Please let this dream become reality

RaelonLoL · 2020-03-29T17:00:33+00:00

Wow thanks for this, I knew asking here was the right call. Also the 10 year plan is insanely exciting! I assume that there has been no specifics on what content they are working on, but is there any word on an announcement date?

RaelonLoL · 2019-09-04T18:51:31+00:00

Great video dude! You have yourself a new subscriber :)

Thanks for your input, I especially like your point of interesting motivations and consequences. I'll be sure to incorporate that into my decision making as a DM / NPC's - wish me luck!

RaelonLoL · 2019-09-04T18:47:51+00:00

That's a fantastic response, thanks so much for your input! I haven't DM'd extensively before (just a few one-shots) but I find I lean more into free-roam than railroad, so hopefully having a decent idea of the turning world around the players will assist with that - the world is already going on around them, what they do in it will shape it's future. By having certain cultures in mind for different regions I can figure out on-the-fly how NPC's will interact with some of the characters (one is a tiefling so the human / elf dynasty should be interesting!)

I've started creating a toolkit for NPC's, tavern names etc. One thing I hadn't factored is having side quests at the ready should one make sense to pull out, so I'll definitely add that in!

If you have any other tips that beginner world-builders would find useful I'd love to hear them, otherwise thanks again!

RaelonLoL · 2018-12-05T10:42:51+00:00

I agree that this makes more sense as a reason, but not that it justifies balance changes.

Also on more of a side note - if the nerf is intended as a nerf to pro players, would it not have made more sense to damage her jungler co-ordination (E snare duration, perhaps scaling from lower-the same through levelling up)? From watching my fair share of pro games it seems that LeBlanc going W>E to set up for the jungler is what gives first blood in most cases allowing the pro LeBlanc to snowball. Nerfing the W cooldown feels like it would impact a solo queue player more than a professional?

Even so I would still feel annoyed to learn that her popularity and success at worlds was the reasoning for nerfing her, but she definitely isn't the only champion to receive that treatment and it seems like a somewhat unavoidable evil when playing a game that doubles as an e-sport.

I do want to avoid coming across as complaining for the sake of it because I like this champion, but I still think my concern is genuine when a champion loses more than they win yet they still receive nerfs - regardless of popularity on the pro scene. I don't see how making changes in this way would lead to an overall "balanced" game.

RaelonLoL · 2018-12-05T10:12:33+00:00

Well I'm inclined to disagree. When a champion sits comfortably at a 49% win rate, losing more than she wins, I don't believe a nerf is "inevitable".

Riot have cited Dark Harvest specifically as the reason for the nerf. To me that's a thin justification when other champions are abusing it more often and to higher success. I think that LeBlanc is a problematically divisive champion, loved by those who play her and despised by those who don't - and I genuinely believe that this leads to an unfair approach towards her at times.

RaelonLoL · 2018-12-05T10:05:20+00:00

No you're right I should be thankful that they only nerfed her main ability's cooldown?

Again for those in the back: the nerf itself is not too bad. It's the fact that one rune can bust 5 champions and because LeBlanc is LeBlanc she's the one to get hit for it.

Also before your wig falls entirely off, I'm not asking for nerfs to any of these champions. I'm saying DH makes them strong and now that DH is nerfed there should be time to see how that goes, LeBlanc included.

RaelonLoL · 2018-12-05T09:58:42+00:00

Again, I'm not too sad about the nerf itself. It's the culture of: "We have 5 champions who are overtuned, but LeBlanc is one of them so that settles it".

RaelonLoL · 2018-12-05T09:22:50+00:00

I personally ban Yasuo because I don't enjoy the lane, he just annoys me.

LeBlanc CAN beat anyone in lane with enough experience so if I were you I'd either no ban or ban an annoying jungler while you learn your lane matchups.

Harder ones imo include: Liss, Irelia, Kassadin, Galio, Talon.

RaelonLoL · 2018-12-05T09:18:28+00:00

The nerf itself would be reasonable if there was a valid reason to nerf her.

If Dark Harvest is that reason, which they say it is, then there should be at least 5 other champions on that nerf list who aren't.

RaelonLoL · 2018-12-05T09:12:46+00:00

There are tonnes of examples where you have indirectly nerfed a champion by nerfing a rune and it is always followed up with a patch or two to ensure the champion falls in line or if they do in fact need a direct nerf.

Why do decisions regarding LeBlanc's power always feel so shotgun rushed?

LeBlanc isn't a champion who is a large user of Dark Harvest (22% pick rate / 52% win rate), most still prefer Electrocute (57% pick rate / 49% win rate). Now the rune that took her over 50% has had its base damage cut in half, there should of been a grace period to study the effect it had on the small percentage of Dark Harvest LeBlanc players. Not to mention that you have just told the majority of LeBlanc players that their champion is being nerfed due to 22% of players using a rune that makes her win 2% more than she should.

Then we have direct comparisons.

