User blog comment:Mineko Charat Lucky/I propose that Flash should really be reworked/@comment-9048637-20130809173755

This is quite interesting. Personally, I've been of the conclusion for a little while that the best way to deal with Flash is to move it to the Active effect on an item, or possibly a collection of items. See, the only flaw I see in this solution is that I can easily see the 'everyone takes Flash' meta being replaced with 'everyone buys Yordle Stompers'. I think that'd be a shame. So, my favoured solution would be to create a set of items with the Flash active, each one geared towards a different type of champions - one for tanks, one for casters, etc. That would also further prevent it from being used as a skilless get-out-of-jail free in the laning phase and shift it more towards a judicious investment based on the late-game plays you think you can make with it.

I do like the idea of the Small Steps passive, though. Few things are more annoying than pulling off a perfect gank on Ezreal that can't even be Flashed out of, only for him to escape anyway because he has not one but two Flashes, the bloody Mary Sue. I think it'd be absolutely essential on the Yordle Stompers, and possibly on other hypothetical items with the active too.