@Riot, why is the class "assassin" focussed solely on burst - not on DoTs?

Currently the concept of each assassin is go-in, 100-0 and enemy, go out.

Instead, a healthier concept could have been go -in, apply a DoT, go out, let the DoT deal severe damage.

The current concept offers close to no counterplay if an assassin breaks a certain point.

The main advantage of the 2nd concept would be readability, as somebody suggested a while back, DoT damage could simply be disabled by colouring the health bar for the damage to be received.

's kit feels like an unfinished version of a DoT assassin. Go in, apply bleeding, use your ultimate for a slight amount of extra damage and get out while being invisible.

• However, the distribution of damage in his kit made him yet another burst caster.

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What is the advantage of DoT, over burst assassins? First and foremost - a much better option of balancing and adding counterplay, shield heals, posts, zhonya's etc. At the current state assassins who get rollin' tend to each a state where they blow you up in a splitt second.

(Well, bugs are also to blame. Meele ranged abilities often still apply damage AFTER the target Flashed out of range. E.g. this breaks Q a little and also with AA (also leveraged by his ultimate) )

So I was wondering - would you like too DoT assassins in the game? (Maybe shifting former assassins to this?) (Could be a good candidate for a DoT assassin rework?)