2011-10-10, 01:06 AM
(This post was last modified: 2011-10-10, 02:29 AM by WillDaSnail.)
dante9898 Wrote:Yayzors Lasthitting practice being useful, Finally got a use for the Hold/Stop Keys, also xerath practice CDR Its pretty good for that bastard (Now i just need some caster runes to use it in normal games...).
Oh right, there were the mechanic preview for greaves, a Shotgunner (Aka Ranged DPS) that can also punish people that get too close, bastard even has his owns smoke nades or some sheet like that.
Greaves Mechanic Preview
Average Gatsby Wrote:Greetings Summoners!
We wanted to take this opportunity to preview some of the gameplay on our newest ranged DPS champion: Graves, the Outlaw.
This rough-and-tumble gunman uses a massive, hextech double-barreled shotgun to rain down death from a distance and punish any foolish varmints that get too close. For example, Buckshot shoots three quick shrapnel bursts in a cone in front of him. Unlike other multi-missile spells, however, all three Buckshot rounds can all hit the same target (although each individual projectile will deal slightly reduced damage).
Graves is also able to make it uncomfortable for foes to fight at his optimal range by throwing out Smoke Screen to limit enemy vision and slow them in an area, while Quick Draw lets him dash in for a quick shotgun blast or escape danger as needed. In this way he can control his positioning to set up maximum damage Buckshots.
Finally, Graves can use Collateral Damage to unleash a skill shot that nukes the first target it hits, spreading a cone of damage behind its target to hit anybody yellow enough to hide behind the tanks. While the single-target use is simple, properly utilizing the cone is what will separate the good Graves players from the great ones.
Our goal with Graves was to make a ranged DPS that had some incentive to get up close or make enemies think twice before getting in your face. While its completely possible to play Graves as a standard max-range carry, this dichotomy makes for skill differential without adding a high barrier to entry (or any hefty, paragraph-long tooltips). Whether trying to maximize the close-up damage of Buckshot, or setting up the 1-2 punch of Collateral Damage, were excited to add a champion with true grit to the ranged DPS lineup.
tl;dr -
- Graves is ranged DPS
- Has a defensive/offensive CC
- Has a blink that can be used offensively or defensively
- He has a cone AoE ult that nukes the first person hit and "sprays" damage to people behind the first target that gets hit. (I do have an analogy for this, but it involves real life modern military firearms...some might not get this lol)
Edit: Just played a 5v5 premade ranked with my friends. Walked out on enemy Malz's ult a few times thanks to QSS (trollface.jpg). And I tanked pretty well, though I did make my share of mistakes. Replay is here