To riot @ 7.2 nidalee pbe changes
To riot @ nidalee w changes. I was really hoping you guys were going to give her human form W bushwhack, A very small, brush off the shoulders displacement. That works both on camps and on enemy champs so that COTC can be ran on nidalee, and of course the many other small benefits a small displacement could bring to her jungling/laning/trading/outplaying/pick-off potential. I believe with the current W changes this can be added or at least tested, and maybe balanced around if necessary. Overall this may keep the W start of a 7.2 nidalee as a possibility very slight maybe, and it can also allow nidalee players to start taking COTC keystone. giving her w a small displacement will also make her rylais slow slightly more effective(which is core on nid and got gutted). No im not talking about a game-breaking crowd control, im talking about a minuscule displacement. Nidalee's Human form W is often regarded as one of the most lackluster abilities in her kit, although she does have a well rounded highskillcap kit. 3 things that nid gets back from these changes(some cc in jungle clearing, rylais effectiveness, and a full defense tree option)
Dont give nidalee AA resets back, because at her current state that will actually make her busted in good hands.
Also i would like to clarify that i play nidalee alot and i dont generally have 10 bushwhacks around the map at the same time. Because i place a bushwhack any chance i get if its up, in generally good areas/positions where they promptly get activated. I feel like making her w invisable, at a tradeoff in which it can be deleted by enemy team, grant them gold, and limited at 10(like this is not clear can i only place 10 and thats it, or will it cancel out like wards do?), is more of a nerf. This change feels like a nidalee player will have to be for thoughtful of bushwhack placement, her most lackluster ability( which is actually decent because it fits with the rest of her kit, but only players that placed many bushwhacks and placed them in good positions could make the most of this).
What killed nidalee. direct and inderect nerfs. the direct nerfs. the jungle changes. the mastery changes(alot less healthy options for nidalee). the rylais changes. These have to be taken into consideration when trying to buff nidalee. And i think allowing nidalee's bushwhack to proc COTC keystone targets all of the above.
And to be specific about the displacement this is what im thinking about;
^A tiny and delayed pull towards the location of the trap the summoner stepped on.^