User blog comment:Mineko Charat Lucky/I propose that Flash should really be reworked/@comment-4804165-20130810150355/@comment-5791947-20130811070522

"1. Punishment is something Riot will probably never add to the game, especially direct punishment."

Tell me with a straight face that abilities such as, and  do not have a punishment mechanic.



And that's precisely the point! This change fixes the mobility creep League's implementing these days, ever wondered why the game is nicknamed "League of Gapclosers" these days? Indirect buff to no-gapcloser champs, while nerfing those that can spam gapclosers all day.

"2. does not change the fact that 1 good flash still can change the tide of a game (a good flash Lee R, a good Xin flash E > R or Diana flash R E) and continues to punish those that are forced to buy it to keep up with those who already have built in gap closers."

This boots wouldn't stop some people from buying it, but it still does not change the fact that it indirectly limits their mobility by quite a bit. And there are problems for those that are forced to buy it? They enjoy no penalties as opposed to those who are spammy on their mobility. (note the cooldown reduction I placed) A Kog'Maw in the end can flash 3-4 more times than a Lee Sin, and 1-2 more times than a Zac.

"in order to solve this problem, you will have to rebalance just about everything in the game. This is pretty much a must, because as you have said "the game is balanced around flash" hence removing it from its current state will require a large balance shift in the whole game."

Changing the whole game is something we want to avoid. Your current arguments doesn't bring anything new about this rework's problem. The main goal here should already be clear - cripple high-mobility, buff no-mobility. Flash at its current state is creating a mobility creep, you will hardly ever see people banning, or , because they are easy to catch as they have no escapes, and they are restricted to Flash as their only escape tool, because everyone else has Flash.

If you have a better solution for Flash, which gives all champions a chance, mobility or no, I'm all ears.