Fiddlesticks Learning Curve and Follow Up

With Fiddle VGU just launching, there’s been a lot of spooky gameplay going around. Like normal we will be monitoring his power and do multiple phases of follow up if it needs. Our typical follow up for a big launch is:

A few days after the patch, if things are way off look to hotfix a buff or nerf Reevaluate after the first week to see if they should be in the following patch

Fiddle might be a rare case where the playing-against learning curve might match or eclipse the playing-as curve. For most normal champs or VGUs, we see their win rate climb over the first few weeks as players learn to correctly play them. But a certain type of champion design that is very trickery focused can have a similarly steep learning curve for opponents, as they get familiar with the types of tricks that they should be looking out for when playing against them. For example Neeko had this type of reverse curve, where her win rate actually decreased slightly over the first few weeks of her release. Our current expectation is that Fiddle should still have a normal curve where its win rate will climb over the first week because it has a very unique jungle playstyle that will take some time to master.