u/Belerick-chan

“Slightly reverted previous nerfs”

Slightly reverted = dialed it back just a bit
Previous nerfs = already nerfed

It’s still a nerf compared to original server, theres too many people coming to the conclusion that they buffed these two heroes straight up. Its also a clear overreaction in some cases because I highly doubt you guys understand how significant or insignificant some of these changes are unless you tried it in the advanced server or when it comes out in the original server.

People also think that Ling get a straight up nerf when its still a buff compared to the original server, sure the buff feels small and the partial revert made it feel smaller, but its still an improvement compared to the original server. The attack speed buff and the 0.5s CD buff on S2 late game is actually pretty significant, not that big but its genuinely a good buff.

People underestimate how good attack speed is for farming, we literally have people running marksman emblem on some junglers not only for the 10% PEN but also for the attack speed and faster farming. 0.5s CD buff is also huge if you’ve ever played Ling.

I can kinda understand why he’s finally a viable option in MPL now but at the same time I’m still kinda bothered by his weaknesses? Atlas was a hero that struggled against high mobility heroes or heroes with immunity because Atlas has no instant CC, meaning if you’re up against someone like Lancelot or YSS, they can easily escape your Fatal Links.

But those heroes I mentioned kinda fell off especially now we have more fighter/utility junglers who are easier to catch.

So I have a feeling that Atlas is just a replacement or an alternative to Grock who started falling off a bit as well. They both don’t have instant CCs to stop high mobility assassins BUT they have huge AoE crowd control abilities that are good for pick offs or sets.

Is there any other reason though? I know he had some adjustments a few months ago which were actually good, but he just started appearing a few days ago.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying he’s useless, I just think his ult is so niche especially since he’s not even being paired with projectile heroes like Granger.

This makes his primary role as being one of the best bush checkers in MPL due to his passive making it impossible to punish him. Its just his ULT not having an immediate use in fights, I’m not saying its bad but it just feels like his ult is optional, as if its a budget Diggie.

Again I’m not saying he’s a bad pick and all, I just want to understand why he’s a prio pick in pro play.

Just to clear up some confusion, since theres SOOO many misinformation saying Kaja’s new ult is another “Diggie counter”, theres also so many inconsistent videos saying some heroes can avoid it and some heroes can’t when they’re just not timing the CC Immunity properly.