League of Legends, an undoubtedly popular game, requires strategic gameplay and understanding. A broad concern echoed by many players revolves around the effect of ‘knock ups’ on tenacity.
Summary
- Enthusiast npri0r sparked a debate on the usability of tenacity against knock ups and suppression effects in gameplay.
- The player expressed dissatisfaction over the inefficacy of knock ups and suppression effects exacerbated in ARAM games.
- They suggest possible game modifications such as a reduced number of knock up abilities for each team.
Knock Ups: A Bone of Contention
According to npri0r, while it’s viable that champions use items to lessen crowd control’s impact, the inability of tenacity to affect knock ups is flagrantly frustrating. Commentator Exestos shared that Riot once implemented a system affecting knock ups with tenacity on PBE, but later revoked it to retain a form of crowd-control (CC) resisting tenacity.
Game Mechanics: Weighted Pros and Cons
Droll commentator KiakahaWgtn humorously pointed out that when a champion is knocked up, the boots (offering tenacity) are literally off-ground and thus ineffective. On a more serious note, another commentator explained why knock ups are undeterred by tenacity is due to the identical coding of knock ups, knock backs, and pulls, as raising tenacity would require reprogramming this trio separately, essentially a lot of work for limited return.
Knock Ups: How It Shapes Gameplay
A typical example pointed out by npri0r is of a Nasus playing against Cho, Malphite, and Janna in an ARAM game being crowd controlled for almost seven seconds straight. As Miantava puts it ‘Imagine a champ getting knocked up and rocketing back to the ground cuz of some tenacity. That animation would be hilarious.’, which, albeit amusing, indeed reflects potential imbalance in gameplay due to ineffectiveness of items against knock ups.
While the ongoing tussle regarding knock ups and tenacity in League of Legends remains unresolved, it’s undeniably an intriguing aspect that shapes the way we strategize and respond in the game. Despite humorous jabs, the discussion taps into larger issues such as game balance and champion function, offering an insight into the complexities that make this game an esports favorite.
