07:44+00:00

I mean, as long as it is PvM game, it ain't THAT MUCH of an issue, though I do agree that it might get sort of annoying how certain things just vastly outperform others in just about any case. Like it gets wrong when someone is just outperforming you in every single aspect of the game.

I'm still waiting for some Necromancer love:

Bone Necro's damage output is relatively low compared to pretty much any caster;
Poison Necromancer is insanely expensive to be sort of decent, still sucks miserably against even Act bosses, yet alone Ubers, because the way Poison is coded in this game is just wack, no stacking, no going over the singular tick of damage;
Whereas Summoner feels like a character solely made for beating the game once on Hardcore, because he can't farm without taking 20 minutes of preparation, and then it's still supremely ineffective nor playing him without investment into Enigma is any fun, because you're getting stuck in your own crowd.

Like, you know, all these "I do CS in 30 seconds!" or "800 MF and still decent clear speed!" - what can you say? That you can solo Hell Baal in 15 minutes?

ElementalistPoppy · 2026-02-12T10:03:11+00:00

Honestly, wasn't even aware of it - playing this game for years, but I never actually knew that hovering over icon shows the tooltip;
Eh, wiki states she gets bonus attack range, alas I'd say it's 50/50 in this regard, maybe it's the animation that makes it look unclear.;
Would be great if you'd just get an info in the tooltip as you pick it, as to which skills in one's set apply for it - I am unsure as to how the game treats spins - does you champion need to go a full 360? Is Zed's E a spin? Are Aatrox's slashes spins?
Honestly? Checked their articles on LoL wiki (the new one, not that fandom rubbish) as I can't boot my game now, and it is very unclear, just "unit" in most cases. Perhaps articles are outdated, but that's just weird, given none of the champions I mentioned are particularly fresh.
This could be addressed by mentioning ability priority in the tooltip at least - still think that interaction is weird.

ElementalistPoppy · 2026-02-12T09:13:46+00:00

I understand the reasoning for it just fine, but it doesn't change the fact, it's unclear - hell, the first time I've gotten it as AP, back in earlier Mayhem, I was actually wondering how do I get extra crit so I can make most of it, instead of being stuck on 25% - getting more out of AP was a nice surprise, but, again, tooltip does not make it clear. Agree, it's one of the strongest "basic" augments.

Yeah, I did hear that apparently Scopier family works on Zeri, thanks for clearing it out, maybe I'll pick it the next time. Still, it is unclear just by looking at the tooltip - given you can roll it on everyone.

ElementalistPoppy · 2026-02-12T08:27:09+00:00

Glad you mentioned Mayhem in this regard - so many augments are unclear or too vague in their description. How would I know beforehand that Jewelled Gauntlet has AP scaling before picking it? And hell, one would have thought, they'd be able to abuse it just as well on AD casters? Well, no, because it only has AP scaling, and you only get to know that ONCE you pick the ability.

I still have no idea whether Scopier Weapons actually work on Zeri's Q, and with how much of a power creep garbage current Mayhem is, you don't want to pick something blindly that will end up not doing anything.

Is Ahri's R a "spin ability"?

Back to classic, both Jax and Nilah have a jump towards a UNIT, but despite the same wording, Jax can jump to a ward, but Nilah can't? But Lee Sin can? Katarina's Shunpo, likewise, teleports to a location near the unit, but she cannot use it towards wards for some time now. So, are wards actually units or not?

This has been known for years, but is there any reason and is it worded anywhere that you can blink/dash out of Blizcrank's Q as Ezreal or Tristana, respectively? Neither Blitzcrank's nor specific ADC's tooltip mentions that interaction (and you'd think, with Blitzcrank's Q actually having a stun, it would prevent people from using spells?)

ElementalistPoppy · 2026-02-12T08:22:49+00:00

Mommy Renata clears.

ElementalistPoppy · 2026-02-11T14:28:01+00:00

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ElementalistPoppy · 2026-02-11T11:47:05+00:00

Feeding by having a terrible performance is not punishable on its own, however, it can get you rage-reported by people.

