Akali's nerfs are disappointing

Taking utility out of champions simply makes them more binary. Since you're only relying on damage at that point the champion becomes more feast or famine in these big fights with little opportunity to do anything outside of, "can it oneshot?"

So what do we do with Akali? Lower her damage. As it stands past Gunblade she's able to kill you with only using her of her mobility spells for damage, the rest is supplemented by her passive on autos, Electrocute, Q, and Gunblade. She needs less capability to run you down over a long stretch, because as it stands that's probably more of a problem than towerdives where she requires to use all, if not almost all of her kit to kill you.

The more we nerf champion niches and mechanics and the less we touch damage/mobility, the less viable the champion becomes in competitive play, and the more it becomes a noobstomper.