What is the purpose of Vlad?

Yeah I know Riot is on their whole "counterplay" crusade but do they not care how it feels for the player playing him? As of now, it doesnt feel like Vlad has any impact at all. He doesnt have any identity either as what was supposed to be a "get-in-the-fray-and-burst" is gone since theres no burst, and theres no sustained damage either. Theres just...nothing.

I feel like his long cds for such mediocre effects is the main thing that makes him feel terrible to play. Way back in the day (years ago back when ReginaId played him at worlds etc), Vlads Q had a 3s cd and ever since they increased it to 4s he hasnt been fun for me. The feeling you get of casting Q and E, using your pool then having your cds back up again immediately felt so smooth and awesome to play.

But now, they increased the cd (and damage)again! As Vlad you use your two damage spells, get bursted, use your pool, then what? Auto attack? Vlad is not Lux. He doesnt dance around the edge of the battlefield looking for the right opportunities to toss his sh*t into the fray. Hes designed to get right into the thick of the fray (hell, he is the fray) but its so lackluster when his basic damage spells have such a long cd compared to how little they do.

I dont care if they nerf all his damages to compensate. Maybe lower his Q cd to 2s and cut the damage in half. Do the same for his E (lower the HP cost plz). Maybe have his Q make enemies drip with blood. Using Q again on a bleeding target cuts the cd in half and deals bonus damage. All bleeding targets take increased 1% damage from all sources, stacking up to a cap. (5%?) At least this would give him some utility since he is a mage with no cc. Vlad running over the blood trail of his fleeing enemies gives him bonus movement speed and lowers the cd of his pool. I dont care if you increase the cd on pool. Theres just nothing he does that feels cool and fun to play. Or maybe make the crimson rage buff work like Darius, the buff stays up as long as youve stacked it. Again, you can lower the damage, it would feel better to play if the buff didnt disappear near instantly.

Well Ive said enough. TL;DR Vlad's not fun to play.