Talk:Ahri/@comment-25223119-20180323182332/@comment-26808509-20180324133044

I guess they don't "go easy on her" (tho they tried in the last PBE cycle), because they just don't have an idea how to push her into a niche. While most of her kit is pretty unique, what she does and contributes to the game is not.

Back then she was a mobile, ranged Assassin, but lots of People complained about it, because she was an Assassin with non-delayed hard CC. They then tried to push her into a mobile, kiting mage direction and while it worked out for quite a time and made her performance consitant in pretty much every elo, a lot of People kept complaining. This time however it was the People playing her rather then those who played against her, because her damage wasn't high enough to delete People most of the time and what was left is her mobility and catch potential. This made Ahri incredibly safe, even if executed badly, but not really a hard carry if executed godlike either.

That's the whole reasoning behind the changes they give her. And blantly turning her back into a mobile, ranged Assassin wouldn't solve any of These issues, it would make us all run in circles. With the LeBlanc revert this all works out, because they take Elements of the reworked LeBlanc and put them into the old one, solving the old Problems but Keeping most of her strengths. Riot seems not to find a way to do the same for Ahri, that's why they try to make some significant changes.

As for your suggestions. I doubt they would ever take the damage from Charm, because, even if the damage amp stays on it, they would have to put the damage somewhere else and the rest of her kit is simply too easy accessable. Putting it on W would lead back to a Version of Ahri that can kill People with just R and W, putting it on R would be the same and putting it on Q would boost her poke and waveclear to a Point that no one could approve.

The changes that currently are on the PBE really don't hit the mark either, but keep one Thing in mind: I highly doubt that the mana refund passive is a serious idea. I think it's a place holder, because they want to see if the former passive switched onto Q works. Because if it does, they can give her a brand new and far more interesting passive.