Context for Quinn double nerf? (PBE)

Pineconn·Mar 10, 2016·6 votes·762 views

(Yes, I understand that her nearsight debuff is frustrating as the recipient.)

Just was wondering if a Rioter could weigh in on the Quinn double nerf on PBE. I realize that she is above 50% win rate (52.6% top, 51.4% jungle) in plat+. However, nerfing the nearsight duration (2s >> 1.5s) AND her Q CD (11/10/9/8/7 >> 11/10.5/10/9.5/9) seems a tad heavy handed, considering her Q was finally just bugfixed regarding cancelling on-hit effects. Nine seconds on your main damage tool feels a bit... bad, to be honest (yes, I've tested it on PBE), considering its cooldown was always 11/10/9/8/7 since her 2013 release.

The nearsight duration nerf feels appropriate tbh, but I can't understand the CD nerf. I don't get the impression that Quinn is crowding out choices top lane, considering she struggles against CC-heavy tanks.

5 Comments

GlockHammerMar 10, 20164 votes

Quinn not crowding out choices in top lane

Ha ha ha.

Whever I see Quinn top I just wanna slash my wrists. She utter and complete bullshit to lane against, especially if you are playing a traditional toplaner (melee). This nerf won't change anything in her play pattern and she will still be an oppressive b*tch, she won't be spamming her blinding bullshit as quite as often, but it's hardly as if the Quinn spamming Q's ever was the issue.

Valor BotMar 10, 20162 votes

A lot of the frustration involving Quinn's Q (and at least a small portion of her most recent success) resulted from the bug that caused it to ignore auto attack modifiers like Leona's Q and Udyr's E. The bug was removed this patch; I think Riot should have waited a bit longer before nerfing the Q to see how much of an advantage it was actually giving her and then balance from there accordingly.

AnnoxisMar 10, 20164 votes

You do understand that, as a melee, there is absolutely nothing you can do against a good Quinn, right ?

Árchangel AvacynMar 11, 20161 votes

This nerf won't change that at all, just make her feel much worse to play. Making a champion clunkier is a truly terrible way to nerf them, Quinn will always dumpster melee she has a gap opener and is ranged, that's just always going to be the case.

ShrîkeMar 10, 20162 votes

Bump. I'd also like to know. Random ass nerfs if you ask me. She just got bug fixed. Riot probably gave into the reddit circle jerk. At least she didn't get gutted like poor nidalee.