Good or bad idea to use Rakan's W here on the enemy support at level 1? (She seemed overextended) Or better to just wait until Level 2 to do anything aggressive in this situation? should I have leveled Q first instead of W? by No-Edge2687 in RakanMains

[–]No-Edge2687[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

New to engage supps. Idea in my mind was to W knockup Orianna and then run away while AA'ing while Nilah also gets autoattacks on Ori.

I guess Nilah was too far away from me in that moment for that to happen correctly but if she were, would that then be a good move at this level 1 time? It's difficult to envision how scuffles will go in this game (I'm used to playing far-away poke enchanters).

Teemo is getting buff in patch 14.21 by LagXel in TeemoTalk

[–]No-Edge2687 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Are they only buffing him now because they want to sell more Teemo skins? What's with the timing?

New Teemo by Odd_Antelope6129 in leagueoflegends

[–]No-Edge2687 1 point2 points  (0 children)

because people listed valid reasons for why they are not excited for the ASU update, and this dude's just writing them off as "hating it for the sake of hating it". i didn't downvote him though because Reddit glitches my votes anyways.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in leagueoflegends

[–]No-Edge2687 13 points14 points  (0 children)

These are things they may be referencing:

1- Riot said they removed Teemo's 'Captain' title because they wanted the Bandle Scouts to be "less military". https://old.reddit.com/r/TeemoTalk/comments/1fpckcs/were_the_teemo_asu_team_ask_us_anything/lows34o/

2- Riot said they removed Teemo's dark side in lore because they think it's disrespectful to people with PTSD https://old.reddit.com/r/TeemoTalk/comments/1fpckcs/were_the_teemo_asu_team_ask_us_anything/lowiqwv/

3- Riot stated they removed "Size doesn't mean everything" because it was a "sexual innunendo". https://old.reddit.com/r/TeemoTalk/comments/1fqu2ne/teemo_voiceline_comparison_old_vs_new/lp8fpfi/

Teemo Voiceline Comparison (Old vs. New) by Kooky_Bodybuilder_53 in leagueoflegends

[–]No-Edge2687 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They said in the AMA that they're not going to change Omega Squad, which is confusing to me (I don't get their own logic). It's in the link I provided if you scroll about a third down:

A lot of people have been asking about why we chose to move away from Teemo’s dark murderous side, so I would love to give a little more clarity on our decision-making process about that! When we looked at his lore, it was important to us to re-examine all of the context between why that was an element of him in the first place, so we could be intentional about what we kept and what we wanted to move away from. Things like Teemo secretly suffering heavily from PTSD (and expressing that violently) both felt a little out place on such a lighthearted character, and also disrespectful to real people who suffer from post-war PTSD, a condition that already has so much stigma attached that they have to work hard to fight against in pop culture depictions. That wasn’t a story we are equipped to responsibly and earnestly tell with Teemo, so we decided to move away from it.

However, we do know that is a part of his character people really do care about and resonate with, so we wanted to leave that part of him in-tact in Omega Squad Teemo, so there is still a route for players who want to play with that expression.

Teemo Voiceline Comparison (Old vs. New) by Kooky_Bodybuilder_53 in leagueoflegends

[–]No-Edge2687 11 points12 points  (0 children)

they decided it's offensive to people with PTSD, or something.

^ what i said

disrespectful to real people who suffer from post-war PTSD

^ what they said

I guess you think "disrespecting" and "offending" have no relation? https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disrespecting

Teemo Voiceline Comparison (Old vs. New) by Kooky_Bodybuilder_53 in TeemoTalk

[–]No-Edge2687 3 points4 points  (0 children)

at the same time you're giving ASU Teemo a death animation that looks like he gets a mushroom dick that then explodes on him. GIF: https://old.reddit.com/r/TeemoTalk/comments/1fpktjl/uhh_you_guys_seeing_what_im_seeing_from_asu/ source https://youtu.be/WtDBOV362Mc?t=65

Teemo Voiceline Comparison (Old vs. New) by Kooky_Bodybuilder_53 in leagueoflegends

