Talk:Braum/@comment-25275411-20140807103238/@comment-6281696-20140823085450

I'd rather not have that, lol is already obsessed with agressive play that hits for stupid amounts and especially supports are already rewarded immensly for what is quickly becoming a more and more ridiculous playstyle. It just devolves into this constant barrage of spells/attacks, regardless of manacost, the utility you lose by spamming them, how effective they really are, how horribly it screws up your positioning, or even if the aiming is halfway decent. And all favorably in such a way that it doesn't allow for any real response (e.g. range advantage, or Renekton's obnoxious get in -> stun & twhirl -> get out before the stun ends). When done correctly against certain targets it's infuriating to deal with simply because there isn't much to respond with. If they're going to improve that yet again then I'd want some freaking reward for actually being able to withstand their assault, outside of the honour of suffering through it again 10 seconds later. And yes I'm aware that's an unpopular opinion, LoL is basicly build on the power fantasy of instantly deleting your opponents, and basicly despises the idea of being able to shrug of anythign they do to you (most "tanks" aren't actually tanks and even then most of em don't actually live all that long unless they get a defensive steroid with rather ridiculous values like alistars 70% damage reduction.)

As for Braum specificly, I've never really found him especially difficult to counter in lane. However, you need your carry to actually be usefull. Most supports on their own can't pull it off because Braum or the opposing carry will retaliate and kill you quicker than you whittle him down. If however your carry does more than just moan how OP Braum is and actually helps you it's fairly simple to shut him down in lane. Another big issue is usually the carry that Braum has, if it's someone with high burst they become increadibly difficult to fight simply because that stun will allow them to unload their burst and due to the fact that riot loves big numbers you're now probably dead. On the other hand, same goes for every single other support with halfdecent CC.