User blog comment:ND999/Lore of LoL - Blast from the past: Doran/@comment-26815373-20151225002122/@comment-3110123-20151226112805

People seem to assume that by saying "change his entire kit" I mean "change every single ability completely". What I had in mind was: Doran starts off with a generic set of abilities that can work to a degree regardless if you buy any of his items or not. By purchasing one of the three items he basically gives a slight bonus effect to each of his basic abiliites (or maybe I should change things up and have his choice only benefit his ult, or perhaps depending on which item you choose his ult changes completely). Perhaps I should give an example? Let's take his "Hard Knocks" ability I proposed, on its own the ability is simply "run a bit faster and make your next basic attack stronger", nothing too flashy right? Now let's say we add the Ring and his next basic attack releases a cone that deals magic damage (similar to Bard's Meep empowered attack with at least 25 Chimes). If you take the Blade instead, then the empowered basic attack will inflict Grievous Wounds upon the target. Or if you take Doran's Shield then the target will be knocked back in the opposite direction from Doran. This is the kind of kit I had in mind. A basic kit that gains different bonuses depending on which of the items you chose for him.

@JasonWildBlade: I understand your concern, one champion shouldn't be too versatile, else they will be overpowered and become instaban material until they are nerfed to the point that nobody would even bother using them. This is why I posted my idea here and left it as plane as I can. My desire is to make a champion to whom items titled "Doran's" will have relevence to, what I've just written above was how I figured to go around the concept. This does not mean I specifically want to go down that road, and if any better solution is presented I'd happily consider it and explore the possibilities. Although you people say "what can't work" (and you further elaborate by saying "why it can't work", which I appreciate) what I am looking for are suggestions for "what can work". The kit I wrote down in the comment section is a prototype and I'd gladly change it completely if I had any idea how to go about it, which is why I wrote it down in the comment section and why I didn't put in the blog.

Does this make sense or am I just senselessly ranting?