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WHY ISN'T DIANA BEING FOCUSED?? She's in a unplayable state due to nerfs and ideals -.-

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She's below 45% most of the time and there was a point where it went to 30's. Diana was nerf'd so bad that her damage is just complete garbage. ONE single build doesn't prove she can be strong because you're encountering a mass variety of different champions in mid lane or jungle.

Diana shouldn't be a fighter, she should be an Assassin Mage! She's similar to akali but difference is Diana would be that kind of champion that takes skill. Why is it that akali is able to do more than what Diana can offer? maybe it's because akali is an assassin but Diana and akali have somewhat a similar kit where they Q and hit R then zhonyas if in major trouble, difference is Diana needs her http://www.solomid.net/guide/skills/diana/q.png q for a http://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130831213203/leagueoflegends/images/4/42/Lunar_Rush.jpg reset whereas akali is free to do it 3 times. All mid melee laners are ASSASSINS but Diana and Kayle but Kayle is a different story due to her how her kit is made.

So why is it riot that you're keeping Diana an unplayable champion? You made such good effort with her splash art and skins yet her play style is in a crisis at the moment. Why can't you give us more information about the plans you have in mind for Diana?

17 Comments

buster kiton4 votes

Why should she be an AP assassin? She's too similar to Akali to fill the same role.

MrSlowDie1 votes

Why should she be an AP assassin? She's too similar to Akali to fill the same role.

because many of diana players want it, even rioter agrees she should be an assassin, as the opposite of her rival, Leona, the tank

DG Ashabel4 votes

Actually, most of us Diana players would love if she went back to being exactly what Riot advertised her as - a jungling AP bruiser. That's the way she was advertised in the original champion spotlight and it's why most people bought her, which is why people were pissed the hell off when they nerfed her jungle for the sake of improving her AP assassin gameplay loop and lane phase.

That's pretty much the entire reason why she's not played anymore. Everyone who originally bought Diana, bought her because we wanted an aggressive AP jungler. When Riot refocused her as a mid-lane assassin, the reason to play her disappeared because very little of her original fanbase actually played mid-lane.

Salidfingers2 votes

^ this.

Want an assassin play akali

Dar Raksada1 votes

Actually, most of us Diana players would love if she went back to being exactly what Riot advertised her as - a jungling AP bruiser. That's the way she was advertised in the original champion spotlight and it's why most people bought her, which is why people were pissed the hell off when they nerfed her jungle for the sake of improving her AP assassin gameplay loop and lane phase.

That's pretty much the entire reason why she's not played anymore. Everyone who originally bought Diana, bought her because we wanted an aggressive AP jungler. When Riot refocused her as a mid-lane assassin, the reason to play her disappeared because very little of her original fanbase actually played mid-lane.

Am completely with you on this one, I have akali when I want to play akali, no need to go diana for that, they're too similar anyway. I love diana's identity and fighter playstyl, we have too few of those ap fighters around.

MrSlowDie1 votes

then where were you in diana discussion, It's not like rioter's post about diana assassin got upvoted w/o reason :/

Dar Raksada1 votes

And plenty of diana players (myself and a rioter included) think she should be a bruiser/fighter (albeit on the assassin-y end) to avoid always just being a superior/inferior akali. There were some rework ideas flying around for basically swapping/retuning e and r.

Neo Cyrus1 votes

Because that's what she was before she was nerfed into oblivion, and therefore that is what Diana players want. That's like saying why should there be more than one ADC, they fill the same role.

Ulquiorra9952 votes

They don't want her to be a 'bruiser assassin', but Lee being a bruiser and having 340 + 180% AD + 8% missing HP and a execution-grade damage ult which is also a hard CC is OK because e$ports.

darkdill1 votes

B/c Riot calls her low priority. Too bad.

send thighs ty1 votes

Dude, Diana is in a fine place, If she can get the first kill in lane she can snowball really well from it, once you getitem 3157 + item 3100 you should be able to duel anyone. If you haven't been getting rocked in lane that is. I've had some crazy good games with Diana if I got first kill in lane, she's just super feast or famine now, if you don't get kills early you will end up falling off mid game.

Diana Is my favorite midlaner.

MrSlowDie1 votes

She'll get a rework, a rioter came and ask community about the idea of diana,

SmokingPuffin1 votes

Diana might be able to jungle in S5. With the decreased emphasis on ganking, and the more difficult/rewarding monsters, she might become useful by living in the jungle.

That said, the reason why Diana is in purgatory is that Riot has decided that they don't like the fighter/assassin class of champions. Counterplay is difficult to find for these things; too tanky to kill before they kill you, but considerably more sticky than a pure fighter.

I'm pretty annoyed about this one. Diana has some of the best characterization and fluff in League, and I thought she was pretty fun to watch in competitive play before her nerfs, but for some reason they don't consider her a priority to get into the game.

Knight SoIaire 1 votes

riot reworks her why did you even made that thread ? riot has a feedback thread on this board

19 19 191 votes

BRING HER BACK RIOT :(

OyddAWqJ5r1 votes

She's similar to akali but difference is Diana would be that kind of champion that takes skill.

Ooooh shots fired

19 19 191 votes

She's similar to akali but difference is Diana would be that kind of champion that takes skill.

Ooooh shots fired

obviously

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