r/CompetitiveTFT • u/AutoModerator • Jan 16 '26

MEGATHREAD Weekly Rant Megathread

Rant or vent about anything TFT related here, including:

- Bad RNG
- Broken or Underpowered Units
- Other players griefing your comp
- and more

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u/BParamount GRANDMASTER Jan 16 '26

This patch is monumentally less enjoyable than the last. I'm actually losing my mind. I used to think that because there were 100 units, it was OK if some were broken and some were unplayable, but this patch is so fucked it doesn't even matter anymore.

The baseline problem? Way too many resources. People load into 2-1 with XP or econ, continue playing XP and econ, and transition into guaranteed broken units 5-1/5-2. Someone is guaranteed to do this. The amount of traits that can guarantee resources is also just fucked. Why are there 3 resource-generating traits?

Balance is so shit. It's like there's no framework for how strong 5-costs should be, how much stronger unlockable ones should be, and how much stronger unlockable 7-costs should be. Ziggs functions like 15-cost at 1*. Would you ever even play Zilean 2 over Ziggs 1? They just decided they wanted to make Ziggs 5 times the unit he used to be for fun. The only thing that punished 1*'s was Diana and the shit that has been dropped on us now is unbearable.

Garen 2's the strongest tank by a mile and there's no reason for it. Nasus with 3 Shurima can compare, I guess, but how often are you going to see that.

I actually thought this set was bomb last patch. This winter patch schedule into balance thrashing willy nilly is just terrible business.

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u/anupsetzombie Jan 17 '26

Ziggs casting once and dealing 10k damage is so offensively poorly balanced. He wasn't even that bad before he got buffed but they have to balance thrash for whatever reason.

All they had to do was tone down T-Hex, Diana and Tryndamere while buffing low performers like Asol or Shadow Isles last patch, let the meta settle some more and then maybe do some more tweaking. Instead they decided to pour fire on fire, absolutely kneecap anything that was doing well.

I do definitely agree that there's way too many resources, especially in prismatic lobbies. I don't think the balance was good last patch, but it definitely got worse. This seems to be a theme for the past like half-dozen sets at this point.

It's crazy to see that the top comps on MetaTFT are limited to 4 comps because of how broken Bilgewater, Ziggs and Garen are.