Can we have a SERIOUS unbiased discussion about the direction Riot is taking with the Caitlyn nerfs?
#Im a Caitlyn main so bias MAY creep into this, correct me if you find anything I did wrong please.
So Caitlyn lately has been the most hated ADC. But lets look at some facts.
I think its commonly agreed upon between everyone that the reason Caitlyn is broken is her Traps. Whether you think they do too much damage, she has too many, etc.
Now this one is at least commonly agreed upon between Caitlyn Mains: These Attack speed nerfs are useless and are just making her trashier instead of fixing the actual problem. as stated from a few people, 'But muh champion identity'.
Now lets look at, 'but muh champion identity'. Caitlyn is supposed to be mechanical and a sieger. Well we can easily nerf her while keeping her identity. Just nerf her trap damage, or like what is on the PBE, reduce the root duration early. Its not hard to keep her identity while giving proper nerfs.
What we could also do is nerf some other parts of her traps, and maybe make her q do 120% damage on trapped targets instead. (again more suggestions from Caitlyn Mains). ". If they nerfed something like trap arm time + damage but make Q do 120% damage to trapped players it would be much better and add a bit of skill + power shifting into less frustrating parts of her kit."
Overall what Riot is doing is skirting around the actual PROBLEM and nerfing parts of her that dont need nerfs, and then theyre going to nerf the actual problem, then leave her in the dumpster for awhile. This seems to be the direction this is going in right now.
Caitlyn is going to need some serious work to be in a healthy spot after the round of nerfs shes received. She needs the actual problem addressed, and also reverting some of the nerfs she shouldnt have been given.
#Tl:dr since people dont seem to understand what im saying, She needs nerfs. but the AS nerfs are just pointless and just skirting around her actual problem. She needs her traps nerfed.
