Possible Talon Tweaks
I was perusing through some discussions and (poor) reviews of Talon. Over and over I read how his passive is useless and how he doesn't have the mobility that other assassins do to be able to assassinate... and live. His Ult serves as a primary portion of his burst, but also expects players who are diving squishy carries, to be able to escape with their lives after their mission is complete. Any cc is the death of talon. How does one, while expected to be in the middle of the enemy team after blowing up the most important target, escape without any ability to aid that? On the other hand, without using the Ult offensively, how is Talon supposed to do his job of 1 shotting the carry without a large chunk of his burst?
I believe I may have an answer. If there were tweaks to his passive and E I believe Talon would be able to get in and get out (like zed or fizz) without being overbearing and forcing the summoner to strategically use his abilities and need near perfect positioning.
Passive - % Amplification of damage when target is slowed. Scales off % of slow. What I'm thinking here is, instead of a flat 10% amp, make the damage more powerful with the more cc on the target. If Lulu hits a glitterlance (90% slow), Talon should do more damage then, if say, a Mundo hits a clever. I think this would successfully help Talon fit into more compositions without being a "lone wolf."
Cut Throat - Allows Talon to jump behind enemy champs, ward and friendly champs. Using E to engage causes Talon players to put themselves in the heat of battle without having the necessary skills to escape after his dirty deed is done. Giving Talon players the option of engaging or disengaging with cut throat would force summoners to decide if blowing up the enemy carry and dying is worth it, or if a R+W+auto+Q and E to escape might be a better play.
Though minor and needing more depth and detail, I think this would be a very good start to make Talon more of a team player and more viable in competitive play where is just too risky to play consistently.
Just a thought while at work :p Don't flame me if this would be "SUPER OP; TALON IS BOSS ALREADY NUB; STOP PLAYING A TERRIBLE CHAMP SCRUBBALUB-LUB"
Thanks for peekin it, see ya on the rift! (If you're MMR is average lul)