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Slusher
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States19143 Posts
July 04 2014 05:49 GMT
#481
op.gg down?
Carrilord has arrived.
Goumindong
Profile Joined February 2013
United States3529 Posts
July 04 2014 05:54 GMT
#482
On July 04 2014 14:31 iremnant3847 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 04 2014 13:34 GolemMadness wrote:
Saint said that Maokai is tier 2 (behind Lee, Elise and Eve). He has great peeling for your carries.

Yeah, once he gets a W on you it's kind of hard run away because he can just Q and E, then W you again. The sapling slow isn't huge but it does make life a bit harder.


I think that the sapling slow is a big deal for tank tree. Previously the sapling wouldn't really do anything, its damage was low unless you hit twice. Now however, the slow means you can zone with it and escape with it, though at only 1 second its a bit rough
arb
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Noobville17921 Posts
July 04 2014 05:55 GMT
#483
On July 04 2014 14:54 Goumindong wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 04 2014 14:31 iremnant3847 wrote:
On July 04 2014 13:34 GolemMadness wrote:
Saint said that Maokai is tier 2 (behind Lee, Elise and Eve). He has great peeling for your carries.

Yeah, once he gets a W on you it's kind of hard run away because he can just Q and E, then W you again. The sapling slow isn't huge but it does make life a bit harder.


I think that the sapling slow is a big deal for tank tree. Previously the sapling wouldn't really do anything, its damage was low unless you hit twice. Now however, the slow means you can zone with it and escape with it, though at only 1 second its a bit rough

Lategame unless you built AP he wasnt even doing damage regardless.

He is mostly an ult + Q/W Spam to peel for your carry lategame.
He does have insane midgame camp potential though.
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cLutZ
Profile Joined November 2010
United States19574 Posts
July 04 2014 06:18 GMT
#484
I do find it suspect (for pro play) for a jungler to rely on a 525 range targeted ability. That is lower than Fiddle Fear and Panth stun (also less powerful, at least early). It actually reminds me a lot of how Nasus would work when he was a FOTM jungler, which doesn't bode well, because Nasus jungle was OP for a while, then never really seen again.
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ZERG_RUSSIAN
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
10417 Posts
July 04 2014 06:25 GMT
#485
I still think Spirit Fire is completely underrated in teamfights, that armor debuff is crazy.
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GolemMadness
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Canada11044 Posts
July 04 2014 06:57 GMT
#486
On July 04 2014 15:18 cLutZ wrote:
I do find it suspect (for pro play) for a jungler to rely on a 525 range targeted ability. That is lower than Fiddle Fear and Panth stun (also less powerful, at least early). It actually reminds me a lot of how Nasus would work when he was a FOTM jungler, which doesn't bode well, because Nasus jungle was OP for a while, then never really seen again.


Sure, but it doesn't really matter in team fights because you're just peeling.
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JazzVortical
Profile Joined July 2013
Australia1825 Posts
July 04 2014 06:59 GMT
#487
Does Mao have and heightened capability as a support now? Anyone tried/thought about that? Seems like with more utility and a peeling focus he'd be a bit better. Harder to make engagements happen in lane though.

Also, I'm having the weirdest couple of days. Can't win a game in my preferred roles as mid or support, get stuck playing top a few times and end with decent scores in won games. Get ADC once and I'm legendary by 13 minutes. Maybe should change roles
Slusher
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States19143 Posts
July 04 2014 07:01 GMT
#488
I know Neo was playing it pre patch, his E base damage got taken out to the woodshed which I imagine hurts his lane, but the W changed def make him better late as a support (free damage+nonscailing ult always a plus) but I'd ask Neo since he was playing it before the patch
Carrilord has arrived.
Slusher
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States19143 Posts
July 04 2014 07:03 GMT
#489


I thought that was the joke?? am I missing something
Carrilord has arrived.
[SuNdae]
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Finland323 Posts
July 04 2014 07:52 GMT
#490
On July 04 2014 16:03 Slusher wrote:
https://twitter.com/Thooorin/status/484952253040586753

I thought that was the joke?? am I missing something


As usual it's Thoorin who's missing something.
Navi
Profile Joined November 2009
5286 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-07-04 08:03:22
July 04 2014 08:03 GMT
#491
Hey! Listen!
JazzVortical
Profile Joined July 2013
Australia1825 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-07-04 08:27:50
July 04 2014 08:22 GMT
#492
On July 04 2014 16:01 Slusher wrote:
I know Neo was playing it pre patch, his E base damage got taken out to the woodshed which I imagine hurts his lane, but the W changed def make him better late as a support (free damage+nonscailing ult always a plus) but I'd ask Neo since he was playing it before the patch

I had played it a little pre-patch too. But I just played it as a hyper all in type lane and never took it too seriously. Did it for fun really. Pretty much all in from level 2 onwards at every chance.

