Akali's "Small" Update

Best Kser FL·11/5/2016, 12:41:56 AM·53 votes·4,741 views

Hi everyone, I am the Best Akali FL - high elo Akali main (http://na.op.gg/summoner/userName=best+akali+fl), and I just wanted to say that I disagree with Riot's changes. This is by no means a small update. When Riot performed the small mage update mid-season, all of the mages who received a small update, still had the same general playstyle as before. With Akali's small update, they are giving her a 1 dimensional playstyle of only being a cleanup champion.

Before this small update, Akali could perform multiple roles of being an initiator, splitpusher, or cleanup. She doesn't have the damage to 1v1 champions consistently, and her passive to help her take down towers is gone. At least when they changed Akali not proccing Q w/E, they did not nerf anything with numbers, so the combo changed only slightly.

I don't mind that they change the cd on her E, nor if they changed her passive, however I would like to revert her R to her current state, and remove the blink in her W, as there is no need for mobility in that ability if it already gives movement speed.

112 Comments

PapaGreg2111/5/2016, 1:39:47 AM19 votes

I think every Akali fan feels like she is in a bad state currently and this update will make her even worse. I haven't seen one person talking about them being excited for these changes except for people that hate playing against Akali.

Akali is SO HOT11/5/2016, 12:47:28 AM11 votes

what's up fam

Limmie11/5/2016, 3:00:06 AM7 votes

I can stand the numbers, we can work around that. I can stand the passive too and even the stupid heal-first mechanic. But I definitely can't stand the pointless new shroud dash. Nobody asked for it, and then they have the gal to justify the nerf on the rest of her kit because "she's getting compensated with the new W's mobility". The new w is not a compensation at all, it's an unwelcome, unneeded change that would by itself make her a lot weaker even if everything else remained like it is in live, let alone on top if the number nerfs.