Talk:Olaf/@comment-96.37.235.89-20111019170915/@comment-89.167.76.163-20111022201304

^Sorry lad, but this hipster-like nonsense of "not being so mainstream" doesn't work in League of Legends. And being "a sheep" here is following hard facts and numbers. It is true that guides made by high-end competetive players include Warmog's Armor, Frozen mallet and Atma's Impaler, rather than Trinity Force and there is a reason for it - because it works better for Olaf. It might not work as good in ELO hell as it does on competetive events, but in the end, one should aspire to be better players, not worse and there is no shame in using their strategies and builds in your own games.

Also, thing about trying. I've been playing Olaf for quite some time now and I tried several different item builds, including getting Trinity Force, and the hard fact is that it does not provide any kind of "edge", neither does building Hextech Gunblade, full DPS disregarding survivability or going full AP carry on him. What Trinity Force does actually provide is a little bit of many different stats, some of which are essentially useless for Olaf, for 4k gold. None of the "useful" stats are unique to this item and you can easily acquire them by getting more specialized items - there is no "edge" here, since supposedly the most valuable part of TF, it's proc, is basically useless. On the other hand, that 4k you would spend on your Trinity Force could be used to equip a jungling Olaf with Mercury Treads, Wriggle's Lantern, a Giant's Belt and several Wards. All of those itmes provide actually useful stats and qualities, such as minion damage proc, more Health that TF provides, damage, Life Steal, Armor, Magic Resistance and Tenacity - nothing here is wasted. Or perhaps a Giant's Belt, Atma's Impaler and boots - more Health, option to go for Warmog's or Mallet, superior damage gain raising with your HP, Critical, Armor and synergy with your passive, ultimate and Vicious Strikes. Again, no waste here.

I am not going to urge anyone to follow any guides, feel free to build your character in any way you like. But the fact is that you asked for opinions and I gave you mine, based on my experience and hard facts, clearly visible in the way Olaf's skill set works. I tried your idea many times as well as mine and my opinion remains the same - building Trinity Force is subpar to 'Atmog's" build style in every respect.