Playing Old Katarina, Why I Dislike New Katarina 650k Mastery Points Kat OTP

Amazingcanadian··9 votes·6,327 views
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WARNING: I was as nice as possible but i'm a little triggered by the kat rework sorry about the rant just had to say what was on my mind, if you disagree that's fine i just wanted to state my opinion even if it floated through the posts and was never talked about by anybody. If you have any questions feel free to ask. Have a nice day :)

I believe my opinion is in the minority however i strongly dislike the reworked katarina, I think my opinion is slightly valid considering i have almost 650k mastery points on katarina. I would like the option to play the old katarina again, the new katarina just doesn't have the same fluidity and same feel, its like a new champion and it no longer fits my play style. I worked hard to climb from bronze to platinum in one season and it feels like all my efforts went to waste and I'm starting over from scratch. This may not be a problem for most people but I really can't play anybody else. q-e-w all promote mobility and blinking but her r requires she stands still for 2.5 seconds it just doesn't fit in her kit. Her movements are clunky in general and her daggers are easily avoidable. Pre-rework Katarina was considered "overpowered" by many but i believe that exhaust, locket, maw, cc, and almost every lane opponent countered her, I thought of her as champ that was strong if you let her get away with things and didn't build against her correctly, that isn't a problem with the champs strength but with the opponents ability to asses the situation and build accordingly, if a support sees a katarina they can take exhaust, i even see mid laners take it because it works so well. If you think she is weak than you haven't seen a mid game katarina hit her power spike and snowball a lead. If you think there is no mechanical abilities needed than you haven't seen this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JShw4lL6L5E video, and there is a reason why there are bronze katarina players and challenger katarina players.

29 Comments

dakota saturn5 votes

I've only seen Kata do well so far. But I can't really say if I like the rework or not because I didn't play her before and I won't play her now. I'm kind of in the same boat as you since I'm a LeBlanc OTP for 3 seasons in a row now.

She's a very different champion with a lot of stupid gimmicks now, and like you said about the kata rework, LB feels 'clunky' and slow, and lost that fluid feel.

I really would like the option for a legacy server that has previous seasons on it, so we could maybe go back to season 1 champs and items with the knowledge we have now. And so we can always play our favorite champs before all the reworks and stuff.

Amazingcanadian1 votes

yeah lb does look clunky and i just like the fluidity that assassins had and how good they felt to play but they took that away, and the concept of a legacy server would be great i would like the chance to play old kata from time to time if they don't revert changes.

SquatterElite1 votes

I have been playing the new kata for some time now and i think she is actually more balanced/her skill floor and ceiling have both been raised, but she feels more focused on escaping than teamfight dps. And about the legacy server idea, that is the greatest idea i ever heard rito pls.

DarianEX5 votes

i like her rework more. Like, it actually requires skill to play and knowing how to use ur e and w in synergy. :) AKA REQUIRES SKILLS NOT Q E R W R E W E W E W E W E W E W E W E W E W E EW E W EW EW EW

Anonagon3 votes

I also like her rework, but you aren't going to get anywhere saying Katarina didn't take skill before. Kata had an incredible skill floor and ceiling, and she really did take skill to be effective with.

Amazingcanadian1 votes

I still stand behind my opinion that the kat rework is bad, but thank you for saying that she takes some degree of skill, a lot of people dismiss her as easy without truly realizing how she works and some of the challenges you face whilst playing her.

Yijox RO4 votes

I miss the old Kata :(

NickTheMaster4563 votes

i like more the old katarina :( I want the old katarina.Why change katarina and no for example teemo.If anyone agree with me anwer my comment.Thank you and please bring back the old katarina and change this teemo, no katarina

LadyShiver3 votes

I know this is an old post. But this rework is literally the reason I quit league for half a year. I've been playing katarina since season 1. She had already gotten a rework but it was far less changing than the one now. I really miss old katarina. I mean I am able to play diffrent champs but I just enjoyed playing her far more. Everything about her fit my playstyle. And I loved how fast she could get things done if you knew how and when to go into fights. Now she just feels slow to me. It no longer feels like an assassin... I'm sad.

