Talk:Cassiopeia/@comment-25557813-20141122093235/@comment-3974211-20141123210559

I think you're failing to grasp the significance of gating power by game time. Changing the base damage of her abilities will only affect her levels 1-9 and changing her ratios will only affect her ability to snowball - neither of which is what Riot wanted. They want Cassiopeia to have a power curve similar to a marksman, so they gated her power based on game time - which was the purpose of her new passive. Gaining 30% AP after 200 CS is a game time restriction, regardless of items or level. The issue that players have with her kit is that they miss being a poison-bully, and so Riot is trying to find a way to allow players to bully with poison while still being at risk (which is why they're attaching a damage amplifier to her Twin Fang).