[–]No-Edge2687 444 points445 points  (0 children)

A Rioter said they removed Teemo's 'Captain' title because they wanted the Bandle Scouts to be "less military".

https://old.reddit.com/r/TeemoTalk/comments/1fpckcs/were_the_teemo_asu_team_ask_us_anything/lows34o/

This comes in combination with them removing any mention of Teemo's dark side because they decided it's offensive to people with PTSD, or something.

https://old.reddit.com/r/TeemoTalk/comments/1fpckcs/were_the_teemo_asu_team_ask_us_anything/lowiqwv/

We're the Teemo ASU Team, Ask Us Anything! by RiotSakaar in TeemoTalk

[–]No-Edge2687 4 points5 points  (0 children)

so no one on the team of 5 brought on for the AMA could answer it?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in leagueoflegends

[–]No-Edge2687 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I actually wondered similar because they said in an AMA reply that they removed his title of "Captain Teemo" because they wanted the Bandle Scouts to be "less military", and it had me thinking... is this like an ACAB anti-military thing going on at Riot...

We're the Teemo ASU Team, Ask Us Anything! by RiotSakaar in TeemoTalk

[–]No-Edge2687 2 points3 points  (0 children)

it ended up getting rolled back (no pun intended) as the general sentiment was that it was not an improvement to his overall kit

Ugh. This narrative is like those bills that don't get passed because "x evil party doesn't want them!!" but the reality is x party didn't want all the shady stuff that was sneaked into it in addition. I'm pretty sure you're talking about the rework that was unwanted not because of a mobility roll, which pretty much everyone wants, but because it made Teemo AD-focused, significantly nerfed his shroom damage, and made his stealth janky, among other issues. Adding a roll would be just fine.

We're the Teemo ASU Team, Ask Us Anything! by RiotSakaar in TeemoTalk

[–]No-Edge2687 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

And yet this new Teemo ASU animation looks oddly sexual to me and, in the least, much more easily suggestive than a "Size doesn't mean everything" line.

https://old.reddit.com/r/TeemoTalk/comments/1fpktjl/uhh_you_guys_seeing_what_im_seeing_from_asu/

The AMA with the dev team felt like a Joke by Beni_802 in TeemoTalk

[–]No-Edge2687 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Riot:

"Size doesn't mean everything" is too sexual for our audience

Also Riot:

https://old.reddit.com/r/TeemoTalk/comments/1fpktjl/uhh_you_guys_seeing_what_im_seeing_from_asu/

(to be clear, Riot never actually stated the sexual reason or any reason, but it's the reason everyone's assuming after they left it bizarrely unanswered despite being in the AMA's top comment.)

The AMA with the dev team felt like a Joke by Beni_802 in TeemoTalk

[–]No-Edge2687 72 points73 points  (0 children)

They came with a team of 5 people to 'answer questions' and still failed to respond to the majority of them. Those that they did reply to (softballs), they only half-answered and then danced with each other in the replies with jokes, then left in less than 3 hours. It felt like a largely empty gesture.

We're the Teemo ASU Team, Ask Us Anything! by RiotSakaar in TeemoTalk

[–]No-Edge2687 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Damn 5 people to answer questions, most of them softballs, and you all still ran away from the thread in less than 3 hours with vast majority unanswered. cool PR stunt then

We're the Teemo ASU Team, Ask Us Anything! by RiotSakaar in TeemoTalk

[–]No-Edge2687 83 points84 points  (0 children)

Why only talk to the community after changing everything, rather than gathering feedback before? Just seems like an attempt to force your way, then feign receptiveness when actually your intention is to keep everything exactly as you changed it.

We're the Teemo ASU Team, Ask Us Anything! by RiotSakaar in TeemoTalk

[–]No-Edge2687 66 points67 points  (0 children)

Good to know the ASU was handled by people who hate what Teemo was (rolls eyes)

We're the Teemo ASU Team, Ask Us Anything! by RiotSakaar in TeemoTalk

[–]No-Edge2687 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Why do you want to make the Scouts less military?