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The Lunari·12/14/2016, 10:24:56 PM·5 votes·1,065 views

Hello, I would like to ask few questions about Diana with the upcoming Divers update.

For me, Diana is unique champion becouse of her viability to be AP Nuke, diver, split pusher, etc. and it is possible only thanks to her ability to build the right items to fit your playstyle. So my question is: Will Diana still have this unique style after the update?
With the Mountain Targon event i was expecting that Diana will get a special skin related to this event, but she didnt. Why? To me, this feel like miss oportunity.
What is your plan with Diana in Divers update? ( As far as i know you wanna make her more "tanky, less AP nuke and healthy and more build about her passive, true? )
Why Diana didnt get more skins? She definitly deserve it ( Agan, to me, Infernal Diana isnt much great or intresting skin like Lunar Goness Diana, and it feels like a poor copy of Wildfire Zira ).
Is Diana be big or small rework in Drivers update?
Will diana get Skill visual or icon visual update?
What lane is going to be for Diana after the update? ( Mid, jungle, maby top? )
With Camille in the game, how mutch will be Diana similar to her? If yes, in which way?

Thank you for respond Riot, Diana main

3 Comments

ArmySquirrel12/15/2016, 4:11:21 PM2 votes

Can't speak much for skins, but I know Riot only tends to make new skins if there's a really good and well-developed idea for one and the tech/time exists.

I am curious as to what direction she'll take, though it's probably still early. Diver seems to be the thing, but is she still going to be able to burst anyone down? Could she still do so with a specific build or is that play style going the way of the dodo? I know a lot of people don't consider it healthy, and after the assassin rework, Diana seems like one of the few remaining... I'm going to call it retro assassins, the kind that you blink at and you're dead.

Diana is my absolute favorite champion, I got Gold in Ranked for the first time ever this past season by Diana OTP, so her status in the diver update is a topic that's near and dear to my heart. I enjoy her kit, but I suspect as it is she has too much front-loaded damage, in large part because of the 2nd R potential. Right now that pattern is critical to her being able to snowball ahead, but I'm willing to see other niches put to her. I can't be too sure everyone is, since a lot of people have different ideas of what she should do. Assassin VS Bruiser is something that often gets debated by the Diana community.

etrana12/15/2016, 10:21:44 PM2 votes

I was always interested if Rito considered actually making her into an assassin, because I think it's what community wants the most. If you actually did hear our community (not salty, especially after so many wanted changes came), what would be all the key factors to change? For me I feel like it would be burst time and maybe nerfing her pushing power a bit, but would love to hear few words from Rioter.
Also have you actually considered the assassin option?

The Lunari12/16/2016, 1:31:33 AM1 votes

Ok, more questions:

Is Vanguard update coming before Divers?

Meddler (NA) 2 months ago in > @ Meddler, clarification about the 'Fighter Update' Anonagon sums up our current thinking pretty well. If we were to do a fighter update we'd want to focus on divers as the class most in need of distinction and game health work. Vanguards are also the other class we think's in biggest need of work though, so very possible they might get an update first.

and

Reav3 (NA) 2 months ago in > I really hope Vanguards will be the next class to receive an update. Hmm lots of good points for Tanks vs Divers. One additional thing to consider is how unhealthy tank itemization is right now, or more specifically how tanks (and non-tanks) interact with tank items. While I agree on a Champion level Divers need a update the most, I think on a systemic level tanks need it the most. Choices, choices..

with coming Atrox buff ( mini update) as a next singal, are you really gonna skip Diver becouse of the needs of balancing tanks, true?

And why we dont have a info about upcoming updates? https://support.riotgames.com/hc/en-us/articles/202294884-Champion-Update-Schedule#h2 I know you have a lot of work with assassins update, All-stars, and etc. but some info would be really nice :)

Thanks