We need a new game mechanic: Silence

Aryl

With the combination of nodes, certain champs and hard to bait AI, I believe it's time for the meta to introduce a silence mechanic.

This mechanic is simple... it prevents champions from using a special for X amount of seconds... maybe in conjunction with an sp2 or an sp3.

This could be introduced with a new champion like Banshee and possibly be added to some old champions during reworks.

Thoughts?

Aryl

Here’s the thing. It would have fairly limited use. Off the top of my head I can think of a few situations it would be useful; for example war machines special 1, you don’t want to take that damage so you could stop him using his special until you push to L2.

Only other time I can think of would be stopping champs using their sp3, but unless it’s a lengthy amount of time enabling pretty much a 100% up-time on this silence you’ll get your 5 or 10 or whatever seconds of no sp3 and then they will use it and KO you anyway. So it would only be used as a finishing move.

Generally, you don’t want a champ to hold their special attack unless it’s a hard to evade sp1 or stop them using an sp3.

Fair point. Maybe if instead of stopping the use of a special add a taunt and prevent the max power special being used but using the power... meaning, sp2 would cost 2 bars but casts sp1 and sp3 cost 3 bars but casts sp2.