Well I do agree but she is too strong late game to have a decent laning phase, this coming from a former s3 kat main, with probably over close to 1000 games with her since. She has the same problem as Akali in laning phase. Although I think it's easier for Akali to lane because she can last hit with q twice as often as Kat, and she actually does a little more up front damage if shes dueling a melee in laning phase. These Assassins need weak laning cause their mid/late is so dominant. But just remember they are feast or famine ( this is more true for Akali than Kat since Kat can have a bigger impact in Teamfights).