Shaco for me. He has a ton of different playstyles/builds (I'm digging AP on Summoner's Rift and on-hit in Arena), he's a bit hard to play but is rewarding when played well, and I like his theme.
When this sub understands that tank killers and assassins do so much damage in this mode they will stop complaining about tanks. I've been playing Gwen, vi and naafari and dunking on all these tanks.
I can win against tanks as Shaco by going on-hit instead of AP. Last game I did 90k damage, melting the 15k HP Cho'Gath with BotRK/Hellfire/Guinsoo's/Cleaver/Hydra/Kraken. I also rolled some great augments like Symphony of War, Lightning Strikes, and Thread the Needle, but several other augments would work well too like Twice Thrice, Erosion, and Deft.
(Side note: please stop banning Shaco. According to LoLalytics, he's the second most banned champion, and the eighth worst by win rate. There are much better bans! I just want to play my main!)
Coming from a professional shitposter, no lol. As much as I love Shaco x Fiora, it is not canon.
As a Shaco main, I'll take whatever lore I can get
I really dunno why we all have names starting with Ph
Maybe because pH is a measurement of chemical balance? Are you acidic or basic?
This is a really painful experience for both players and devs, it sucks to potentially not get content out to y'all on time/as expected, especially when the work is done and ready to ship. We have many people across design, engineering, QA, etc assessing what our options are to get players as much of the gameplay-relevant content as possible.
Micropatching in balance changes, for example, is quite viable. On the other hand larger adjustments (Annie for example) are much less clear due to implications on tooltips, death recaps, and in-client information that's usually updated via full server deploys. Just to give an idea what can be expected generally on the gameplay side.
As a Rioter and a player, I'd like to applaud the efforts of the teams working on restoring these services, and to your team for minimizing impact to players.
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Oh, lol, no worries.
Out of curiosity (seeing as you're a Shaco enthusiast), since he's a fairly old champ who needs a visual update at the very least, I'm always interested in player mains' takes on champ changes.
Disregarding the whole box issue, just kit/mechanics/playstyle loop, if Riot ever decides to change part or all of his kit, is there anything you'd like to see changed for the better, in your eyes? Is there anything on him that currently bugs you right now you'd wish they'd change or fix?
Thanks for your time! GL on the rift!
Overall, I love the playstyle Shaco offers, especially as AP. No other champion plays quite like him.
I love how versatile his boxes and clone are — tanking, dodging, scouting, zoning, bamboozling, and more. His clone has this rare quality that I call an "induced silence" — the enemy is free to use their damaging abilities, but they will be punished if they do, so they are often effectively forced to silence themselves. He has so many ways to prevent an ability from landing, like dropping a box, dodging with R, positioning the clone, or buffering a Q (for tanking a hook).
Watching him use all of these toys and tricks is entertaining, and the enemy gets to participate in his comedic performance. Because of that, I actually think he fulfills the demon jester fantasy pretty well. No matter whether I'm doing well or poorly, I'll always be having a great time making funny plays — and probably laughing maniacally IRL.
Now, in my personal opinion, these are a couple of things I don't like...
Read moreThe only reason I ever keep Shaco as a perma ban is due to his boxes. Can I ask your thoughts on that, because don't his boxes go directly against Riot's gameplay philosophy of counterplay?
I don't mind playing against a Shaco: I mind playing against his boxes. The fact that his boxes contain 3 aspects that disregard any counterplay for melee users (invisibility, damage, cc) is undeniably and objectively frustrating to play against, yes? Melee users literally can't walk up to his boxes, even knowing where they are, without taking damage and cc. I can't play the game against any decent shaco player, with any decent cdr, who knows how to play around his boxes...literally.
I've had games where my team actually couldn't touch Shaco, like it was urf, because his boxes 100% prevented our constant movement and reliable tracking of him, while also taking damage while he remains untouched and not interacting with us at all. We literally could not play the game. That drains all of my enjoyment out of the game, when I can't even play or interact with another champ (hence why Yuumi is also frustrating).
And I get that's part of what makes playing Shaco fun, is deceiving people. But LB or neeko can never do this as reliably in SR as well as Shaco can, simply due to his boxes.
