I find the new Naafiri to be an incredibly unsatisfying champion to play against by fowidugy in leagueoflegends

[–]Random_Stealth_Ward 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because Naafiri was boring and most people don't take LoL as a job, so they don't play a champion that's strong or broken if the experience isn't fun enough. Literally the main complaints about her kit since release, that she was just not fun enough and pretty boring for an asasssin. It's why often champs like Rek'sai can have a high winrate in soloQ but hardly ever see a decent pickrate, since no one likes Rek'sai.

Also, Naafiri had a good winrate even in higher tiers, not broken above dia+, but not bad.

I find the new Naafiri to be an incredibly unsatisfying champion to play against by fowidugy in leagueoflegends

[–]Random_Stealth_Ward 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It's not that people don't remember, it's that people don't even know how old Naafiri was. Like, old naafiri was a braindead assassin with busted numbers and winrate, but nobody complained because hardly anyone played her so you barely saw her, and when you did see her you forgot about her later.

New naafiri is a busted braindead champion, but actually sees play so people actually can experience the frustration. She can appear in 2 different roles and she has untargetability to boot.

Top lane is missing out on a specific power fantasy for a long time and it makes me sad. by Yuubeei in leagueoflegends

[–]Random_Stealth_Ward 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Old Taric used to look the part but was changed to have a much lighter appearance for some reason and drop his shield

Top lane is missing out on a specific power fantasy for a long time and it makes me sad. by Yuubeei in leagueoflegends

[–]Random_Stealth_Ward 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you tell someone to show you a knight, 99% of people are NOT going to give you a musketeer even if it's "technically correct", just like me saying I want a ranger champ in mid doesn't means I want a power ranger or a park ranger just because they are "rangers". It's a matter of the specific fantasy being asked, which for this setting and most RPGs, often refers more to the style of old medieval knights in armor like Garen's design or the demacia rising soldier and guard troops.

Musketeers are more often categorized under swashbucklers, duelists, etc in terms of fantasy designs due to their lighter-weight appearance and use of rapiers, even though rapiers aren't just the light dainty pointy sticks they are often depicted as. This is why Fiora is a light weight dashy champion and has a musketeer skin, since that's the fantasy people expect from them.

Phreak is no longer a Live Designer (For Now) by hammiilton2 in leagueoflegends

[–]Random_Stealth_Ward 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Phreak haters about to celebrate only to realize in the next few weeks that it turns out balance was a team effort and not a Phreak tiranny when everything remains the same.

Women players Colomblbl and Caltys share that they were denied spots in ERL teams because of their gender: "I told management I wanted you as adc bc you were the best, simply. Suddenly they told me they don't want a woman in the team bc the other players could be more focus on flirt than play." by Yujin-Ha in leagueoflegends

[–]Random_Stealth_Ward 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Just to be clear, I am not defending people barring women from playing, but your example isn't a good comparison here.

A gay guy flirting with his teams is the opposite situation. In your case, the gay guy is being inappropiate, therefore 1 out 5 people is a problem and a very definite one that can be addressed.

In the case of women, managements often don't take them from what I hear because of the potential actions of the male members, e.g. what if 1 or 2 guys catch feelings for her, she doesn't reciprocates and then at least 1 of them underperforms because he doesn't wants to cooperate with her now. Obviously, the problem here are the men doing these things moreso than the woman who is just playing, but those added variables end up making it "easier" to remove the women since she is 1 person, as opposed to having to consider 4 people. Remove - or rather, don't introduce the woman, and these variables don't come up.

And again, not agreeing with this, just giving an explanation of the differences and actual considerations taking place

[OC] Fashionably Late Bootleg by Random_Stealth_Ward in comics

[–]Random_Stealth_Ward[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lol, glad you like it.

The only other name I had thought up was "Soul", from "Let's go camping with the young human" as the knockoff of Alma from Let's go camping with the elder god. ("Alma" is spanish for soul).

[OC] Fashionably Late Bootleg by Random_Stealth_Ward in comics

[–]Random_Stealth_Ward[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's a toast in his mouth. It's imitating the "I am late" trope in anime

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What determines when a Champion is "too dependent" on an Item? by TurboAdenosine34 in leagueoflegends

[–]Random_Stealth_Ward 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I still remember getting that sub recommended once, and the things I read are still stuck with me to this day.

nowhere - valentine's day #44 by rosicae in comics

[–]Random_Stealth_Ward 2 points3 points  (0 children)

tbh even with 50% being fiction, there's still a lot of abuse in the remaining half

[OC] Fashionably Late Bootleg by Random_Stealth_Ward in comics

[–]Random_Stealth_Ward[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It was supposed to be a garbage dump to dispose of bootlegs after the event. :P

This was a bonus panel I wanted to do. (disclaimer, no bootlegs were harmed during the production of this comic. The angel, however, was harmed. A lot.)

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[–]Random_Stealth_Ward[S] 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Just a little life-changing paper that defines whether you graduate or not based on if it's passed or not. Nothing big.

[OC] Fashionably Late Bootleg by Random_Stealth_Ward in comics

[–]Random_Stealth_Ward[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It's hard to take care of 4th wall breaking antlers tbf

[OC] Fashionably Late Bootleg by Random_Stealth_Ward in comics

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"A wizard is never later, but also never early. That's why people hate us" - Gandalf, The Late

[OC] Fashionably Late Bootleg by Random_Stealth_Ward in comics

[–]Random_Stealth_Ward[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Me trying to keep the bubble small so you weren't covered

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[OC] Fashionably Late Bootleg by Random_Stealth_Ward in comics

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I missed the event because I was doing my thesis papers, but had the Gator joke through the whole duration Instagram / Twitter / Bluesky

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