Something I am afraid about Caitlyn

YumaS2Astral··5 votes·384 views

With those nerfs to her traps, I wonder if Caitlyn will be too weak. And if she proves to be indeed to weak, will Riot revert her previous nerfs or at least give her compensation buffs?

I am not saying that this will happen. However, things like this happened in the past with Kassadin and Shen and is happening now with Zac - they had a problematic ability in their kits. Riot nerfed everything but the problematic ability, since that ability was their identity. Riot's reasoning was that they try to preserve a champion's identity and nerf other things so that their weakness will be more "clear"/"exposed" (something like that) - But the champions prove to still be problematic after such nerfs, so Riot gives up and nerf what is actually problematic with them, despite the fact that it's their identity. Then, the champions are left in the dust because Riot doesn't revert previous nerfs. It requires months of buffs for them to even be playable.

I think Riot should stop refusing to nerf what is problematic with a champion just because it is part of their identity. Actually, if the identity of a champion is what is making them obnoxious, broken, or at very least frustrating to play against, then it is a sign of poor design. It may also be (but not necessarily is) a evidence that this champion requires a rework.

I am not saying that this will happen to Caitlyn but if that happens, I think Riot should at least consider reverting previous nerfs. Actually, some Caitlyn players are already complaining that she is "clunky" after recent nerfs. As much as Caitlyn is hated, obnoxious, and non-interactive, no champion deserves to be gutted or left unplayable.

3 Comments

oSEXYPLATYPUSo1 votes

well the gutted her when the nerfed her AS growth ... that put her at a 48% win rate... now with these nerfs ...

uDqNQ8EBVBjNC9Uk1 votes

She will still be strong in the right hands.

She just won't be freelo anymore.

Nymzo1 votes

Not really no.

Why? Because this is only a nerf to her early game.

You know? That moment in the game when hyper carries are at their weaker stage?

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