Edit : I was under the impression that this can only recall your own units, This card can actually recall any unit including your opponents making it a lot better.
I think that it will work like Deep and Tahm Kench/Soraka, we are going to have two champions that will work well with another (In this case Rek'Sai/Pyke) and not much else. I really hope that they move away from this rigid design in future expansions.
I'm gonna give an example, I play genshin impact on the side and you want to know what they released as a summer event?
Literally an island paradise with a boat to travel with as a seasonal event!!!
Plus a brand new boss.
If they can do all that Riot can release one substantial balance patch once a month...yeesh
I don't want to sound like I am defending Riot because I have not been fan of their decisions lately but this comparison is weird to say the least. Your talking about how Genshin Impact got a new event, well so did Runeterra, Dark Horizon just ended and there is another Ruination themed event coming this summer but more importantly Genshin is not a competitive game they don't have to release frequent balance patch to keep a meta healthy.
Thanks for the matchup tables I know Azir Irelia looses to aggro. That's why my overwhelm brew did so well against them and got me to diamond.
But the thing is what if you dont want to play aggro anymore?
What if you want to experience the rest of the games champion selection?
Then you're basically saying okay I am going to loose 70% of the time 1/5 matches.
So you essentially can't climb effectively.
That is the definition of a unhealthy and oppressive meta deck
It should be at least less popular ATM cause it has a "nerfed archtype syndrome" where people will play it less cause it just got nerfed.
Look at the bright side though it's not Blizzard we are talking about where they had Pirate Warrior around for 6 months and patches unnerfed for 1.5 years.. 3 weeks and it's fixed..
Dunno why it seems like people playing HS can coup with bigger bullshit than people playing LoR in HS the meta is toxic AF for long period of time and nobody "leaves" but in LoR there are some unhealthy metas and everyone loses their minds, at least you don't get attacked to the face mindlessly and lose every game you miss a 1 drop.
Those were different times. Blizzard made so many beloved games as result they enjoyed the status of "Sacred Cow", for a long time you could not criticize anything Blizzard did without being lynched by legions of fan boys. As for Runeterra players did not lose their minds over night, it took a succession of bad metas and decision for the community to became vocally critical of the game.
This is not exactly news. Azir/Irelia always had bad match ups against aggro who themselves have bad match ups against Tresh/Nasus and Trundle/Lissandra control, hence why so many pro player describe the current meta as "coin flip".
Zoe/Shyvanna/A.Sol sure. Tresh/Nasus definitely, but Fiora? Fiora is not part of any top tier deck.
The other top tier are Trundle/Lissandra control and Ezreal/Draven, people only use is Fiora because she is a good if inconsistent counter to Azir/Irelia.
They always give patch note one or two day before the patch goes live so I don't understand why you are expecting one so soon. As for a hotfix, that will be great to have but I don't see that happening either. Azir/Irelia is still the most dominant deck but the nerfs did decrease it's play rate so Riot is probably thinking that is good enough for now.
So you can still play the game and repeat the same complains over and over again or you can do what most player have been doing, take a break until they fix the meta.
They already said that they have more nerfs for Azir/Irelia if the current ones aren't enough. They also said that the next balance patch will have a large number of cards updates, all that need to be said have been said. Now it's all a matter of whatever they will back their words with action or not.
Removal that is both strong and cheap will just swing the meta too far in the opposite direction.
There are some aggro cards and combos that are just too strong, Dunekeeper being the chief offender, adjusting those cards would make the meta much healthier.
From the calendar it looks like we will be getting pool party skins after all. This also confirms that the next upcoming event is going to center around the ruination.
I was thinking the same thing.
Edit : I was under the impression that this can only recall your own units, This card can actually recall any unit including your opponents making it a lot better.
I think that it will work like Deep and Tahm Kench/Soraka, we are going to have two champions that will work well with another (In this case Rek'Sai/Pyke) and not much else. I really hope that they move away from this rigid design in future expansions.
Replace Sejuani ? how? Even if the Lurks cards turn out to be viable it still a mechanic that require you to build your entire deck around.
They didn't use Rek'Sai champions theme? My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined.
Could have been a good card if it wasn't so expensive.
I hope that balance patch delivers because from I have seen so far all these cards a simply too slow to compete in the current meta.
She has been for months now.
Hexite Crystal might be the tool that going to make the predict engine viable.
I don't want to sound like I am defending Riot because I have not been fan of their decisions lately but this comparison is weird to say the least. Your talking about how Genshin Impact got a new event, well so did Runeterra, Dark Horizon just ended and there is another Ruination themed event coming this summer but more importantly Genshin is not a competitive game they don't have to release frequent balance patch to keep a meta healthy.
Did you try the classic Tahm Kench/Soraka and Kindred/Nasus decks?
Secretly? Ezreal/Draven have been a top tier deck since the days of TF/Go Hard.
Caitlyn is one the most popular champions in league, So I wouldn't worry too much about her.
Those were different times. Blizzard made so many beloved games as result they enjoyed the status of "Sacred Cow", for a long time you could not criticize anything Blizzard did without being lynched by legions of fan boys. As for Runeterra players did not lose their minds over night, it took a succession of bad metas and decision for the community to became vocally critical of the game.
This is not exactly news. Azir/Irelia always had bad match ups against aggro who themselves have bad match ups against Tresh/Nasus and Trundle/Lissandra control, hence why so many pro player describe the current meta as "coin flip".
You know the funny part? Azir/Irelia made wish that Fiora was still a 3/3.
Zoe/Shyvanna/A.Sol sure. Tresh/Nasus definitely, but Fiora? Fiora is not part of any top tier deck.
The other top tier are Trundle/Lissandra control and Ezreal/Draven, people only use is Fiora because she is a good if inconsistent counter to Azir/Irelia.
They always give patch note one or two day before the patch goes live so I don't understand why you are expecting one so soon. As for a hotfix, that will be great to have but I don't see that happening either. Azir/Irelia is still the most dominant deck but the nerfs did decrease it's play rate so Riot is probably thinking that is good enough for now.
So you can still play the game and repeat the same complains over and over again or you can do what most player have been doing, take a break until they fix the meta.
What news are you expecting exactly?
They already said that they have more nerfs for Azir/Irelia if the current ones aren't enough. They also said that the next balance patch will have a large number of cards updates, all that need to be said have been said. Now it's all a matter of whatever they will back their words with action or not.
Removal that is both strong and cheap will just swing the meta too far in the opposite direction.
There are some aggro cards and combos that are just too strong, Dunekeeper being the chief offender, adjusting those cards would make the meta much healthier.
From the calendar it looks like we will be getting pool party skins after all. This also confirms that the next upcoming event is going to center around the ruination.