The year is 2016 and most players are still maxing Q first on Yasuo
http://i.imgur.com/jRieVEW.png Please stop.
http://i.imgur.com/jRieVEW.png Please stop.
And maxing Scatter the Weak on Syndra over Force of Will is also "better".
Too bad I have like 60% winrate over 1000 games maxing Force of Will.
And than people will be like "Buff Yasuo coz low ratios omg ryto plz"
Maybe they want the extra damage on Q and don't feel comfortable capitalizing on E's damage increase (both parts of it--the scaling and the pass-through bonus). Q max first is the safer option, so I'm not surprised it's the most popular one.