@Riot Meddler: Why do you guys think every ability needs counterplay?

Okay, yes I agree - some abilities are just frustrating, and if they had no counterplay (or have none) it makes them that much worse.

But that doesn't mean you need to get rid of Point-and-click spells entirely, or add some weird mechanic to them to make sure that they work. All this does is allow them to be that much more powerful, since players are forced to try to make plays to get them off.

An example is 's W. This is by far one of the most frustrating abilities in the game, and it DOES offer counterplay - don't get Auto'd 3 times. But because you guys put that specific mechanic into him, it allowed for his damage+utility to be even better solely due to the fact that the reward has to be worth waiting around for 3 auto's.

This also comes to mind thinking about 's Q; I see so many people that say "This ability is the most cancerous ability in the game," and other such claims. Honestly, I've not once been playing against a Vlad and thought "That ability should be harder to use". It's a simple spell, that does damage+heals. It's a good ability (in terms of damage+utility for Vlad), which helps to make him a good champion.

I'm not positive (since I haven't played a whole lot of the new champions), but I don't know if there was even one point-and-click, no-passive, simple little ability given to any of the recently created champions. I understand that you, and your team want to create unique ideas to increase the enjoyment of the game, but I don't think the right call is to shove mechanics that force "counterplay" down our throats.

TL;DR : Counterplay is something that should exist for a champions KIT, not for every single ability, or League just becomes a game of "Who can click their buttons faster".

EDIT: As I reread this, I realized I forgot to really ASK for anything - making it really hard to ANSWER. I guess the main point was in the Vlad section - I've been informed that somewhere Riot has stated that they will likely be adding more counterplay to Vlad's kit, which I was a tad concerned about, which lead to a rant. So if you could enlighten me on that it would be really appreciated.

Also, the thought process behind why point-and-click is a dying art would be interesting.