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Simberto
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Germany11870 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-10-30 15:29:25
October 30 2012 15:28 GMT
#2561
In my opinion, Graves and Corki are pretty much interchangeable. Both do the exact same thing, Corki can poke a bit better, Graves is slightly less squishy and has better AE burst. Also Smokescreen OP.
Scip
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Czech Republic11293 Posts
October 30 2012 15:32 GMT
#2562
On October 30 2012 23:56 Requizen wrote:
Ok, that's no small amount of money, I admit. But this statement I agree with:

Show nested quote +
On October 30 2012 23:34 Slayer91 wrote:
lol @ dig and clg na complaining they did so badly because they couldn't use their 1 special gimmick tactic that would work like once.


Maybe it's just me, but I think you might need to work on some things if the only way you can win boils down to more or less a cheese strat because you're too scared to play standard. I don't really have the right to say that stuff as a bad player, of course, but it seems like almost a cop out of "oh, we would have won if we'd been able to surprise with a blindside strategy to make up for the fact that we can't win in a straight up game". It sucks, sure, but it's no "scandal".

Maybe it's just me, but I think they might need to work on some things if the only way they can win boils down to more or less a standard strat because they are too scared to do cheeses. :3 <3
In my opinion it's a major major major deal, but what can you do about it now, meh. Don't think benching Dyrus would be the most productive of things.
Also, I think someone asked, pretty sure you can disable observers from custom games. They could see match history, but there isn't really a way to know that the Taric was roaming just from that.
"It may be pleasurable for some of us to imagine being ravished" - Christopher Hitchens in a debate with feminists RIP 2011 Psalm 2:9 You shall break them with a rod of iron
Requizen
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States33802 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-10-30 15:36:29
October 30 2012 15:32 GMT
#2563
I feel like Corki is a small bit stronger with his armor shred, poke range, and true damage passive. However, Graves requires a bit less finesse and can get really scary burst with AD later, so he's probably a bit better for someone new who's playing solo queue.

Simberto's right though, they're both about the same in the long run. Bursty ADCs with short range and a mobility ability. If you play Ez, they're kind of similar but with less early poke and more AoE.

On October 31 2012 00:32 Scip wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 30 2012 23:56 Requizen wrote:
Ok, that's no small amount of money, I admit. But this statement I agree with:

On October 30 2012 23:34 Slayer91 wrote:
lol @ dig and clg na complaining they did so badly because they couldn't use their 1 special gimmick tactic that would work like once.


Maybe it's just me, but I think you might need to work on some things if the only way you can win boils down to more or less a cheese strat because you're too scared to play standard. I don't really have the right to say that stuff as a bad player, of course, but it seems like almost a cop out of "oh, we would have won if we'd been able to surprise with a blindside strategy to make up for the fact that we can't win in a straight up game". It sucks, sure, but it's no "scandal".

Maybe it's just me, but I think they might need to work on some things if the only way they can win boils down to more or less a standard strat because they are too scared to do cheeses. :3 <3
In my opinion it's a major major major deal, but what can you do about it now, meh. Don't think benching Dyrus would be the most productive of things.
Also, I think someone asked, pretty sure you can disable observers from custom games. They could see match history, but there isn't really a way to know that the Taric was roaming just from that.

Well sure, it's probably not smart to always play standard, but standard is standard for a reason. Even if this Bruiser/Taric cheese killed Froggen 2-3 times in the early game and shut him out of farm, would that have won the entire game for them? There's no way to know that, and I find it highly unlikely as I consider CLG.EU to be heads and shoulders above Dig (no offense meant, of course).
It's your boy Guzma!
EquilasH
Profile Joined April 2009
Denmark2142 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-10-30 15:41:16
October 30 2012 15:39 GMT
#2564
@Kenpark

1) People below a certain Elo expect you to play all roles at around the same level (don't fall into this trap and focus on 1/2 roles, but just know the basics of the other roles).

2) Corki and Graves are probably the most noobsafe AD's since they both have amazing escapes and neither are as reliant on skillshots as Ezreal (who btw also has an amazing escape). Personally I think Miss Fortune and Draven are both severely underrated and Miss Fortune is a lot of fun to play (Draven probably would be as well if I could play him).