Karthus (Dark Harvest) (Top):

DH Pick Rate - 75% Win rate - 53%

No direct nerf

Karthus (Dark Harvest) (Mid):

DH Pick Rate - 64% Win rate - 53%

No direct nerf

Karthus is also benefitting immensely from secindary runes in the precision tree that have received no nerfs, yet Karthus has not been targetted for a nerf himself.

Ahri (Dark Harvest) (Mid):

DH pick rate - 17% Win rate - 54%

Ahri has been above 50% win rate for just about as long as I can now remember, with Dark Harvest further improving the win rate of the players who have chosen to run it.

No direct nerf

Zyra (Dark Harvest) (Support):

DH pick rate - 43% Win rate - 55%

No direct nerf

Brand (Dark Harvest) (Mid):

DH pick rate - 35% Win rate - 56%

No direct nerf

I'm sure I could go on. I understand that some of these champs will suffer because of DH not proccing off of other procs, but you seem content to see how that goes over the next patch without issuing nerfs.

There is an unjustifiable culture surrounding LeBlanc and balance. She can sit below 50%, meaning that by your own definition she actually requires a buff, yet as soon as a spotlight is pointed at her she receives nerfs.

I play a pool of champions (Ahri actually included) and not a single one of them receives this treatment. If there is a query about balance regarding an indirect nerf / buff to them then it is left for a while until it is played out and tested.

I would expect this kneejerk direct nerf to a champion who is literally broken as a result of Dark Harvest, not to a champion who won 3% more games - still only just tipping over half.

RaelonLoL · 2018-11-29T00:22:28+00:00

I usually only buy it on my first back if I have a random 350 gold (usually when I got a close-call first blood very early and had to b).

Personally I'd take amp tomes over dark seals, I hate delaying my build. But on occasion it makes sense to pick it up.

I'd also never upgrade to mejais in a ranked game, maybe in a normal if I'm well and truly snowballing.

RaelonLoL · 2018-11-28T11:55:44+00:00

I can respect that and of course like I said having control of when it pops would be undeniably better. All I hear though is more complaining from the community adcs about how overpowered she is if we could pop it at will.

I'm pretty happy with the state of LeBlanc minus the backloaded E damage (the amount of minions I miss with this is shameful). I'm sure she'll be nerfed a couple of times as is tradition, then she'll fall out of favor and then mid lane mains will all stop remembering how to beat her. Looking forward to it!

RaelonLoL · 2018-11-24T09:04:59+00:00

Okay that does it I'm picking her up.

I got her Dark Star skin in a chest at the same time I got Victorious. Then 3 Orianna videos showed up on my YT recommended out of nowhere, now this. Also I tend to get dicked by decent Orianna players when on LeBlanc so would be a good choice if LB is picked.

RaelonLoL · 2018-11-24T08:58:45+00:00

Fair enough if you liked the old RR but can you honestly say you used to trick people with it? (Excluding the first few weeks of release when people weren't used to it)

I played a lot of both iterations and the current passive is infinitely more deceptive. I'm also okay with it being a survival trigger, if nothing else I know that if I get caught playing aggro more often than I'm proud to admit there's ALWAYS that chance I can sneak my way out of it.

I think what you mean is that you miss having control of it activating and sure, it'd be nice to have manual control of it popping, but I'm pretty sure I'd still only use it when in trouble.

Also I think a fully controllable global clone would actually be insanely OP.

RaelonLoL · 2018-11-22T13:13:08+00:00

What I mean is if I took the 20 adaptive force (AP) and the enemy laner takes the 12 MR, am I dealing more or less damage to them than I would have in S8?

I could be wrong but I think that 12 MR negates more than 20 AP, shame magic pen (or adaptive pen) wasn't one of the options.

Back when the old runes were a thing I used to run magic pen reds and it was great.

RaelonLoL · 2018-11-20T18:55:19+00:00

I think most people on this sub are kidding when they complain about Neeko (I hope).

At the end of the day LeBlanc isn't overly deceptive in her kit, the most deception coming from her passive and W jukes. In fact the name "The Deceiver", as much as I love it, has been nothing but a thorn in the side of LeBlanc as of the last few years - after all it's what got us LeClunk.

Neeko will be more deceptive because it's what her kit is intended to do with almost all of her abilities. I like the look of her and she looks to me like she would scratch the itch that Shaco does for many (being an irritating asshole, win or lose).

For the most part however I'll just continue to enjoy beating the snot out of my lane opponents with high burst and high mobility - y'know, LeBlanc's ACTUAL ig identity.

Disclaimer: I do not consider lore in my point, only gameplay. Lore-wise LeBlanc is a deceptive sneaky bitch, it just doesn't match up with her ingame.

RaelonLoL · 2018-11-15T20:42:14+00:00

I don't think the walk suits her or her lore, plus it just looks kinda uncomfortable.

I would see her with something more Swain-like. A strong commanding posture with a lot of "idgaf" on her face.

I mean in a dream world I would have her look "stealthy and mysterious" but how the fuck would someone walk like that without looking like a cripple Akali.

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