User blog comment:PurpleWii/Archetype Classification(PurpleWii Edition)/@comment-5035765-20160531044141/@comment-28230442-20160531220647

I'm a firm believer that sometimes, less is more. I DID consider your idea of Riot doesn't want to put everything in "fences and gates"; believe me, too much of something almost always leaves it in a warped shape. But at the same time, I'm not hard to impress(or in a better term, I don't get bored easily). I personally don't believe that the scenario you stated with MMO's happens too often( if it did, then I'd question how "groundbreaking" of an event it really would be), and I honestly think that's a good thing. Yes, they would have jump through hoops if everything was in a single-file line, but at the same time, what's wrong with what you currently have? I could bore you(quite easily) by going super-indepth as I always do with everyone else, but I'll cut it off here.

I was waiting for someone to bring up a case like (and Ironically, she was going to be my prime example of the case), and I'm glad you brought it up. Eve was made in a time where Riot "Made champions" instead what they currently do now, where they "Made champions with Intent". Eve was intended to be an Assassin, but that was all they were aiming for; an Assassin. Eve is a old champion, and goes without saying that older champions weren't made to fill a role, or do a certain thing; that was up to the players to decide; and because of this Eve(and others of her variety) is a hot mess.

Eve has been slotted into so many roles and positions, it's actually quite funny how far Riot was off the mark with her. He's been a Tank, She's been a Bruiser, she's been a Hybrid, you name it; Eve's probably done it. Riot had no clue what Assassins did when she was created, other than "They kill people Lol". This is what happens when you design without Intent(or lacking of knowledge regarding Intent, which makes more sense), you get an "" Now adays, Riot won't even touch Eve with a 10ft pole nowadays, because (in gameplay and lore aspects), they don't know what Eve is supposed to do or be. When I get around to to the champion listing part of this post, I'll talk more about Eve; but this what I think of her(and champions like her) in a nutshell.

Older champions are harder to slot into an archetype simply because they weren't designed to fill a role; Riot just gave them what they thought was cool and interesting, and left it to the players. This is why so many older champions are balance nightmares, in terms of gameplay and player aesthetic; It's like trying to fix something that never worked well in the first place.