3) Laning Phase: Draven, Miss Fortune, Twitch, Graves, Ezreal and Corki (in this order from strongest to weakest IMHO) all have very good laning phases.
Midgame: Basically all the AD's with good laning phase+Vayne have a strong midgame. Tristana has the weakest midgame by far.
Lategame: Kog, Vayne, Trist and Ashe are considered the strongest (personally I also think Graves is close).
I'm not listing Varus because I don't know anything about him and I think he's weak.

4) Most mid champions have to gank to some extent - the mid heroes that should roam the least are probably Karthus and Veigar (Veigar seems weak after DFG nerf - even before that he wasn't considered strong). If you want to play mid lane I recommend learning to roam though; a good way of doing this is just playing 5-10 games where you only farm basically and then 5-10 games where you push lane and roam the shit out of everything, and after that try to find a balance between the two.
wat
Requizen
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States33802 Posts
October 30 2012 15:46 GMT
#2565
You forgot Cait :\

Variable early game (strong vs some other ADs that she can harass/outfarm, strength also varies depending on support).

Weak to Decent mid game (decent burst with Q, headshot, and R, never get caught with traps + jump, but you don't really have sustained damage without your big items)

Strong late game depending on team (you need some tanky walls in front of you so you can abuse your range, you can't really deal with divers. If your team supports you or the other team doesn't have a lot of assassins/bruisers with gap closers, you're god mode).

I used to think she was one of the weaker ones, but after playing her a lot, you start to realize range and zone control are pretty amazing. She's not Trist/Kog/Vayne late game, but I'd argue that hers can be stronger than the Graves/Corki/Ez trifecta if you have a good team or know how to position and control space.
It's your boy Guzma!
sob3k
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States7572 Posts
October 30 2012 15:54 GMT
#2566
On October 31 2012 00:46 Requizen wrote:
You forgot Cait :\

Variable early game (strong vs some other ADs that she can harass/outfarm, strength also varies depending on support).

Weak to Decent mid game (decent burst with Q, headshot, and R, never get caught with traps + jump, but you don't really have sustained damage without your big items)

Strong late game depending on team (you need some tanky walls in front of you so you can abuse your range, you can't really deal with divers. If your team supports you or the other team doesn't have a lot of assassins/bruisers with gap closers, you're god mode).

I used to think she was one of the weaker ones, but after playing her a lot, you start to realize range and zone control are pretty amazing. She's not Trist/Kog/Vayne late game, but I'd argue that hers can be stronger than the Graves/Corki/Ez trifecta if you have a good team or know how to position and control space.


As someone who mains all skillshot mids, Cait is the only AD I can play. If I'm not abusing range i'm worthless.
In Hungry Hungry Hippos there are no such constraints—one can constantly attempt to collect marbles with one’s hippo, limited only by one’s hippo-levering capabilities.
Requizen
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States33802 Posts
October 30 2012 15:56 GMT
#2567
On October 31 2012 00:54 sob3k wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 31 2012 00:46 Requizen wrote:
You forgot Cait :\

Variable early game (strong vs some other ADs that she can harass/outfarm, strength also varies depending on support).

Weak to Decent mid game (decent burst with Q, headshot, and R, never get caught with traps + jump, but you don't really have sustained damage without your big items)

Strong late game depending on team (you need some tanky walls in front of you so you can abuse your range, you can't really deal with divers. If your team supports you or the other team doesn't have a lot of assassins/bruisers with gap closers, you're god mode).

I used to think she was one of the weaker ones, but after playing her a lot, you start to realize range and zone control are pretty amazing. She's not Trist/Kog/Vayne late game, but I'd argue that hers can be stronger than the Graves/Corki/Ez trifecta if you have a good team or know how to position and control space.


As someone who mains all skillshot mids, Cait is the only AD I can play. If I'm not abusing range i'm worthless.

