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Originally Posted by Morello
I've made a big post on Soraka (I'll try to find it later, but it's a bit buried currently), and while getting nerfed does feel bad, she's still amazingly good at all levels of play. I'd also offer that Janna is a more traditional support and, despite nerfs, ranks high in top picks as well. Despite a lot of nerfs, it turns out restoring HP and mana is pretty strong :P
Soraka being a primary support pick is problematic when she provides nothing but sustain. I know there's a good chunk of support players who literally want to heal people as their job, but as Soraka does it now, I don't think it's worth it unless she's a comparable pick (at best) to aggressive and zoning supports, or counters other picks effectively/is part of a more specialized teamcomp. This is not a popular direction with anyone who enjoys this playstyle, and my stance on this has been pretty clear on the subject, but I think we've always been conservative here (if we wanted to just remove her, there's easy ways to do that!) in trying to strike some sort of balance between letting people have this option and keeping bottom lane interesting. I also don't think equating number of nerfs to anything is a meaningful analysis - if you nerf something 100 times and it's top tier, it's still strong. If you buff something 100 times and it's never picked, then it's still weak - Soraka and Janna have remained powerful options for traditional support players for years, and I have little doubt that this set of changes will dent that much. |
