What if Nasus got stacks just by using Q on champions?
One of Nasus's biggest problems in lane is that his main damage ability is the same ability that he has to use to farm. This is one of the reasons that Quasus (E max) is usually better than Q max -- you can use spirit fire to clear waves AND damage your lane opponent at the same time. What if Nasus got +3 stacks just for hitting an enemy champ with Q? That way he would get punished less for trading with Q in the early game. I think the biggest problem with this idea is that Quasus would be too strong, since the only downside to E max is that you get fewer stacks because you're trading so much.