User blog comment:Dawoud621/Jhin and Riot trying too hard/@comment-5955640-20160113041309

I see a lot of assumptions on the part of the players who assume a lot of a champion just from what I remember to be a very abstract teaser and trailer that is only indicative of the character's motivation, perspective, and personality.

Do I have to remind people that we don't use Champion lore to expand on the character? These teasers aren't for the actual gameplay as much as it's the substitution that Flavor text used to provide.

Can I nail this "Trying to hard." subject to it's core message? Basically what you are saying is that they aren't delivering on what they intended. Assuming we actually know that for certain what you are telling them they should do instead? Not try as hard? Not try at all? What sort of an observation is this really?

Also when not actually referring to the intelligence of a person calling something "Stupid" is a bit abstract. Expand on it's flaws so we actually know what you are commenting on.

Personally I don't see anything wrong with his kit. He's a rather long range caster that looks to set up opponents. I assume his scaling will put his casting on the forefront but make natural damage output from basic attacks harder and the slippier the target the worse fighting them will be.

Bugs are unforseen issues. Azir did take roughly a year and still sees bug fixes. Syndra had only a couple bugs but it took years to fix. Ekko has only recently recieved one bug fix. Braum had three patches with bug fixes at the beginning of his release. Kindred. Two bugs. Both Cosmetic and didn't actually effect gameplay.

You don't know how buggy a champ is going to be until it's released and you certainly won't know how long it will take to fix their bugs.

Do you want a teaser trailer, a champion sneak peek, an AMA, and a Champion Spotlight for a new champion or do you not want those things because most people want that which is why even old champs are given Spotlights when they get reworked because that is hype that is demanded from the fanbase and it's good marketing for Riot which doesn't say much when an enthusiast of the game will have the IP for the champ.

Mechanics are just what they decided on for the actual gameplay aspect of the champ. It has nothing to do with the thematic aspect other than what they can tie together with the design. Sometimes these things come out at once and it's half and half. Other times it was really about the mechanics and the theme came afterwards. Other times it's the opposite. All perfect questions to ask during the AMA which is why they have those in particular because people assume a lot about a champ and want to know everything.

So stuff like that is answered there.