12-16-2019, 05:23 PM
I mean, the gimmick of metal was always, roots/stuns/CC with some modest damage.
If other beams allowed you to move while you casted them, then they'd be obnoxiously broken. Imagine the original Crushing Iron spell, where a well-placed chain could lead into a combo that dealt half your opponent's health in damage?
Now Imagine every single beam has that synergy, it'd be ludicrous.
Also, the metal beams have already been nerfed severely from their original positions, they're in a good place. Especially given one roots you, your opponent and deals about the damage of a regular beam. (Means, you're open to being skillshotted back.) While the other one does the damage equivalent of a basic projectile skillshot (Think, Mana Ripple), but lets you follow up with a combo.
If other beams allowed you to move while you casted them, then they'd be obnoxiously broken. Imagine the original Crushing Iron spell, where a well-placed chain could lead into a combo that dealt half your opponent's health in damage?
Now Imagine every single beam has that synergy, it'd be ludicrous.
Also, the metal beams have already been nerfed severely from their original positions, they're in a good place. Especially given one roots you, your opponent and deals about the damage of a regular beam. (Means, you're open to being skillshotted back.) While the other one does the damage equivalent of a basic projectile skillshot (Think, Mana Ripple), but lets you follow up with a combo.