I realized this year, along with the Yuumi problems, that I don't want Shaco deleted from the game (like I used to), I just want his boxes addressed to match every other champs ability to be countered, which the boxes can't be (100% of the time). I also don't mind that "running away" is counterplay, but when it's the box's only form of counterplay, I think it's a major problem.
I can't think of a single other ability in the game as game-breaking as Shaco boxes. Lulu polymorph? Strong, but I don't take damage. Ivern bushes? Yes I'd have to face check as a melee user, but they don't inherently cc or damage me. Many MANY abilities have damage and cc, but aren't invisible (Amumu R, Kennen R, Sion R, etc). Teemo shrooms can be attacked without harm by anyone if swept. Hell, even Yuumi's untargetability doesn't inherently damage or cc me.
And now, almost all invis mechanics in the game now have a reliable way to counter, especially for champs. So why aren't Shaco boxes disabled completely if I sweep them? Why do they have 2 seconds of cc during which they take half my squishy health late game if I can't see it and run into it? Why is there essentially no reliable form of counterplay? (I'm also not counting cleanse or qss as counterplay, as that usage ratio difference is massive, and is also an incredible waste of an item/summ spell against one ability with a cd of 15 seconds).
Apologies for the rant, but this subject can very much get on my nerves.
Sorry, I can't really respond with a design take. I'm just a Shaco enjoyer who works on VALORANT!
Really, we just want to see more of the clown in the game.
Still not going to show up in any of my games.
Oh come on! There are much more ban-worthy champs these days! (I'm a Shaco one-trick.)
Reminds me of that Spongebob Squarepants episode where Squidward runs a marching band: "Flag twirlers, let's go! I want to see some spinning!"
Who tf is Sovor?
That's a VALORANT agent. Looks like our patch notes got mixed up...
I'm a big fan of this type of work. Over time, players find the cracks in champion designs or the game changes such that they don't apply as well. Giving a second pass (What would we do differently if we did it over?) is a great opportunity to breathe life back into stale characters.
Love me some mid-scopium! You guys rock!
Y'all trying to get me fired? God damn...
Edit: Just to be clear I was joking around in All Chat and do not write lore lmao.
But now I will write some unofficial cursed Shaco and Fiora fan fiction.
I know Shaco is a toy, but is he that kind of toy? 🤔
As a fellow Shaco cosplayer, I really love this! It looks like you actually have glowing eyes — are those electronics? Impressive! (I just used sunglasses for mine.)
And yes, I can confirm, being a scary demon jester is a ton of fun! :D
Show us your mask, and I'll show mine! I really want to see it.
I made this costume a long time ago, back when Shaco had his old splash art and different colors for his gloves, eyes, and daggers. Here's an album of the photo I use on Twitter and Reddit, a shot I made for a contest, as well as a view of the inside of the mask. I just took a pair of sunglasses, removed their lenses and sort of taped them into place!
Thank you! The eyes were just purple acrylic sheet but I edited them ages ago and lost the original file. Sunglasses film is such a good idea!
Meeting another scary demon jester is always fun too, clone shenanigans time :D
In my experience, it's very rare to see another Shaco at a convention, so it's always a surprise to see one! You can check out this album if you want to see my costume in full or the mask in detail. Happy jesting!
Absolute GIGACHAD OP. Replying to others, ignoring the Rioter that cosplays Shaco too 😎😎😎
I was sad for a bit but senpai finally noticed me!
Holy, that was fast and unexpected! thank you.
I already saw the second image somewhere. Now I have the oportunity to tell you directly that it's a really really well done costume! I love it, congrats!
Guess it's my turn now, so Here it is. I's made in two parts, so we can open/close the mouth while laughing at people that will never be able to play with us anymore! Sadly I don't have any pic from inside the mask, but I can guarantee you that it looks as good as yours, LOL.
Wow that's awesome! It's always been an issue not being able to speak very clearly while wearing the costume. If I ever remake the mask, I'm definitely going to consider designing it like that!
Wow your cosplay is so good
What material did you use to coat/paint the swords? They look great!
It's actually paper! I printed the texture on sheets of cardstock and used Pepakura to create a foldable template of the blades. After assembling them, I placed them over some toy swords I got from the store!
Impressive bamboozle! They must have been so mad...
Curious to see if riot employees play more of their games during the break than usually. Would love to see some stats (optional employee survey)
I'm planning to do some binge-queueing of both VALORANT and League for part of my break