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Crownlol
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
United States3726 Posts
January 03 2013 14:34 GMT
#5221
On January 03 2013 19:43 iCanada wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 03 2013 19:39 Amui wrote:
On January 03 2013 19:18 wei2coolman wrote:
On January 03 2013 19:07 Vanka wrote:
On January 03 2013 18:55 iCanada wrote:

As well I feel like people don't realize just how strong the melee carry options in S3 are.

I just feel like these teamcomps not being explored as much as they should be (well, in NA/EU atleast, I have no idea what China and Korea are doing). Especially since I think that they should counter the major assassin craze right now.


I agree with this so hard. Itemization has never favoured melee carries more. Crucible, the qss upgrade, locket, blade of the ruined king...

Let's just think briefly about the main issues with the melee ad carry:

A) Hard countered by cc. But now you have so many more cleanses than there ever were...

B) Laning. Can easily make a 4-support-1 team comp with decent lane if a five premade was willing to consider it

C) Can be kited (other than master yi). But you have now shard of true ice, boots and masteries that negate slows specificially, the qss upgrade speed boost...

D) Sieging towers. Buy ohmwrecker.

Melee Carries still get blown up though.. Even if they dont' get hard CC'd they get nuked on HARD, only real viable one is trynd in regards to being able to tank + cleanse through hard cc.


Tryn's viable in the case of both teams have 4 people at 6 items, which melee carry(different than casters in that they have auto-attack steroids AND generally lack non-ultimate burst damage) do I want to be scenario. The rest of them generally have to build at least 2x survivability items to not blow up instantly(probably warmogs+randuins/GA)

Arguably the only one that fits that criteria that has been run competitively is nocturne, and apart from the midlane noct in OGN, has almost always been built wriggles-> tank.


But the thing is there are legitimate Carry items that give you defences.

No reason not to build both Mercurial Scepter and Frozen Fists on msot of these champions. Add in Hydra Lifesteal that pretty scary.

I honestly dont think Tryn Viable melee carry out of ones available,m he too easily kited. Think Fiora much much better. Would rather have the defensive steroids of a Jax or Shyvana as well.


I played a lane as AP Lux supporting a Talon, and it went surprisingly well. Lux's kit (shield, snare, xtra deeps) seemed to work well with melee adc, as well as kinda feeling like Disc/Rogue from WoW arena lol.
shaGuar :: elemeNt :: XeqtR :: naikon :: method
seRapH
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States9777 Posts
January 03 2013 14:53 GMT
#5222
On January 03 2013 23:34 Crownlol wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 03 2013 19:43 iCanada wrote:
On January 03 2013 19:39 Amui wrote:
On January 03 2013 19:18 wei2coolman wrote:
On January 03 2013 19:07 Vanka wrote:
On January 03 2013 18:55 iCanada wrote:

As well I feel like people don't realize just how strong the melee carry options in S3 are.

I just feel like these teamcomps not being explored as much as they should be (well, in NA/EU atleast, I have no idea what China and Korea are doing). Especially since I think that they should counter the major assassin craze right now.


I agree with this so hard. Itemization has never favoured melee carries more. Crucible, the qss upgrade, locket, blade of the ruined king...

Let's just think briefly about the main issues with the melee ad carry:

A) Hard countered by cc. But now you have so many more cleanses than there ever were...

B) Laning. Can easily make a 4-support-1 team comp with decent lane if a five premade was willing to consider it

C) Can be kited (other than master yi). But you have now shard of true ice, boots and masteries that negate slows specificially, the qss upgrade speed boost...

D) Sieging towers. Buy ohmwrecker.

Melee Carries still get blown up though.. Even if they dont' get hard CC'd they get nuked on HARD, only real viable one is trynd in regards to being able to tank + cleanse through hard cc.


Tryn's viable in the case of both teams have 4 people at 6 items, which melee carry(different than casters in that they have auto-attack steroids AND generally lack non-ultimate burst damage) do I want to be scenario. The rest of them generally have to build at least 2x survivability items to not blow up instantly(probably warmogs+randuins/GA)

Arguably the only one that fits that criteria that has been run competitively is nocturne, and apart from the midlane noct in OGN, has almost always been built wriggles-> tank.


