Baby steps to get the Kitten to Purr again

yes it's me... i made a thread, what did you expect??

TLDR: revert pointless 6.21 cooldown changes the 6.21 nerfs as a nidalee main pretty much just seems like riot's way of getting people to shut up without actually hurting her much at all. (you know right before riot actaully gutted her in 6.22) i don't expect the buff to do much of anything, but honestly THAT is why i am suggesting it. if you want to take baby steps, why dont start by undoing the pointless nerf you did just to shut people up /tldr

after worlds nidalee was gutted to a 38% win rate, beating the previous holder for the 10th lowest winrate in the HISTORY OF LEAGUE. she has received slight buffs since then 7.1 game her traps true sight (somthing they hadn't had since before her rework 7.2 moved that true sight to her passive so even landing a spear would give you true sight her BASE health was restored to 4.17 values (health per level was NOT also changed) her heal was slightly buffed and even in 7.4 her traps hitbox was increased.

and while these buffs are great. she still has a LONG way to go.

even as a nidalee main.. 38th most nidalee mastery in na with over 1000 games on her. I prefer to climb ranked as SUPPORT becuase its frankly easier than winning a game with her.

and although nidalee's winrate HAS increased (almost 45% in my elo)

she still has a ways to go...

now as the resident nidalee expert on the forums. i have had lots of idea on how to fix this. but right now the best course of action is to continue talking small steps.

the biggest issue nidalee has still is the absurd winrate different between high and low elo. but as that would be a complex fix im goign to start with simple things.

first off the REASON why nidale dropped from her 48% worlds winrate to her 38% post worlds winrate had very little to do with her 6.21 nerfs.

infact the 6.21 nerfs as a nidalee main pretty much just seems like riot's way of getting people to shut up without actually hurting her much at all.

what absolutely KILLED her was the removal of strength of ages, (her ONLY viable keystone) and the gutting of (her CORE item along side )

now BECAUSE of these changes in 6.22 the 6.21 changes just felt like an insult.. why even BOTHER nerfing her for ONE patch to barely any effect when the next patch you going to completely DESTROY her.

so i think the next most basic buff to nidalee would be.. REVERT the changes done in 6.21 to her cooldowns (returning them to 5 seconds).

not only will this undo an absolutely pointless nerf and change her cougar froms back to the 5 second cooldown they has since the day she was added in season 1. it (at this point more importantly) should also NOT have some "drastic effect that would buff her out of control".

i don't expect the buff to do much of anything, but honestly THAT is why i am suggesting it. if you want to take baby steps, why dont start by undoing the pointless nerf you did just to shut people up