Lol, other way around for me. Cait basically has been teaching me how to play AP mids. I used to just run in face first and blow all my spells and die, now I skirt the edge of the field much better.
It's your boy Guzma!
APurpleCow
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
United States1372 Posts
October 30 2012 16:11 GMT
#2568
I've been trying to learn Irelia lately. Can anyone explain to me why pro builds have shifted away from phage+wit's end first towards TF first?
zulu_nation8
Profile Blog Joined May 2005
China26351 Posts
October 30 2012 16:16 GMT
#2569
cait is a crutch for learning ADs
zulu_nation8
Profile Blog Joined May 2005
China26351 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-10-30 16:22:17
October 30 2012 16:19 GMT
#2570
On October 30 2012 22:53 NeoIllusions wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 30 2012 22:47 Xacez wrote:
Could somebody make a quick recap of the Dyrus Drama stuff, I feel like I have missed out on something big here.


Long story short, he's talking to Wickd and leaks that Dig has two strats: Bruiser mid and early roam Taric, all meant to stop Froggen from getting farmed up.

Not sure how the hell you manage to leak one strat, not catch yourself and leak another.

#1


Bruiser mid isn't very groundbreaking. Dig ran roaming Taric in s2 finals and failed horribly cuz of bad lv1s and missed timings. Don't think those things are gonna shut froggen down lol.

nvm this was for s2 finals, roaming tarics still not that special
Requizen
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States33802 Posts
October 30 2012 16:22 GMT
#2571
On October 31 2012 01:16 zulu_nation8 wrote:
cait is a crutch for learning ADs

Doesn't stop her from being fun and freelo :D
It's your boy Guzma!
zulu_nation8
Profile Blog Joined May 2005
China26351 Posts
October 30 2012 16:22 GMT
#2572
everythings freelo at 1200s
Requizen
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States33802 Posts
October 30 2012 16:30 GMT
#2573
On October 31 2012 01:22 zulu_nation8 wrote:
everythings freelo at 1200s

Shush you, let me enjoy my wins.
It's your boy Guzma!
EquilasH
Profile Joined April 2009
Denmark2142 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-10-30 16:31:21
October 30 2012 16:31 GMT
#2574
Oh, how did I forget Cait - I personally think Cait is super awesome, and in Contrast to Bly, I actually think she's one of the best ways to learn the fundamentals of AD.
wat
Cloud9157
Profile Joined December 2010
United States2968 Posts
October 30 2012 16:31 GMT
#2575
Is it a taboo to go anything other than boots-3 in a lane? Don't understand why no one goes cloth-5 vs a monkey.
"Are you absolutely sure that armor only affects the health portion of a protoss army??? That doesn't sound right to me. source?" -Some idiot
Leonite7
Profile Joined July 2011
Ireland921 Posts
October 30 2012 16:34 GMT
#2576
On October 31 2012 01:31 Cloud9157 wrote:
Is it a taboo to go anything other than boots-3 in a lane? Don't understand why no one goes cloth-5 vs a monkey.

It becomes habit, and people dont want to adapt to something new.
APurpleCow
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
United States1372 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-10-30 16:34:49
October 30 2012 16:34 GMT
#2577
On October 31 2012 01:31 Cloud9157 wrote:
Is it a taboo to go anything other than boots-3 in a lane? Don't understand why no one goes cloth-5 vs a monkey.


Most of the reason is that junglers can start with boots-3, so if you don't you're almost definitely going to give FB to a gank before 3 minutes have passed.
TwoToneTerran
Profile Joined March 2009
United States8841 Posts
October 30 2012 16:35 GMT
#2578
Cloth 5 is fine and pretty common vs hard hitting ad tops (like pantheon). You just gotta be careful about getting ganked without boots.
Remember Violet.
Requizen
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States33802 Posts
October 30 2012 16:36 GMT
#2579
On October 31 2012 01:31 Cloud9157 wrote:
Is it a taboo to go anything other than boots-3 in a lane? Don't understand why no one goes cloth-5 vs a monkey.

I almost just think MS is just too good to pass up right now. Cloth lets you be safe against an aggressive AD champ, sure, but it does nothing for running from ganks or after someone who's low, or roaming/invading. MS is just more versatile, but I can understand a Cloth before boots 2 if you're doing something with it. And not everyone builds something out of Cloth, of course.
It's your boy Guzma!
Cloud9157
Profile Joined December 2010
United States2968 Posts
October 30 2012 16:37 GMT
#2580
Fair enough, but when you're a Riven with infinity jumps, couldn't you get away with no boots?
"Are you absolutely sure that armor only affects the health portion of a protoss army??? That doesn't sound right to me. source?" -Some idiot
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