But the thing is there are legitimate Carry items that give you defences.

No reason not to build both Mercurial Scepter and Frozen Fists on msot of these champions. Add in Hydra Lifesteal that pretty scary.

I honestly dont think Tryn Viable melee carry out of ones available,m he too easily kited. Think Fiora much much better. Would rather have the defensive steroids of a Jax or Shyvana as well.


I played a lane as AP Lux supporting a Talon, and it went surprisingly well. Lux's kit (shield, snare, xtra deeps) seemed to work well with melee adc, as well as kinda feeling like Disc/Rogue from WoW arena lol.

Pls, alistair is the king of supporting melee carries.
boomer hands
Lounge
Profile Joined November 2011
537 Posts
January 03 2013 14:59 GMT
#5223
It's been awhile, I guess we're going to have the tank vs bruiser vs carry discussion again. Can we do scaling vs flat runes next?

The thing with a melee carry team is, you need to do MORE damage than a ranged carry with IE, PD, LW, Zerkers, BT [Defensive item] on your 6 item build. You need to do more because you are innately bringing less simply by being melee. You're making the lanes harder, you have do do more work in team fights, you're changing your teams build orders, etc.
And I don't think there's a champion/item combination that can. You have to spend too many slots on defensive items. Even if they provide offense as well, do they really compare to the standard ADC build?

Even with Fist/Mercurial how is that different than say, and Ez that got Fist and Mercurial? You have 50% move speed after a CC vs his range?
Slayer91
Profile Joined February 2006
Ireland23335 Posts
January 03 2013 15:01 GMT
#5224
The melee "carry" doesn't need to do more damage they just need to kill squishier targets while staying alive. Ranged AD focuses tanks first so they need the most damage melees can afford to build tanky
kainzero
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United States5211 Posts
January 03 2013 15:03 GMT
#5225
on lulu i like going tanky

ruby sight --> phil --> boots --> aegis --> locket --> bulwark/shurelya's

oh man, you become nearly impossible to kill. you could practically initiate by hasting yourself and ulting in the middle.
Lylat
Profile Joined August 2009
France8575 Posts
January 03 2013 15:12 GMT
#5226
Is Yellowstar the new ad for fnatic or was he a sub ?
Requizen
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States33802 Posts
January 03 2013 15:27 GMT
#5227
Alright, I've taken a week to cool off. Are the winter break school kiddies still shitting things up?
It's your boy Guzma!
101toss
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
3232 Posts
January 03 2013 15:29 GMT
#5228
On January 04 2013 00:27 Requizen wrote:
Alright, I've taken a week to cool off. Are the winter break school kiddies still shitting things up?

they have and always will be
Math doesn't kill champions and neither do wards
Requizen
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States33802 Posts
January 03 2013 15:33 GMT
#5229
On January 04 2013 00:29 101toss wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 04 2013 00:27 Requizen wrote:
Alright, I've taken a week to cool off. Are the winter break school kiddies still shitting things up?

they have and always will be

I find it's worse during the traditional breaks. It seemed like every game I played last week there was someone talking like an entitled, foul mouthed 12 year old on XBL and just ruining the game for everyone involved.
It's your boy Guzma!
Dandel Ion
Profile Joined November 2010
Austria17960 Posts
January 03 2013 15:35 GMT
#5230
It helps if you only play after midnight or so.
Then the kids are still there, but only the hardcore kids. Which is not quite as bad.
A backwards poet writes inverse.
101toss
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
3232 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-01-03 15:50:46
January 03 2013 15:46 GMT
#5231
On January 04 2013 00:35 Dandel Ion wrote:
It helps if you only play after midnight or so.
Then the kids are still there, but only the hardcore kids. Which is not quite as bad.

