Dance in font of the barrel so they can't click it. As for hitting it first, either you or your ping is too slow, you being in range the whole time gives you the obvious advantage. Sometimes a Riven for example can e and hit before I can react, but then he has wasted an ability and an auto on the barrel. If you're ahead, set another barrel and trade, otherwise hit him if you have passive or just run back, if he commits he will push the wave accidentally with q w. (this is where a second barrel behind you comes in handy).

gobbledydook

Australia2593 Posts

August 30 2015 11:03 GMT

#862

I feel the hardest part about Gangplank is that you always need a barrel chain to actually hit anything with barrels, and the timing and mechanics are pretty complex. Might explain why even LCS pros are missing the barrels in playoffs.

Osmoses

Sweden5302 Posts

August 30 2015 17:57 GMT

#863

Yeah before the final decayspeed you almost need to have at least one barrel setup beforetime, really awkward trying to auto q in teamfights before that.

obesechicken13

United States10467 Posts

August 31 2015 01:36 GMT

#864

On August 31 2015 02:57 Osmoses wrote:
Yeah before the final decayspeed you almost need to have at least one barrel setup beforetime, really awkward trying to auto q in teamfights before that.

It's awkward but it tends to work out a lot anyways. Sometimes people preemptively back off. It's harder to know when to place barrels so your enemies aren't focused on killing them and can't just run away from them, to chain barrels such that you can do them quickly before enemies react, and accurately for maximum coverage and range.

obesechicken13

United States10467 Posts

September 15 2015 01:17 GMT

#865

Does anyone have vods of pro level gp games?

I can't find any.

krndandaman

Mozambique16569 Posts

September 15 2015 07:25 GMT

#866

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obesechicken13

United States10467 Posts

September 16 2015 04:41 GMT

#867

On September 15 2015 16:25 krndandaman wrote:
http://lol.esportspedia.com/wiki/Gangplank/Match_History

Thanks. That GMB game with the reddit post where he chained barrels was nice. It didn't look like he'd mastered it so it's scary to think of the level of GP play that might exist above GMB. He also got his first ult upgrade at 13 minutes. It takes me...? 25 minutes to get one?

Osmoses

Sweden5302 Posts

September 16 2015 06:58 GMT

#868

I used to get first ulti at 12 mins every game, but after the eq ss bugfix I'm seeing it more often at 15. Wasn't even aware I was doing it :p

krndandaman

Mozambique16569 Posts

September 16 2015 07:23 GMT

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Osmoses

Sweden5302 Posts

September 16 2015 08:51 GMT

#870

I honestly can't decide, they do differen't things which are good for different comps. I'd say the truedamage one is the least useful because it's just a little more damage in a particular, easily dodged spot. Biggest use is for sniping low health people who are recalling near a ward. The longer is better if you are spending whole teamfights inside it, the speedup is best for disengage comps.

krndandaman

Mozambique16569 Posts

September 16 2015 09:10 GMT

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Osmoses

Sweden5302 Posts

September 16 2015 09:14 GMT

#872

I doubt he has some insightful pro-reason, he probably just does it because extra true damage sounds good.

Osmoses

Sweden5302 Posts

September 20 2015 11:17 GMT

#873

So with the e-delay nerf I feel like it's too risky to go full damage and hope you get a double barrel crit in an important teamfight. Instead I've started building hybrid tanky with titanic and steraks after ie. Means you can be a bruiser and land single barrels+passive multiple times in a teamfight. It's pretty fun, not unlike how I used to play him before the rework.

BlasiuS

United States2405 Posts

October 22 2015 19:56 GMT

#874

Is it worth doubling up on a crit item to get max crit?

Tri-Force + ghostblade + IE + PD = 80% crit. A shiv or second IE gives 100% crit, but I feel my 6th item should be either BT for dueling, LW against armored champs, or Scimitar for cc.