Guys. I'm gonna take a stab in the dark here & sya that a lot of the "balancing & rework" that goes into ANY champion... more so the consideration of said changes... comes from the Professional Level. Akali isn't played on a LCS/Pro lvl for a reason. Same with Tryn, Fiora, Yi, Kat, Darius, & the likes. The "op" champs are only "op" because YOU as their opponent FEEDS them & doesn't play VS them correctly. ANY champ in the game has the ability to be OP if your team gives them 7 kills in the 1st 10min & they are 2 full items ahead of you. from ZAc to Singed to Janna to Trist to Vi to Xer to ANYONE. The key is to play safe & smart & don't die to these champs over & over. & OVER & OVER.
so really it comes back to your own skill lvl @ the game, not the champ being "op"... Play smarter & Ward more & WATCH THE MINIMAP(bcuz Wards are completely USELESS if you have ZERO map awareness & just don't pay attention)
the ONLY champ that is considered "op" or Broken in competitive play is Vayne. & she still doesn't get picked very often. so yeah..
hate all you want, but everything I said is BASICALLY accurate & true.