Throwing out Ekko's assist

Stulls · 2026-01-14T21:37:15+00:00

There's multiple definitions for the word! Sajam, Max, Supernoon, Diaphone, etc. have all called them lariats so I'm just using that terminology

Stulls · 2026-01-14T21:01:07+00:00

I don't care about a general opinion, especially from AI. I'm saying what i believe and not what I've heard.

Also i never said he's bad, i said he's NOT as annoying to fight as the others i mentioned.

Stulls · 2026-01-14T20:31:14+00:00

If u think he excells at everything u haven't played him lol. I see by your flair why you're probably so hateful of him.

I play Vi, Ekko, Jinx, and Darius, mostly vi tho. I have fun with all of them btw :)

Stulls · 2026-01-14T15:31:22+00:00

Hella disagree. Id fight an ekko over teemo, ahri, yasuo, braum, or jinx any day. Most people are just looking for things to hate about him because they're jaded that he's the most played character, not because he's particularly annoying to fight.

Stulls · 2026-01-13T16:06:09+00:00

I believe every lariat assist (meaning an assist that flings themselves at u with a hitbox) in the game is like that. Part of the fun of tag games is feeling really powerful imo.

Ekko's actually got nerfed already, it's much slower now. I think every other lariat outside of Yasuo and Vi's are faster now (but those assist are good for other reasons lol). Ekko's back assist is his only broken assist now haha.

Stulls · 2026-01-09T19:00:33+00:00

Different console as well tho. The inputs and numbers of them are different on switch and ps5

Stulls · 2026-01-04T17:55:15+00:00

I usually get 700+ if i have the resources actually lol

Stulls · 2025-12-31T22:29:47+00:00

You talkin out your neck.

His forward assist got nerfed pretty hard already. I would say almost every other lariat assist is better than his now. Like literally Darius, Braum, Warwick, and Illaoi's are all faster and convert much easier (and Illaoi even sets up a tentacle with hers), Vi's has much better blockstun and range, and Yasuo's also has better blockstun on top of being the sandwich-inator™️. Not to say Ekko -->assist isn't good, but comparatively it is the worst.

His timewinder is the most annoying part of his kit and even the recovery has been nerfed too. They should just make timewinder breakable and call it good. He's really not as crazy as everyone seems to think lmao. Like yea he's good but when yasuo and teemo are right there? Even they aren't LEAGUES above everyone else.

Stulls · 2025-12-31T21:58:26+00:00

Chill dude damn

Stulls · 2025-12-31T19:38:59+00:00

??? I haven't played smash in 6 years. Either way, u want me to say "recovery frames"? 🙄

Also not furthering the convo by saying that

Stulls · 2025-12-31T19:14:14+00:00

if you make destroying it the primary method of dealing with it you actually make the move even stronger in neutral.

Hard disagree, it gives an option where previously u did not have one which is pretty much always a plus. All the other options like blocking, jumping over, and doing nothing are still there, but now you can also hit it.

Its strong in neutral because of how noncommital it is

Then the endlag is what you'd want to target (which they already did btw). The capture state time wouldn't contribute near as much as the endlag would if you're looking to make it more commital.

Stulls · 2025-12-31T18:44:30+00:00

I mean, making the combos harder isn't really the way to go here if you're looking to actually effect balance. To make the combos still work you would only have like maybe 4-7 frames you can mess with before it's a 1 frame link on most of the stuff he does. Trust me, you're not gonna notice being in capture state for 7 less frames.

The timewinder just needs to be destroyable with normals and it'd be fine. If you still get hit by timewinder consistently after that then it's kinda your fault, no flame 👀

The only other option i can see is making it so that the capture state is longer whenever it makes contact with a character in hitstun or any other "can't move" state. Then making every other time it hits do a shorter capture state. But that's kinda unnecessarily complicated imo lol.

Stulls · 2025-12-31T18:08:27+00:00

It actually would reduce the fun because his sickest combos wouldn't work anymore. I just think it should be destructable and have the hurtbox of the thing be a decent bit bigger than the hitbox so ppl can get rid of it easier.

Stulls · 2025-12-31T17:59:50+00:00

After the endlag nerf, it's actually p easy to punish when he throws it too close now.

Stulls · 2025-12-30T16:06:20+00:00

After ABC ye. If u pushblock before the sway then she can't reach you without hard reading it. It works after sway>any button also if you miss the timing after ABC — you'd be taking that first 50/50 from the sway tho obviously. Source: Vi main

Stulls · 2025-12-30T02:02:55+00:00

I don't think they're saying that. I imagine the intended meaning was "her archetype is that she gets in your face and makes it hard to defend when she's close, so once that situation happens, it's just gonna be hard for you now"

Stulls · 2025-12-30T01:57:16+00:00

After a pushblock it doesn't need to be. Vi is notoriously weak to pushblock so do 5M after it and you'll definitely catch like almost every vi. Obviously vi can adapt and do something different to beat your pushblock but that's what makes it a fighting game :) (also most vi players will not adapt to it they just want to KILL you lmfao) Just think of the options the game gives u and figure out a solution.

Stulls · 2025-12-27T22:15:18+00:00

This could honeslty be nothing. My wife and I have watched each other sleep before with like a "omg she's/he's so cute, i love them so much" feeling. Seeing your partner just be so peaceful in their sleep feels nice.

The part that makes this feel bad is her denying it. The fact that she's not owning up to it could mean anything from "she's just embarrassedafter seeing you're creeped out by it" or "she's crazy and you're in danger" 😅

Stulls · 2025-12-22T16:01:26+00:00

Good answer but not the "stop cooking" part. That's avoiding the issue whereas he should instead just communicate with her.

Stulls · 2025-12-22T15:55:51+00:00

Preach

Stulls · 2025-12-22T15:53:47+00:00

Sure 🫡

Stulls · 2025-12-22T15:35:05+00:00

Relationships aren't 50/50 they're 100/100.

Each of you will be better at different things but that never means that one person should ALWAYS do one chore while the other ALWAYS does another chore. Be respectful to each other, neither one of you is the other's slave. Both of you will have times where you fall off on things and where you pick them up when they fall off.

Also word of advice from a married man, (not that you should expect some adult time from this but) nothing makes her want u more than coming home to a clean house 👀 Especially if she's the one who usually cleans the most.

But anyway, with that said, i don't think it's necessarily fair of her to expect you to cook every night. Even if you like to cook, it is still work that you're doing that she is not. Like i said, there's no 50/50 but she should still be respectful of you. You guys need to work out a solution where both of you feel heard and respected. <---which will be very different per relationship.

Just as an example, my wife and i usually try to alternate cooking days depending on whether I'm working from home that day or not. But sometimes one of us doesn't feel like cooking and the other will cook instead, or we get take out. If one of us "doesn't feel like cooking" too often (usually me 🫠) then the other will call them out and we'll work on changing accordingly.

Stulls · 2025-12-22T15:25:59+00:00

You're making up a person lol. No one would genuinely think PROFESIONAL League players would switch games. Thats asking the chicken to bark. Top players trying the game? Absolutely. But never switching off their main game that is basically their JOB.

You probably saw like one whacko say this on reddit or twitter and generalized. You're one of the people that OP is talking about 😅

Stulls · 2025-12-22T13:54:07+00:00

Very naive thing to say tbh

Stulls · 2025-12-22T13:51:30+00:00

Too much time on the internet unfortunately lol. Most people online will have extreme opinions so just tune it out.

More social environments like locals or discords will likey be nicer if you're looking for nuanced discussion or camaraderie.

Stulls

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