@Community: Let's presume from now on that Riot hates Lux.

Unless Riot says otherwise, I am under the assumption that since she hasn't been given any compensation for the Season 5 mana regen changes, Riot just wants her to fall into bottom tier.

Play her mid? Mana burnouts plague her constantly and she gets easily outperformed by Xerath, Annie, and any of the mid-lane manaless assassins. Reasons to pick her have also disappeared since her utility is outclassed by Orianna, and her long-range damage is outclassed by Xerath. Heck, I try to queue up as her in Team Builder, and I get no responses at all.

Play her as support? All other supports like Sona and Nami make her feel worthless. No heal, huge mana burning on her E (which she is still supposed to max first), and inability to go double Morello or Morello/Grail because she's expected to take FQC means even one mistaken use of her mana means a lost lane or lost game. Not to mention she still has to go AP items for her shield and spells to have any meaningful effects later on.

Thus I'm left assuming Riot has no plans to help her out, and wants her to wallow in Olaf-tier. And I feel everyone else should assume that as well by this point, due to Riot's lack of input.