What ever happened to the root mechanic?

Artoria77

So y'all remember that event where kabam introduced the root mechanic where you were locked to a specific position in the arena if you or the opponent performed a specific action.

Now this mechanic wasn't too kindly recieved by the community but if I'm correct it was hinted that it would appear somewhere in the game down the line again; in a champ, content nobody knows.

Now this brings me my question, what ever happened to this mechanic. Was it scrapped, will it just appear later down the line? Was the fate of the root mechanic ever communicated and I just missed it?

ThatGuyYouSaw235

It's rooted in mystery.

Malreck04

Man, everyone talked about colossus, but I was extremely afraid of black widow's heavy attack

GinjabredMonsta

I'm not sure but I hope it gets brought back

Ercarret

Since it wasn't too fondly received, I wouldn't be surprised if they took it back to the drawing board. That said, I don't know if it would ever be a fun ability. I have a hard time seeing how a champ would be made more fun to play with a root mechanic in their kit, so it would most likely just be an annoying ability on defense and I don't think that's good enough.

That said, I still think there could be a place for it in the game. Encroaching Root would be a welcome substitute to Encroaching Stun, for example. You're still stunned in place but aren't prevented from attacking, blocking or evading if you time it right while standstill. I'd take that change in a heartbeat.

magnus_xix

Champs like Peni Parker will become more and more common if something like root isn't here to shake up the combat.

ItsDamien

It needed some more work, but overall I enjoyed the mechanic. The only thing that I felt needed to be adjusted was the size of the "ring" for lack of a better term, as it often put you out of attack range (think Mag X parry push back).

Otherwise the mechanic was alright.

SpideyFunko

ItsDamien said:

It needed some more work, but overall I enjoyed the mechanic. The only thing that I felt needed to be adjusted was the size of the "ring" for lack of a better term, as it often put you out of attack range (think Mag X parry push back).

Otherwise the mechanic was alright.

that and suddenly the ai wanted to throw a heavy attack very frequently

Black Widow’s heavy attack caught me many a time

Artoria77

magnus_xix said:

Champs like Peni Parker will become more and more common if something like root isn't here to shake up the combat.

Wait what do you mean champs like Peni Parker becoming more common? Is there something in her defence abilities that players don't like?

odishika123

Groot should get it when he gets nerfed

TheBair123

Unio77 said:

magnus_xix said:

Champs like Peni Parker will become more and more common if something like root isn't here to shake up the combat.

Wait what do you mean champs like Peni Parker becoming more common? Is there something in her defence abilities that players don't like?

her auto-block is infuriating

magnus_xix

Unio77 said:

magnus_xix said:

Champs like Peni Parker will become more and more common if something like root isn't here to shake up the combat.

Wait what do you mean champs like Peni Parker becoming more common? Is there something in her defence abilities that players don't like?

Most of standard go to autoblock counters i.e those with true strike, true accuracy, true sense and AAR are countered themselves by Peni. Without new combat mechanics we're just going to see more layers to this.

We have a buff in the game that can counter Peni's autoblock and its undermine. I suspect a fair few of the champs released in the next year or so will have this effext but what happens when there's enough champs with undermine? An autoblock that also counters undermine as well as all the true ... effects and AAR? Hopefully not.

I wouldn't be surprised if next months Kitty pryde has a miss mechanic that counters most of the miss counters we have currently.

AverageDesi

root had some serious issues. it had multiple triggers during the same special meaning you could prevent i happening at the start of the special but it woulf trigger midway

Aomine_Daiki10

Why did you remind kabaam

ItsDamien

Aomine_Daiki10 said:

Why did you remind kabaam

Because some of us like to have new and interesting mechanics that take a modicum of skill to get around. The game is mostly stale at this point with its cookie cutter formula of node design.

Bugmat78

I liked root (not all variations, the heavy one could catch you or pretty easily) but not as an everyday thing but maybe in the occasional stuff quest it would make things interesting.

GroundedWisdom

Unpopular opinion. If the game is having issues moving properly, the last thing I want is a mechanic holding me in place.

The_Sentry06

GroundedWisdom said:

Unpopular opinion. If the game is having issues moving properly, the last thing I want is a mechanic holding me in place.

I second this.

FluffyPigMonster

GroundedWisdom said:

Unpopular opinion. If the game is having issues moving properly, the last thing I want is a mechanic holding me in place.

Not unpopular at all.

Although in something like a Groot rework where the root mechanic would be neat for him to have during a special attack, something that we as the community can use too - I agree that I’d rather wait for the overall game mechanics to improve before ravaging us with this tested and not well received mechanic.

Djmags

Hated root it just sucked, nothing clever or unique about it at all

Masterpuff

ItsDamien said:

Aomine_Daiki10 said:

Why did you remind kabaam

Because some of us like to have new and interesting mechanics that take a modicum of skill to get around. The game is mostly stale at this point with its cookie cutter formula of node design.

“Skill”

Mercury79

I think root mech works better if we both have option to use it...us and our opponent once in a fight...when ever champ stuck they root opponent freeze them and escape or a button to use in fight one chance for one fight if they we got knocked after using it that gonna be over...and after revive still it will be not avalable i think this would be better @Kabam Miike @Kabam Lyra

Killswitch01

Imagine heavy-sterio with root mechanic
😂💔

Artoria77

Mercury79 said:

I think root mech works better if we both have option to use it...us and our opponent once in a fight...when ever champ stuck they root opponent freeze them and escape or a button to use in fight one chance for one fight if they we got knocked after using it that gonna be over...and after revive still it will be not avalable i think this would be better @Kabam Miike @Kabam Lyra

Eh I doubt this would make it better.

Will3808

odishika123 said:

Groot should get it when he gets nerfed

Most people assumed that it would be introduced regularly with the groot buff but we’ve seen nothing since.

ChaosMax1012

Ngl rooted shoulda shown up for a challenge like SOP

ChaosMax1012

Haji_Saab said:

Any mechanic that makes the game a bit more challenging is not going to be received well by the “community”. The devs should never look for feedback for such mechanics.

The root mechanic brought the back-against-the-wall gameplay into the middle. Such mechanics are much better than “you will die after x seconds or y hits”.

I really didn’t find it that hard to dex, and sometimes it’s actually beneficial so you can punish the opponent better. Liked the node. Could be used for events like CAV EQ, , summoner showdown or SOP. Hopefully it makes a return

Real_Madrid_76_2

Don't remind them about that mechanic it is just so annoying you know

Llessur

Malreck04 said:

Man, everyone talked about colossus, but I was extremely afraid of black widow's heavy attack

I dexted that heavy a couple times and I felt like a god

LeNoirFaineant

I liked it.

SirGamesBond

Root wasn't bad, getting KOed from combo party was the main issue.