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Is the new meta going to be tanks? I would appreciate your input and if a dev or riot team member could also pitch in their thoughts that would be nice

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about 1 year ago - /u/R0gueFool - Direct link

Tanks have been very strong for a very long time, I can't imagine this patch makes them weak.

I can't say that they will be "meta" because the meta is shaped by what people are playing, not what is strong. So player perception and how feelable something is has an outsized impact on if it becomes meta.

But I'd bet that if you are looking to win more games picking a tank isn't going to hurt.

about 1 year ago - /u/R0gueFool - Direct link

Originally posted by ragingOcean

This makes no sense. People intact play what is strong or what gets buffed. Maybe lower elo players don’t because they don’t read patch notes or even care or know what patches are

I can promise you that is not true, and people play what they enjoy regardless of rank. That is perfectly fine and I'd argue better anyway. If power was the only thing that mattered we would see far more people playing Singed and Asol, yet they are some of the least popular champions and ones a freakin space dragon.