Vlad - What are you planning to do?

I have been a Vlad main since season 3. Ive played him more than anyone else in this game.

Now you are changing him up with the new Mage update. I know you guys are not very happy about his kit, but what are you going to do with it? Is he still going to be poke/teamfight oriented with high sustain? Or are you looking for something different. I feel like his high sustain, and being one of the few AP top laners is what makes him unique in a sense already. Are you planning to change his primary lane from top?

Im just afraid that what is going to happen to Vlad is what happened to Mordekaiser - Ripped out of his lane to be forced into another, with a kit that did not fit his theme.

I understand that Vlad is very frustrating to fight against - high poke with high sustain makes him very annoying - and he needs some problems fleshed out with his kit. What are you going to change/add/get rid of in terms of what he does?

I feel like taking away his instant-damage targeted Q, or make the skill itself more interactive would be a start. Changing his ultimate to fit his theme better - he does not cause diseases - but still keeping the teamfight component of it alive. His W needs to be a more risky ability - He can use it whenever it suits him for a health cost that he can gain back in one Q - it seems too little for what he can dodge with his W.