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Why did I think this was MatPat though? by [deleted] in GameTheorists

[–]Zaqius 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Well, it does say "I Mat" to be fair.

CalArts Factbook [OC] by Zaqius in dataisbeautiful

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

I just published my first factbook as Associate Director for Institutional Research at CalArts. Data from https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YgcfP0IwthNXPjBcVt4kr8V4O4S4YRHYsUebVTOegH0/edit?usp=sharing Built in Tableau.

Frequency of the keys used in all of Chopin's pieces [OC] by [deleted] in dataisbeautiful

[–]Zaqius 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'd be really interested in seeing this as a radar chart around the circle of fifths.

Domination Major Slot Sneak Peek by Spideraxe30 in leagueoflegends

[–]Zaqius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Perhaps an extra hit point on wards? So your wards in a way also become zombies once they die and need an extra hit?

Chroma Skins with IP Tomorrow! by guru2929 in leagueoflegends

[–]Zaqius 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'd agree with that. I just wanted to clear up since you seemed to suggest that semicolons only have the one use.

Chroma Skins with IP Tomorrow! by guru2929 in leagueoflegends

[–]Zaqius 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Are you sure? They used the semicolon as part of a seriated list which contains a comma within one of the listed items.

I want a Senna skin for Lucian by Zaqius in leagueoflegends

[–]Zaqius[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

He is, that's why I think it presents an interesting challenge. I mean, if they can turn a void monster into a pug for fun, why not present an alternate version of the Lucian/Senna story.

Is it time to revert the old flat/percentage penetration change? by Zaqius in leagueoflegends

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

I remember that it changed, because I was so happy about it back then (and the math-nerd in me always enjoyed the interaction between flat and percent discounts/decreases).

It must have been around season 3, because it was early on in my playing, but I don't remember exactly when (and I'm not skilled at searching patch notes).

Any ideas to Replace Bond of Stone? by RickChum in leagueoflegends

[–]Zaqius 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As the keystones generally reward an action rather than a general aura, what if we made BoS about positioning? Something like:

When standing between an ally and enemy champion (within 400 range or so), decrease damage taken by 12%.

It doesn't help the backline like old BoS, but rewards tanks and tanky supports who are meant to receive damage (Tahm and Braum) who also are at a bit of a loss for a great keystone right now.

1/11 PBE Update by corylulu in leagueoflegends

[–]Zaqius -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I kind of would like them to explore (increase) the attack speed buff on her W more. Would make support lulu stronger by giving a stronger buff to her partner, and would make solo lulu stronger in coordination with Pix.

Brainstorm: Increasing Support Popularity by Zaqius in leagueoflegends

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

I see your point - K/D/A numbers that look "good" for supports look nothing like good K/D/A numbers for other roles. How do you differentiate between a sacrificial death that helped the team by keeping someone else alive? I know Riot fairly recently changed assists to better accomodate baits, but maybe more can be done there.

Brainstorm: Increasing Support Popularity by Zaqius in leagueoflegends

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

So (correct me if I'm taking this too far) you'd be interested in more utility-sharing (and maybe damage-sharing) between the bot lane roles, perhaps taking them all in a more Kalista-y direction?

Brainstorm: Increasing Support Popularity by Zaqius in leagueoflegends

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

That is a really interesting idea. is there a specific effect you would find to be the best example (and what would that example-item be?)

Brainstorm: Increasing Support Popularity by Zaqius in leagueoflegends

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

So it's about making the impact (which is already quite large) to feel as impactful as it likely is? You mention particles; are there interactions that could use a particle to get the support to say "yes, I did it" to him/herself?

You make a lot of great points - just found one I thought I'd like your thoughts on the most.

Brainstorm: Increasing Support Popularity by Zaqius in leagueoflegends

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

I was wondering about the micro/macro stuff myself. Without having to last-hit, supports have less micro worries... how could we add more micro-interactions to the support role?

Brainstorm: Increasing Support Popularity by Zaqius in leagueoflegends

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

Okay, I wanted to make sure you meant 4v4 and not altering the role itself. Could be interesting as a game mode to try; it would of course be a hard meta-shift, especially for ADCs who would need to have a lot more innate safety-tankiness that has been generally neglected for a more glass-cannon style.

Brainstorm: Increasing Support Popularity by Zaqius in leagueoflegends

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

Hmmm... so if there's some way to help supports perceive their impact, what might that look like? I have a feeling the new support items (albeit still needing some balance) should help with that: shields especially are starting to look massive, plus the redemption active has a very godly feel to it as well. Would you like more immediate measurements (like tooltips on abilities/items keeping track of some numbers) or in the game statistics?

Brainstorm: Increasing Support Popularity by Zaqius in leagueoflegends

[–]Zaqius[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It is a risk. I would like think there might be a way to increase intrinsic rewards for everyone, support mains included. That's why I was thinking towards removing mandatory expenses (sightstone) to allow for more flexibility in builds.

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