I think Riot is being more cautious, ensuring champions are not OP on release (which is a good thing).

As a result, however, community reaction is less than enthusiastic. Most players will stick with what they know rather than put in the time to master a new champion that isn't going to impact their win rate.

I think champion saturation is also a factor. At some point, everybody develops a core set of champions they enjoy playing, and won't stray from it unless something exceptional (in their view) comes along.

Where are these HoN fanboys coming from? Recently, there is a serious increase in their numbers.
But really, yeah some champions may not have interesting abilities, thats becuse people dont like such abilites. They like simple ones with big numbers.

I still see trundle being played, even if it's not in every game. Why should every new champion become the most popular ever? That only happens with broken champs like Sona and post-nerf Xin.

Trundle is not a one build champ.

You can build him with locket, spirit visage, sheen and atma and just proceed to be indestructable delivering epic damage.

And what the f is with this "there are other champs that do his job better". Which champs? Who can debuff a tank like trundle? Who has a AoE slow like trundle?

Trundle is Unique.

Its because he's support (and not faceroll and op- ala sona). I haven't gotten to play much this week but he's a very strong character. Pillar is amazingly powerful as offensive support, his ult can catch a tank offguard changing the landscape of a fight and is on a considerably short cd. It can also make for pretty absurd diving. His other abilities are good, but E and R are what make him a strong pick. in the game I just played I was ganking so easily, I couldn't believe some of the kills I was getting relatively easily.


Also,I stupidly got caught in my forest while 4 members of their team sprung me at red, and included at least a sona ult and kennen, maybe a sion stun to, and I lived. Not many champs can pull that off, especially with no hp items.

Speaking of item builds, lol at saying LoL has boring builds. LoL has the most versatility that I've seen in mobas, the items available fill many many niches, you can build a champion almost anyway you can think up.


He's not talked about because he's not terribly OP. I think he's a strong and unique champion. But I'm a sucker for offensive support.

He's not played much because he can't carry a team for jack. He's a utility/support that is only as good as the team behind him.

That said, I've seen some amazing trundle players that know when/where to fight for pillar splits and it's pretty much gg for the enemy.

Don't get me wrong btw.

I do like playing Trundle but it really is the same old ****.

Corki can debuff a tank way better, so can void staff/last whisper.

His slow is his only good ability, and even that is flawed to hell.

He's singed but with CC reduction.... Basically riot thought "man singed sucks, one tiny slow or cc and he's useless... lightbulb!"