Do we have any Nocturne updates in the near future

I have been an avid nocturne player on and off since I began playing in early season 3. I don't pretend to be an expert on him or the proper way to balance his kit, but I believe I have played enough him to at least have a solid understanding of him as a champion.

With that being said, my main question here is if he is getting any sort of update or balance changes anytime soon. I feel like as far as champions go he has been flung to the wayside for a significant period of time now and quite frankly unless you get ahead in the early game, he feels like absolute garbage to play.

I have a couple main concerns that with him in his current state:

1. HIs early game is horrendous which is fine for later game focused champions, but that being said he doesn't have a strong ability to duel junglers, provide much meaningful pressure on the map, and in most situations is forced to farm until 6 when his presence on the map is truly felt. However, ever since the nerf to his ult. range many patches ago, warding against his is relatively easy and thus his impact is highly reduced by any player who is warding their lanes properly. This is frustrating especially when this should be a point in the game when Nocturne should shine.

2. His kit is one dimensional which is fine for some champions, but again it feels awful to play when you are behind, this being a problem since he has trouble getting ahead. He has one simple action: GO, and no solid escape after he all-ins. His spell shield can be helpful but the impact is hardly ever enough when you're diving into a team. It especially feels bad having to spend mana on it, knowing his mana pool is already incredibly limited. Blocking one form of CC when timed correctly is not helpful after the subsequent and impending damage and follow up CC hit, and then he is useless.

3. Another problem with his kit, (and this could very well be me personally) is that after he ults, he can be kited to all eternity. With more and more champions having movement abilities or ways to the kite, it makes his job that much harder, and is proof of an increasingly outdated kit. He does have his fear, but the time it takes to actually fear the target is easily broken and defeats the purpose of the light CC he has. A soludtion this I see would be a skill shot a clear level of gameplay between the Nocturne and enemy champion. That way it Nocturne lands his skillshot he is rewarded by a much more impactful form of CC, while if he misses, killing his target becomes much more difficult.

Overall I would love to hear from any Rioter if at all possible (I know how busy you guys are) what you think about truly, one of my favorite champions. He has such potential as this living nightmare on Summoners Rift, and I would love to see that potential fulfilled in some way, or at least a few changes to put him in a better state until much larger changes can be made.

Thank you.