Talk:Galio/@comment-25239340-20170311115127

Everyone's got an opinion on new Galio. Personally, as a m7 Galio main who's stuck with him for years and years, I don't really care too much about his new kit. Do I wish it were more mage oriented like his current (soon to be "old") one? Sure. His laser eyes are weighty and satisfying to use. His E kinda sucks but it's easy to land. His shield, while not technically a shield and also not an ally heal (and therefore cannot benefit from support masteries or items in any meaningful way), is unique and powerful. No other champion can heal off tower damage. And his ult is just iconic - no pun intended.

The new kit seems a little generic and League-y. I guess that's fine, it was bound to happen sooner or later really. What frustrates me, instead, is the loss of his identity, his personality. This is not Galio. Galio would reminisce about his old master; Galio would think deeply and considerately about his actions, violent as they are; Galio would feel, he would suffer in the killing of a fellow Demacian, he would get nervous about protecting another ally as he failed to protect Durand, he would relish in a successful base defense and the sense of fulfillment of a duty long since passed. And he would have at least ONE voice line for abyssal scepter. Come on, Riot, that's one that would even fit in this new realization of him.

I'll miss the old Galio. He is unique, and when he is gone as of patch 7.6, there will be none to replace him. Sleep well, sleep forever, Idol. Your rest is well-deserved.