those are the kids that think they are hot shit so it's even worse cuz they are super tryhard and rage (think of the kids on xbl with a name like xX1337n0$c0p3zXx)

if everyone were laid back like me league would be a much better place

edit: i'd also like to add that even after break is over, you could be playing with high school/college dropouts who think they can go pro
Math doesn't kill champions and neither do wards
Antyee
Profile Joined May 2011
Hungary1011 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-01-03 15:57:11
January 03 2013 15:57 GMT
#5232
On January 04 2013 00:46 101toss wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 04 2013 00:35 Dandel Ion wrote:
It helps if you only play after midnight or so.
Then the kids are still there, but only the hardcore kids. Which is not quite as bad.

those are the kids that think they are hot shit so it's even worse cuz they are super tryhard and rage (think of the kids on xbl with a name like xX1337n0$c0p3zXx)

if everyone were laid back like me league would be a much better place

edit: i'd also like to add that even after break is over, you could be playing with high school/college dropouts who think they can go pro

I found 5-8 in the afternoon to be the best time to play.
There are more chill people online.
"My spoon is too big."
AsnSensation
Profile Joined April 2011
Germany24009 Posts
January 03 2013 15:57 GMT
#5233
FINALLY someone else is on top of the european streaming foodchain, whenever a member of former clg.eu is streaming alone, that person gt more viewers thatn ocelote, yay!

Only Froggen managed to do that before the switch, but now on twitch, even wickd and pete can defeat oce numbers! xD
Lylat
Profile Joined August 2009
France8575 Posts
January 03 2013 16:05 GMT
#5234
On January 04 2013 00:57 AsnSensation wrote:
FINALLY someone else is on top of the european streaming foodchain, whenever a member of former clg.eu is streaming alone, that person gt more viewers thatn ocelote, yay!

Only Froggen managed to do that before the switch, but now on twitch, even wickd and pete can defeat oce numbers! xD

It's close though, 12k to 13k :p
Zdrastochye
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Ivory Coast6262 Posts
January 03 2013 16:06 GMT
#5235
On January 04 2013 00:57 AsnSensation wrote:
FINALLY someone else is on top of the european streaming foodchain, whenever a member of former clg.eu is streaming alone, that person gt more viewers thatn ocelote, yay!

Only Froggen managed to do that before the switch, but now on twitch, even wickd and pete can defeat oce numbers! xD


Whatcha got against Oce? I like Oce.
Hey! How you doin'?
AsnSensation
Profile Joined April 2011
Germany24009 Posts
January 03 2013 16:09 GMT
#5236
nothing, Im just a hardcore(ex)clg.eu fan

nojitosunrise
Profile Joined August 2011
United States6188 Posts
January 03 2013 16:15 GMT
#5237
On January 04 2013 00:57 AsnSensation wrote:
FINALLY someone else is on top of the european streaming foodchain, whenever a member of former clg.eu is streaming alone, that person gt more viewers thatn ocelote, yay!

Only Froggen managed to do that before the switch, but now on twitch, even wickd and pete can defeat oce numbers! xD


I think twitch did some infrastructure changes in EU. LoL streamer numbers are up all across the board actually.
monx
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Canada1400 Posts
January 03 2013 16:22 GMT
#5238
so sad because i cant watch twitch a work for some reason but only own3d streams. no more krepo makes me sad (as a support player)
@ggmonx
Gahlo
Profile Joined February 2010
United States35165 Posts
January 03 2013 16:31 GMT
#5239
On January 04 2013 00:27 Requizen wrote:
Alright, I've taken a week to cool off. Are the winter break school kiddies still shitting things up?

I did the exact same thing dude, now I'm just can't pull myself away from AC3. T_T
Requizen
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States33802 Posts
January 03 2013 16:32 GMT
#5240
On January 04 2013 01:31 Gahlo wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 04 2013 00:27 Requizen wrote:
Alright, I've taken a week to cool off. Are the winter break school kiddies still shitting things up?

I did the exact same thing dude, now I'm just can't pull myself away from AC3. T_T

Ha, I've been playing the same thing. It's pretty good, but I need to go back and replay Brotherhood and Revelations.
It's your boy Guzma!
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