9kPluzZ2 votes

Kat is pretty broken with rework. I predict a nerf once ranked starts

Amazingcanadian1 votes

I disagree, some of her scaling are pretty good but avoiding daggers is pretty easy and her base damages and cds were nerfed

SquatterElite1 votes

Yea her q feels weaker but her dagger pickup does a ton of damage. Basically if you miss a dagger slash with the new kata you lose half the dmg.

Booobear2 votes

i want the old kata........its like a new champ now, plaese turn her back. Please....Katarina

Amazingcanadian1 votes

I agree I want riot to revert all the changes, it would make me so happy.

ElasticPhony691 votes

yes i fell you man i want too old katarina :(

NGNL Asian2 votes

I fucking hate the new kat but it's not QEWR penta patterns anymore at least

Zelorxon1 votes

No, there's boosted katarina players and katarinas that couldn't climb, now she actually does something and can push a wave instead of being an invisible teammate that somehow soaks exp and gold and occasionally dies.

Also she's mechanically relevant now, not QEWR GODPLEASELETTHEMDIEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEohfucki'mdead.

Amazingcanadian1 votes

there was a challenger kat player so if he can do it than anybody can with the right mindset and playstyle

ElasticPhony691 votes

I dont like new katarina is bad is boring old katarina was better and she have more fun and more escape and she dominating in teamfights this katarina ? have only escape from fights bulshit i dont like it #IWANTBACKMYOLDKATARINA!!!!!!!!!!

Okapi Chan 1 votes

I actually cried watching that vid.. no joke i literally cried.. i remember watching that to remind myself that it is possible to have the reaction speed of a korean kat main.. old kat got me out of silver, i used to be a silver scrub, BUT NOW IM A P5 SCRUB! well actually silver again.. fking provisionals... who wants to cry about old kat with me? or just make fun of me for being a baby, that also works

78750242DEL11 votes

IMO, the rework was great overall. Makes you feel really good when killing enemies with this new concept of combos.

CaptnJakSparrow1 votes

That feel when it took you 650k Katarina points to do what I did with 100 games of Kat out of boredom.

Amazingcanadian2 votes

do what? I assume you mean get plat 5 or as good at kat as me and to that i dont really care about you at all I'd rather focus on my own improvement. If you want to circle jerk your own accomplishments in my post then thats fine but nobody cares.

NickTheMaster4561 votes

Im playing katarina when she got the rework but i don't have the same feelings with new katarina.Yes i know,i start the katarina when she got the rework but i love more the oldest katarina for (pentas,s ranks and because she was the strongest midlane champ for me

I Love Thresh1 votes

Sucks to have to use your brain now eh?

Amazingcanadian1 votes

lol this is almost a year old post, i have since after a 4 month break returned and have 1.2m mastery points and got diamond, i mean this katarina doesn't require a brain more than the old one. Both of them aren't based around thinking logically they were both mechanically intense champs. there arent many champs that take a brain, certain roles require a brain to thrive and assert yourself throughout the game to climb.

Annie Bot EUW1 votes

Hi all, I was an OTP Katarina pre rework from EUW server and I agree! I don't like the new rework of Katarina, infact now I'm an OTP Annie only. I play actually Katarina sometimes when they ban my Annie but is really rarely. She was really too fun to play in my opinion, now she is too predictable and too slow, I mean in the old katarina counted the combination of your reflections, both visual and mechanical after a reset and also speed with which you perform them, while in the new Katarina you have to wait until your daggers fall to the ground, you can't anymore use Flash to surprise enemies and the enemies can see the range of your R. I'm really dissapoint of this rework and I can't accept it. Sorry for my English if is not perfect and at question: Do you like the katarina rework I answer NO! I miss her :(

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