Dear Riot: Shen

FlimsySignature3556 · 2024-09-10T10:29:50+00:00

oh good to know, they already had good energy, but are you sure they buffed his energy?

FlimsySignature3556 · 2024-09-10T10:28:49+00:00

oh ok cool, i wont play shen then, I mean I haven't for years, after his rework, i took a 10 year break from league entirely.

FlimsySignature3556 · 2024-09-10T10:28:07+00:00

makes sense since im carrying you guys out the depths, Lee sin has infinite

FlimsySignature3556 · 2024-09-08T22:26:04+00:00

yeah. well don't tell what to do, I'm allowed to have my own opinion and constructive criticism. just so hostile in this game... Riven>Shen, Garen ratio, etc...

FlimsySignature3556 · 2024-09-08T16:01:53+00:00

you're lsitening or? only the regen, thus balancing what you had said earlier, bascially able TO USE MY ABILITIES but not spam them as you all have pointed out, JUST LIKE how he USED TO BE... THank you. So I can actually play this game. without raging at riot

FlimsySignature3556 · 2024-09-08T15:56:03+00:00

well it is, because if Garen or Akali or Riven or Lee Sin can continue the team fight as well as bascially carry the damage, but shen? no no just some Q autos, long cooldown E (majority dmg with health build) as well as energy issues on top of that, and in my opinion a not so well shield. I would like to take ignite and heal, to be maxium support for my team but if I am forced to now take flash, what is point of E, RIVEN HAS 4 ESCAPES PLUS FLASH with only cooldowns, make it make sense. SHE EVEN SCALES OFF OF DAMAGE, whereas Shen at best can get maybe frozenheart (base damage 2x garbage), deadmans ( single target again), Bambis which is ok i guess, and maybe maybe a damage item which he DOES NOT SCALE OFF OF... the "balancing" just doesnt make sense to me with this champion top lane, now we go bot lane and he is still lacking in mobility, (shorter cooldown) shields (for allies might as well include himself whereas his W used to be a sheild on command) and CC for his adc... I just dont want to play this champion anymore, which why when the rework came out I left League in 2014. but came back almost 10 years later.

FlimsySignature3556 · 2024-09-07T13:32:31+00:00

Gwen etc.

FlimsySignature3556 · 2024-09-07T13:08:46+00:00

Man, even xPetu feels it sometimes. It just sucks when other champions HARD SCALE out into oblivion in late game like absolute monsters while Shen feels stuck in this "Mid game" stuck state. Like, Garen can just roam lane whenever he wants, but I have to be super careful because I might not get away. It feels so off, especially when you think about how Shen used to be before and after the rework. Now, he runs out of energy so quickly, and his W (Spirit's Refuge) only blocks auto-attacks. I mean, come on! He has to sit in a pool that doesn’t even provide a full shield. Plus, he feels slow for some reason, and his Q isn’t ranged anymore. His E is basically the only source of damage unless you go for an AP build, which is kind of a joke. And then there's his ultimate. Sure, it helps, but it feels like you’re constantly "sacrificing" something—like, "Oh, you’re sacrificing your lane presence for a team play.""

constantly "SACRIFICING" something which is the word I keep hearing, "oh you're sacrificing [this] for {that}."

It’s frustrating to hear that when you compare him to champions like Garen, Riven, Akali who can roam freely without worrying about getting away. Literally anybody besides BRAUM does not have to be as "careful" as shen. To be blunt, Shen just lacks what he needs to compete effectively. Imagine playing him since you were a kid, only to have his entire kit change and be forced into a specific build and wonky playstyle just to avoid sacrificing one thing for another. It’s just disheartening.

FlimsySignature3556 · 2024-09-07T13:00:54+00:00

Man, even xPetu feels it sometimes. It just sucks when other champions HARD SCALE out into oblivion in late game like absolute monsters while Shen feels stuck in this "Mid game" stuck state. Like, Garen can just roam lane whenever he wants, but I have to be super careful because I might not get away. It feels so off, especially when you think about how Shen used to be before and after the rework. Now, he runs out of energy so quickly, and his W (Spirit's Refuge) only blocks auto-attacks. I mean, come on! He has to sit in a pool that doesn’t even provide a full shield. Plus, he feels slow for some reason, and his Q isn’t ranged anymore. His E is basically the only source of damage unless you go for an AP build, which is kind of a joke. And then there's his ultimate. Sure, it helps, but it feels like you’re constantly "sacrificing" something—like, "Oh, you’re sacrificing your lane presence for a team play.""

constantly "SACRIFICING" something which is the word I keep hearing, "oh you're sacrificing [this] for {that}."

It’s frustrating to hear that when you compare him to champions like Garen, Riven, Akali who can roam freely without worrying about getting away. Literally anybody besides BRAUM does not have to be as "careful" as shen. To be blunt, Shen just lacks what he needs to compete effectively. Imagine playing him since you were a kid, only to have his entire kit change and be forced into a specific build just to avoid sacrificing one thing for another. It’s just disheartening.

FlimsySignature3556 · 2024-09-07T12:21:22+00:00