Thread:Blender-Rina/@comment-70.79.116.68-20130322053350/@comment-5920585-20130322223133

Well hi there! ^_^

It's honestly not a bother at all; I'm stoked that you asked me. Okay, so let's begin by drawing a comparison between Xin and Kat. They're both assassins in the conventional sense of the word, but Season 3 has transformed Xin into somewhat more of a tanky fighter who can hold his own in major fights whilst disrupting the enemy team with his ultimate and dishing out a load of DPS. Unless he's super fed, he can't really 'assassinate' his enemies in the way that Kat can. Now, this is where I'm going to take your Warwick reference into account: Warwick is a tanky, self-sustaining jungler/fighter. Xin can be built to fit that criteria too, and perform just as effectively. See, rambling is awesome! It gives people insight! ^_^

As for the glorious Katarina, however...when built to optimise damage, she's really not tanky in any sense. Sure, she's a little more survivable than many other AP mids, but just to clarify, survivability =/= tankiness. The reason I'm saying this is both Warwick and Xin can initiate and jump into the fray, do their thing, and survive. If you initiate as Kat, you're going to get slaughtered...unless your enemies are silly enough to have no CC. Having said that, however...SHE'S FREAKING AWESOME! When played effectively, omg...Kat, in my opinion, fits the description of an AP Carry in every sense of the term. As you may have seen on my various ramblings on Kat's comment page, timing is so paramount to her performance that I just can't overstate it. But master that, and you're going to reduce your enemies to nothingness. After a major fight has been initiated and is well-and-truly underway (by which I mean CC has been blown), Shunpo in and unload Death Lotus, and you'll be amazed at how much damage a fully-channelled ultimate can deal. Net a kill, and your basic abilities are refreshed; that's how you can assassinate any remaining stragglers. I think you're going to love Kat, because she's just so different from a tanky, sustained damage champion. She's fantastic in 5v5s, but a little tricky to play when you're up against a competent, CC-loving team.

TL;DR:

Kat and Xin fulfill different roles this current season. Xin jumps into the fray and can hold his own whilst dishing out a ton of DPS. Kat jumps in (with proper timing :P), kills everything, and jumps out. I'd go for Kat ^_^

(excuse my essay...)

PS: If you're saving up for a 6300IP champion, I'd recommend Ahri, Zyra or Talon. They're incredibly fun to play, but a little challenging.