[Patch 1.0.0.138: Hecarim] General Discussion - Page 14

On April 19 2012 05:30 Two_DoWn wrote:

And I think the gist of the feeling that we have is that even with the cool concepts of the champs, if you get rid of the lore, you end up with a fairly bland feeling champion based on kit alone.

For example, Nautilus, the awesome anchor dude, has ONE spell that actually uses his anchor. One. Hell, imagine how much more flavorful he could be if his e involved whirling his anchor around instead of whatever those little spikes are. And if we get rid of his w (which is completely contrived as a means to let him jungle and be a "tank" (whatever riot thinks that is)) we could, say, give him an ability where he sticks his anchor in the ground, freezing him in place (which is what a freaking anchor IS) while he grabs an enemy and holds them in place. And the enemy team could hit naut to free the anchor and have their teammate released sooner. Or locks him in place but gives him a tremdous ammount of damage reduction (ie anchoring through a storm). Then, since you arent using his w as a damage spell, you can shift his damage to his anchor twirl e and anchor stab q and have him ACTUALLY be a fucking awesome dude who hits people with an anchor.

On April 19 2012 05:30 Two_DoWn wrote:

And I think the gist of the feeling that we have is that even with the cool concepts of the champs, if you get rid of the lore, you end up with a fairly bland feeling champion based on kit alone.

For example, Nautilus, the awesome anchor dude, has ONE spell that actually uses his anchor. One. Hell, imagine how much more flavorful he could be if his e involved whirling his anchor around instead of whatever those little spikes are. And if we get rid of his w (which is completely contrived as a means to let him jungle and be a "tank" (whatever riot thinks that is)) we could, say, give him an ability where he sticks his anchor in the ground, freezing him in place (which is what a freaking anchor IS) while he grabs an enemy and holds them in place. And the enemy team could hit naut to free the anchor and have their teammate released sooner. Or locks him in place but gives him a tremdous ammount of damage reduction (ie anchoring through a storm). Then, since you arent using his w as a damage spell, you can shift his damage to his anchor twirl e and anchor stab q and have him ACTUALLY be a fucking awesome dude who hits people with an anchor.

On April 19 2012 05:35 ManyCookies wrote:


But he is a dude who hits people with an anchor. He's fucking awesome as is.

A better example would be Shyvana. She just doesn't feel... dragony, I guess? Her central transformation doesn't feel epic, just a few minor-moderate effects on her spells and some resists.

On April 19 2012 05:39 gtrsrs wrote:


i think wukong is the champ you're both looking for
his whole lore was hyped up as the monkey king, who is supposed to ride around on clouds, have an infinitely long staff, and all sorts of cool stuff. these only presented themselves as taunts/dances instead of skills. major disappointment

On April 19 2012 05:43 Mogwai wrote:

I like the way wukong plays. feels right for a trickster who bashes your face in with a giant staff. Admittedly they didn't play on the extended staff at all in his gameplay, but nimbus strike feels appropriate for the cloud riding stuff from a balance perspective with the rest of his kit and decoy is totally awesome. Meh, people bitch about wukong so much but I just don't get it. He's fun to play and feels right for the lore IMO.