Thoughts on the new Fiora kit (and looks)

yay nibbers·7/23/2015, 3:59:34 AM·2 votes·744 views

So I just played her a bit on the PBE and though I think her new look is a bit ugly (bring back the old hair/face Dx), I absolutely love her new kit.

She is so much more fun to play now than she was before. Her passive is much more interesting and adds a new but of depth to her now-skillshot dash. Her ult, which I initially thought would be a rather boring interaction, was actually way cooler than expected and way satisfying. I like that it keeps her dashing around like her old ult made her do but without that, honestly ridiculously long, untargetable state where you chipped at their HP. I especially like that her new ult can potentially do around 90% of her target's HP in true damage with a bit over 500AD! Her new Riposte is probably my favorite part of the kit though. It's super satisfying somehow parrying Annie's flames to reflect the stun back at her.

Now here's what I don't like: Her passive feels a bit fickle when it comes to where you are relative to your opponent's vitals. Not sure if this is on purpose, but often I found myself dashing to a spot where it looked to me I'd hit a vital only to hit regular champ flesh. As well I also miss the second dash you got from her old Q. Would it be possible to bring that back in some way? Maybe make the cooldown refresh completely upon striking a vital? Her E also feels a bit uninteresting. You get a free crit, but it still just feels like a short attack speed steroid. Also, as I mentioned earlier, I don't like her new look. While not really noticable in-game unless you're using her default skin or Royal Guard, she just doesn't look as good as her old self. Her face is overly angular and her hair makes her forehead stand out like a billboard. She doesn't look at all like the Fiora we know, and it's not because she's donned a new outfit. Frankly, she looks rather ugly, Like that unpleasant aunt nobody likes, or Cruella De Vil (a comparison made by many already).

Overall you guys did a great job and I can't wait to play her more when she goes live. Hope this feedback is helpful!

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