Talk:Heimerdinger/@comment-5052127-20130409153828

Yeah I just thought of something too... People are worried about the rework fundamentally changing him, but I don't think it will be as bad as people think. The changes they already made to him with the turret ammo system, and his machine guns having less damage, really take care of what Riot considered toxic about his late game play.. he already doesn't have that ability to sit somewhere for a little while and turn it into a zone of death where it's practically impossible for the enemy team to win a fight there...

I think he will play in teamfights will end up being the same as it is now, which is, carefully positioning to use his grenades and rockets, and throwing turrets near the fighting whenever possible to add damage. I think they will add some kind of mechanic to the turrets that will let them get better range and damage during fights, possibly when combined with a cast like his grenade or right after they come out... this way they won't be much stronger than they are now while sitting around defensively, but they will have better offensive power and be more useful in fights as long as they are around, even if people don't stay very close to them.

His early game will be changed a little (but again not too much, he's already not really that toxic in lane any more), most likely the turrets will be weaker defensively in lane, and he will be relying even more on burst from rockets and riskier harass to help zone his enemy. This will make him more vulnerable when his cooldowns are down.