Now with more utility and better peel late game, there seems like there is more potential there, even if his laning took a slight hit. Start with relic shield then full CDR tank, probably something like Frozen Heart, Locket and Face of the Mountain. Maybe Iceborne instead of Locket for more mana and the spellblade proc is pretty good on him anyway.
Ryuu314
Profile Joined October 2009
United States12679 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-07-04 08:39:26
July 04 2014 08:39 GMT
#493
On July 04 2014 15:18 cLutZ wrote:
I do find it suspect (for pro play) for a jungler to rely on a 525 range targeted ability. That is lower than Fiddle Fear and Panth stun (also less powerful, at least early). It actually reminds me a lot of how Nasus would work when he was a FOTM jungler, which doesn't bode well, because Nasus jungle was OP for a while, then never really seen again.

Nasus got huge range nerfs which basically destroyed him. All the whither nerfs hurt, but were perfectly justified. When Riot slashed his cast ranges, he fell off the competitive radar; another example of why Riot should never touch ranges.
Cyro
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United Kingdom20301 Posts
July 04 2014 08:40 GMT
#494
On July 04 2014 02:31 arb wrote:
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On July 04 2014 02:19 ticklishmusic wrote:
If you build AD on Kayle, you have lifesteal so less healing on W isn't a problem

Also, you get low, pop intervention and heal back to full in a few autos huehue

Building AD means that your spells are more for utility than damage, and it should work out ok that way.

The biggest problem is still you have to go out of your way to build cdr, which isnt as impressive for AD as compared to AP, unless you went like blue build or something, i guess that could work


You don't really have to go out of your way to build CDR very much when you can get 25% from boots and a single brutalizer item without the 5-10% from masteries or any CDR runes
"oh my god my overclock... I got a single WHEA error on the 23rd hour, 9 minutes" -Belial88
Alaric
Profile Joined November 2009
France45622 Posts
July 04 2014 09:13 GMT
#495
Maokai's big problem late game, apart from doing virtually no damage (that changed with W, both the damage itself and the shorter cd) is how fast he can drain his own manapool (W takes more now because shorter cd > lower cost, and despite the buff his ult is still horrendously costly in long fights).

You don't really want to turn your ult off because it has too long a cd to be used twice in a fight, but if you let it go on then you won't even be able to WQ people later in the fight when peeling and cleaning-up is important.
Cant take LMS hipsters serious.
1godless
Profile Joined August 2011
United States247 Posts
July 04 2014 10:48 GMT
#496
Not to drag this discussion back towards free champs--but to drag it back to free champs--did anyone participate in the Mac Beta way back in the day? If you did you received something along the lines of 20 free champs, it was crazy! Are there any other ways to receive a free bundle of this magnitude anymore?
The enemy's throne is down
Gahlo
Profile Joined February 2010
United States35159 Posts
July 04 2014 10:51 GMT
#497
On July 04 2014 16:03 Slusher wrote:
https://twitter.com/Thooorin/status/484952253040586753

I thought that was the joke?? am I missing something

Thorin's hater status is giving him a case of the stupid.
AsnSensation
Profile Joined April 2011
Germany24009 Posts
July 04 2014 11:24 GMT
#498
Happy freedom guys
Slayer91
Profile Joined February 2006
Ireland23335 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-07-04 11:40:24
July 04 2014 11:39 GMT
#499
On July 04 2014 15:25 ZERG_RUSSIAN wrote:
I still think Spirit Fire is completely underrated in teamfights, that armor debuff is crazy.


yeah but good luck getting people to stand in any area nasus is running to. teamfights are way too mobile for that these days and probably since like 2012 lol

hell it wasnt enough for people to stand in maokais ult that they had to centre it on him
arb
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Noobville17921 Posts
July 04 2014 14:15 GMT
#500
On July 04 2014 18:13 Alaric wrote:
Maokai's big problem late game, apart from doing virtually no damage (that changed with W, both the damage itself and the shorter cd) is how fast he can drain his own manapool (W takes more now because shorter cd > lower cost, and despite the buff his ult is still horrendously costly in long fights).

You don't really want to turn your ult off because it has too long a cd to be used twice in a fight, but if you let it go on then you won't even be able to WQ people later in the fight when peeling and cleaning-up is important.

I dont know I'd just byu a Frozen heart or something, thats a pretty good item on Mokie
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