Katarina nerfs on PBE

Reavelock·3/28/2017, 6:07:33 AM·4 votes·1,140 views

I guess Riot is having a hard time figuring out what to do with Katarina, with the ult change, then the reversion, and now the current 4 second nerf to her E early game, but I don't think nerfing the fun fluidity in her shunpo and the amount of time it will take to reset early is the way to do it. I don't know why, but I've been feeling Riot has been trying to take away champions' early game recently. Some examples are LeBlanc with her passive down and Shaco's Q/box rework. This philosophy doesn't resonate with me however, I think Riot is sacrificing fun for balancing (if not optimal). Besides, assassins like these are highly countered in the late game, easily shut down by any cc. Do you think that assassins should be given the chance to snowball in the early game considering smart teams actually don't get caught out and have peel late game?

16 Comments

Penns3/28/2017, 7:06:05 AM3 votes

I still think the damage on her spells should get nerfed and her passive buffed so that she has to hit some daggers and has some counterplay. When she isnt ahead by a lot and kills me even when I dodge every single one... somethings kind of wrong https://puu.sh/v0Wsi/65ac434682.webm

YoungSirJ0ey3/28/2017, 6:18:16 PM2 votes

Why yes, Riot has been trying to take away assassin earlygames. Know why? They're not fun to play against. Fizz's level 2 cheese, Kat's level 2 cheese, Talon's level 2 cheese, they're all annoying as fuck and generally bullshit, forcing you to burn flash at a minimum, thus guaranteeing you won't have it for their level 6 powerspike. And why are you complaining about Kat lategame? She is literally the best assassin in the game for teamfights.

SwiftKitten883/28/2017, 9:14:31 PM2 votes

right god forbid she has even a 1 second window when u can land a skillshot on her without her having shunpo up..

this is the nerf she has needed for a VERY long time..

Bunnymap3/28/2017, 10:55:54 AM1 votes

I don't think Leblanc ever got her passive nerfed. Her W was just killed.

Hyrum Graff3/28/2017, 4:59:18 PM1 votes

I think that games ending faster is generally a good thing, but that means in order to avoid a stomp it's important to cut down on how hard champs can snowball. Otherwise, every game feels like it's over at 8 min.

Bouncemaster Zac3/30/2017, 3:37:11 PM1 votes

Kat having her early game taken away is an objectively good thing. Her early is way too easy and oppressive for how hard she snowballs and the fact that she's THE teamfight assassin as opposed to every other assassin being built for 1v1.