Talk:Riven/@comment-203.82.82.98-20120109030441/@comment-155.69.203.1-20120110172247

This guy who keeps rambling on about Riven being OP obviously doesn't player her in a competitive environment. She is easily taken out when under CC (more so than other champions because she has no real escape mechanism). She snowballs well, but teams that actually are smart enough to know how much a fed Riven is of a threat tend to make her the top priority. If she can't snowball, her late game is on a completely lower level than it should be. Because her shield lasts only about 2.5 seconds, it tends to shatter easily when under focus fire (as she is constantly treated as an AD Carry once she gets her items). You obviously don't understand other champions besides Riven: she isn't the only champion who's strong late game (hence CARRIES). Let's give a hypothetical situation. We have a Level 18 Riven with 250 AD (I'd say a moderate amount). Say the enemy team has a fed Caitlyn. Riven ults and thus her AD goes up to 300. One shield would give her 480 temporary HP. As a ranged AD carry should, Cait will then have enough AD, Attack Speed, and Crit Chance to mow down that shield in 1-2 shots (as Armor Pen items are more or less a necessity at that point). With her attack speed, it'd take a little less than 1.5 seconds for the shield to melt from her damage alone. While Riven dashes forward towards her with Broken Wings to close the gap, Cait can get off 1-2 more auto attacks, taking out around 1000 hp. A 90 Caliber Net or a well placed Yordle Snap Trap would give her enough time to take out another 1000 hp. Thus, Riven, at that point, give or take 1 auto attack, would be brought down, and GA would activate (as that's the current most popular build). Cait sets a Snap Trap where she was, and takes her out. The same situation could also apply for Tryndamere, Ashe, or any fed offensive champion. Hell, I've seen a fed Wu Kong beat a fed Riven thanks to his Q's armor destroyer. The shield isn't the answer to all of life's problems. There's enough damage late game and CC for her to be rendered completely helpless before focus fire and incoming damage.