We got a new region, a co-op mode, and a new event. So no the champion expansion is not the only new thing. Don't get me wrong I wanna see a new balance patch too (The grand plaza and go hard both need some adjustment) but there is time for that and a seasonal reveal is not it.
If you wanted to here devs talking about balance patch you came to the wrong place my friend. Seasonal reveals are all about hyping new content, always been.
The first nerf won't change anything, nightfall decks are not going to use Go Hard, they don't have the necessary draw power, and making it worse on turn one is hardly a problem since most Go Hard decks are control/Midrange.
The second one seems to be the most reasonable to me.
The third one is less a nerf and more of a rework, and it would make the card unplayable. I mean playing 3 underwhelming slow cards and drawing half you deck just to drain 6 is just not worth the investment.
Please guys enough with these delete Go Hard posts. I understand that the card is frustrating and I don't like it either, but Riot is not going to remove a card just because some players don't like it, just wait for it to get nerfed.
Lest not forget, it requires drawing and casting ALL the 4 copies or no deal
Go Hard can beat most aggro and mid-range decks without difficulty, and I don't think that is good balancing.
Thats the ONLY strenght of the deck, really It gets utterly destroyed by every control deck and some mid range decks as well
Being able to beat two thirds of viable decks is quite the strength. How many other decks can boast about doing that?
Also genuinely curious here, which mid-range decks can destroy Go Hard? I would like to play a mid-range deck were I have the advantage for a change. I already tried Frostbite, Dragons, and Fiora/Shen.
Lest not forget, it requires drawing and casting ALL the 4 copies or no deal
Your making it sound like that's a hard thing to do. Bilgwater/SI and Piltover/SI both have lots of draw power, and unless you use Deny/Nopify it effect will always resolve. Now I don't think that the card is broken since we have decks that can beat it (Soraka/Kench, Trundle/Tryndamere and fearsome aggro if your wandering) but Go Hard can beat most aggro and mid-range decks without difficulty, and I don't think that is good balancing.
I would love having Ixtal as a standalone region but I think that Shurima and the void will be our two next regions, mostly because they are more popular than Ixtal and they have more legacy champions. Shurima has nine champions (Amumu, Azir, Nasus, Rammus, Renekton, Sivir, Skarner, Taliyah, Xerath) that even without counting the Darkin and void champions who are Shuriman in origin. The void has eight (Cho'Gath, Kassadin, Kai’Sa, Kha'Zix, Kog'Maw, Malzahar, Rek'Sai, Vel'Koz.)
I think that even without go hard around Vladimir wouldn't see much play, All other 5 mana champions ( Gangplank, trundle, Lee Sin, Vi, Quinn, Swain) are either strong finishers or offer you powerful control effect. What does Vladimir do? Drain you opponent for 1 damage? They could at least give his level up form fearsome or some effect that trigger when he takes damage like Braum does.
It's just happens every now and then, it's no big deal.
Some typo mistakes :
Katarina : the second line in the second paragraph should be " to make her father proud".
Riven : the last line in the third paragraph should be "to protect her adoptive father from any harm".
I am digging these lore articles. Good work.
This is a good start but more work need to be done ( looking at you Fortune Croaker and The Grand Plaza).
I like his concept, as for his viability I can't tell for sure before playing him but he look like a worse version of Riven.
We got a new region, a co-op mode, and a new event. So no the champion expansion is not the only new thing. Don't get me wrong I wanna see a new balance patch too (The grand plaza and go hard both need some adjustment) but there is time for that and a seasonal reveal is not it.
If you wanted to here devs talking about balance patch you came to the wrong place my friend. Seasonal reveals are all about hyping new content, always been.
"Like the sun, Shurima always rises!"
"Shurima will once again stretch to the horizon."
"Shurima is where all paths converge."
"The power of the sun lives in Shurima."
"Everyone will know the name Shurima."
"There is no future without Shurima."
"There is only Shurima. All else is but a mirage."
Impressive work.
The first nerf won't change anything, nightfall decks are not going to use Go Hard, they don't have the necessary draw power, and making it worse on turn one is hardly a problem since most Go Hard decks are control/Midrange.
The second one seems to be the most reasonable to me.
The third one is less a nerf and more of a rework, and it would make the card unplayable. I mean playing 3 underwhelming slow cards and drawing half you deck just to drain 6 is just not worth the investment.
Two months without a balance change is a bit too long. That being said, it doesn't bother me that much. Runeterra is not my only game in my catalog.
A 3 mana Moonlight Affliction that would have been very scary.
Ah!! They Who Endure, we had such a good time together. Then Hush got released...
Please guys enough with these delete Go Hard posts. I understand that the card is frustrating and I don't like it either, but Riot is not going to remove a card just because some players don't like it, just wait for it to get nerfed.
That not Irelia on the art, it's Mechanized Mimic. Come to think of it I would like either Irelia or Akali as the next Ionian champion.
Are you talking about the guardians? the only way to get them is buy them.
Being able to beat two thirds of viable decks is quite the strength. How many other decks can boast about doing that?
Also genuinely curious here, which mid-range decks can destroy Go Hard? I would like to play a mid-range deck were I have the advantage for a change. I already tried Frostbite, Dragons, and Fiora/Shen.
Your making it sound like that's a hard thing to do. Bilgwater/SI and Piltover/SI both have lots of draw power, and unless you use Deny/Nopify it effect will always resolve. Now I don't think that the card is broken since we have decks that can beat it (Soraka/Kench, Trundle/Tryndamere and fearsome aggro if your wandering) but Go Hard can beat most aggro and mid-range decks without difficulty, and I don't think that is good balancing.
I would love having Ixtal as a standalone region but I think that Shurima and the void will be our two next regions, mostly because they are more popular than Ixtal and they have more legacy champions. Shurima has nine champions (Amumu, Azir, Nasus, Rammus, Renekton, Sivir, Skarner, Taliyah, Xerath) that even without counting the Darkin and void champions who are Shuriman in origin. The void has eight (Cho'Gath, Kassadin, Kai’Sa, Kha'Zix, Kog'Maw, Malzahar, Rek'Sai, Vel'Koz.)
I think that even without go hard around Vladimir wouldn't see much play, All other 5 mana champions ( Gangplank, trundle, Lee Sin, Vi, Quinn, Swain) are either strong finishers or offer you powerful control effect. What does Vladimir do? Drain you opponent for 1 damage? They could at least give his level up form fearsome or some effect that trigger when he takes damage like Braum does.