Talk:Shaco/@comment-16494910-20140209183128

A wall of text 'bout Shaco:

I heard that this lil' jester is on the rework list...

I pray to gods they won't

I mean, he is useless lategame and his early is a pain in the ashe but that is what makes shaco... well... shaco... Don't get me wrong, I like when champions get reworked, yeah; i liked most reworks so far and i support the upcoming reworks (love the rengar/Xerath changes). but im really afraid about what will happen to him... He is in my opinion one of the most unique champions in the game... he isn't an assassin nor bruiser... he is Shaco

Is he outdated? Yes, he is.

Does he fit the meta? No, he doesn't.

Is he viable? Yes, he is viable.

I bet that sometime the meta will change to ,,early-game hurr durr'', he will be picked in the tournaments and he will be nerfed to ground; to be honest, he is something like lee sin, he is mobile, he has good early game, counterjungles and ganks as well and they both have a high skill cap (!). The only difference between him and lee is that lee is one of the most popular champs of all time and shaco players are only few.

Ever seen a good shaco? people who can play shaco well can get away from any situation (5-man ganks while splitpushing? Easy.), assassinate squishies and snowball early game

And have you seen those Lee mains? they just jump around the map, gank mid, countergank bot, steal red, ruin the enemy nasus' creepscore, steal dragon using safeguard wardjumps and flash to get away

It works this way:

- Imagine now, what if Lee Sin was super unpopular, like Urgot or Poppy and other. ?

I can safely say that he would get reworked. because noone would pick him. :\

- Think Poppy, Morello himself stated that Poppy is OP, but they're not nerfing her because she is unpopular .

- Another example being mundo, who wasn't picked at all until those season 4 masteries changes, now hes Broken, gets picked or banned in every game and he's going to be nerfed soon.

What does this mean?

Champions aren't OP, the meta is what makes them OP

The meta is like some warlock of this game, it decides which champions will be picked and which won't. People play what is popular, and what the pros play.

Unlike, some other champs... think heimer who really needed a rework and was unplayable, shaco himself doesnt need a rework. his problem is his high skill cap and the fact that he doesn't fit the meta-game.

I know, was long but thats pretty much it. Praise the demon jester.