This is not a complaint or anything, it's just seems so Random, it doesn't benefit him in any way that i can imagine.
Couldn't they just cut in Half the cost of his abilities and then give him 200 energy like any other character that uses that resource?
200 or 400 doesn't change anything, if i give Akali 400 energy and double the cost of her spells, what's the difference?
Or maybe there is a difference and i am too dumb to get it, idk.
External link →The designer wanted to build an energy champion with a slightly different feel: One with a larger pool that took longer to fill up.
He tried three approaches: Same pool, half the regen (half the costs, too). Double the pool, same regen, same costs as live (this shipped). A hybrid approach with a slightly larger pool and slightly lower regen.
Playtesting showed that same regen, larger pool (the live version) was the most intuitive.
So that's why. Essentially, Shen is intended to be able to cast more abilities early on in a fight, without the same long tail to his abilities as other energy champions like Lee Sin.
I really appreciate your quick comments about game development, plus all the math you do for the league (and recently Poe) community.
Thanks! :)
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