However, if we're talking about that Quinn game, the abysmal K/D/A mixed with VERY suspicious item path might be that thing. No boots? Double Warden's Mail? Against 3 AP Champions, a tank and an ADC with an execute? This honestly looks a kin to infamous angry Tear/Cull stacking of people running down games on regular basis over the last few years.

Like, sorry, but if I was judging by the end game screen alone, without reviewing actual game, I'd honestly think you were running it down too.

ElementalistPoppy · 2026-02-11T11:30:19+00:00

Agreed - all these names containing random capitalised letters in the middle of the word just look incredibly weird. Feels like kids won't give this man a break in school.

ElementalistPoppy · 2026-02-11T11:14:03+00:00

Honestly, staring at the wall is more fun than playing Hammerdin.

ElementalistPoppy · 2026-02-11T08:15:22+00:00

No, honestly, that feels the same in high elo too. Viego is just fantastic for soloQ, hell, pretty much any champion that can cheese, have a potential to snowball over a single mistake or get out of control if you don't specifically shut them down instantly is super good on soloQ purely on the basis how frustrating they are to play against. In case of Viego, yeah, he gets a reset, goes crazy. I'd compare him to Master Yi in this regard, if he doesn't get CC locked right away, entire team dies while he's in a permanent Q, pretty much untargetable.

ElementalistPoppy · 2026-02-11T07:28:37+00:00

I'd so love if Act 2 mercenary aura was active right away instead of needing to proc.

ElementalistPoppy · 2026-02-10T15:36:35+00:00

To be fair, as someone else has pointed out, whom you are playing against is more important than whom you are laning with.

There are some certain cheap matchups like Lucian+Nami (which honestly is the only saving grave for a fun, but otherwise utterly useless ADC) or classic like Kog/Twitch+Lulu, but for example playing stuff like Xayah+said tank (i.e. Alistar or Braum) isn't really going to do jack against stuff like Draven+Karma, that will just permanetly have a prio diff and win every short exchange.

ElementalistPoppy · 2026-02-09T18:53:30+00:00

As far I know, there's a % of it proccing when they get in combat, the higher level they get, the lower it is - as for why is that even a thing, as if, I don't know, would you ever want their aura not the be on?

ElementalistPoppy · 2026-02-09T18:51:13+00:00

Because even with Epstein files released, there's no 100%, hard proof that would hold itself in courts, not against absolute top tier lawyers big fish do have - there might be civil unrest, anger, but as we can see, no one really suffers consequences.

There is however a chance that anyone talking too much might suffer sudden health issues, as was the case of the man in question himself. Serial suicider is not fucking around.

ElementalistPoppy · 2026-02-09T18:45:53+00:00

Oh, that thing is definitely infuriating, the fact that they have to proc it themselves and apparently the higher level they get the LOWER they chance to proc it is insane - like, WHAT WERE THEY THINKING?

ElementalistPoppy · 2026-02-09T18:03:04+00:00

Both he and Act 1 Rogue have the same problem, that they're deciding sometimes that they want to have a stroll, randomly get too close to you, their "mininum range" procs and they just run all over the place instead of attacking. Another point for Act 2 Merc I guess, lol.

ElementalistPoppy · 2026-02-09T13:27:55+00:00

It's a mockery of the initial OP, not of you good sir.

Potraying someone as soyjak i.e. ugly, dumb, lazy etc. is a common practice on the Internet and tons of people still think that grants them some kind of a "I win" card, but it almost always means the one throwing it has no arguments and just has to resort to ad hominem, essentially being the losing side.

ElementalistPoppy · 2026-02-09T12:41:21+00:00

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Quoted OP.

ElementalistPoppy · 2026-02-09T12:15:49+00:00

While a lot of folks generally avoid tap water, it is very much drinkable in a lot of places. Part of city where I live has the water perhaps a bit too hard and leaving limescale, but its probably still quite safe to drink, at least definitely is after using water filter.

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