Open Question to all about Malzahar

Hey Riot and Summoners,

Malz main again, giving my input on the nerf discussions. Personally, I understand the nerfs to his ult. It's one thing for a champ to outdamage and kill you, but its another to have him seemingly just ult you for a free kill. Malzahar's ult is just one of those thing that will never look good if it also has high damage. The whole "AFK farming" to me is not an issue considering he needs voildlings for that to work and two spells to clear a wave where there is no one defending seems reasonable to me.

For those playing against Malz, his passive is his only way to fight outside of ulting and chipping away at enemy champs slowly and that seems pretty balanced to me considering he has no innate CC or movement in his kit outside of Grasp and his ult in essence is a root on himself as well.

Taking all of this knowledge into consideration I pose this question: Would you guys, meaning mains, Riot, and opponents, be okay with a nerf to his ult with a buff on his minions? The minions are weak, slow, and spawn one-by-one. If these guys had increased damage it would make them the focus of Malzs kit, allow for a very clear counterplay for any champion, and would give players who are killed by Malz a clear and evident reason why they died.

Side Note: It solidifies him as a minionmancer, his coolest kit/thematic piece to me.