that i can play, get an S or S+ on, and feel like i didn't do anything.
Even as the most boring of boring ADCs, i still feel like i'm at least doing something.
Seriously, this champion that use to have so much depth is now one of the most shallow champions in the game, and is just boring. You can't even go AD to make things more interesting, because it's play pattern is now identical to AP.
awdaf2 votesUsed to have so much depth? All you had to do was WER and they die, where is the depth in that
deadlychuck1 votesHis skills weren't hamstrung by having half of their power distributed to other fucking spells.
His pacing is completely controlled by his design and leaves nothing for the player, meaning you get stuck in a terrible spot, where either his kit does it's job, or it doesn't and you as the player of malzahar have basically no control if it works. It feels like it's not you that got that S or S+ grade, just as much as it doesn't feel like it's your fault for literally being able to do nothing when your kit doesn't work.
Seriously even in their own description of their aim for the rework they had no fucking idea what they were doing.
"Here's some stuff we're less happy with and are actively trying to resolve:
A simple W>E>R is often enough to eliminate or remove enemies, leaving them little opportunity to act outside of not getting into his range.
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Here's what I hope (these designs are still in progress) will be true of Malzahar following his changes:
Playing Malzahar still won't be a mechanically intense/exhausting experience." ( http://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/developer-corner/6c2r0VAc-mid-year-mage-updates-malzahar-direction))
Seriously isn't this the definition of easy to play hard to master? He was easy to play if all you ever did was combo WER, but you were shooting yourself in the foot, in terms of potential, if that's all you ever did.
On the surface he was a easy assassination combo, though his play style beyond that surface level was extremely complex and by riot's own admission "intense and exhausting".