Talk:Kai'Sa/@comment-35042117-20180319013340/@comment-1784715-20180321051334

"Every champ gets released a bit overpowered to boost sales, then they subsequently get nerfed."

I like to look at Vel'Koz as an example, because iirc he was pretty balanced on release. He did a lot of damage, but died when you so much as get within 3 feet of him. If this were true, characters such as Le Blanc wouldn't have gotten emergency patched. Like the other person said, the PBE community (especially the ones that actually provide feedback) is small, so that's less data collected as opposed to the thousands of games live plays.

Even then there's always the possibility of characters getting buffs down the line. If you enjoy a character, play them. Unless you're trying to be MLG, which even then if you're good enough you can do well.