Talk:Yasuo/@comment-2179912-20150914234228

For some reason I get the feeling that this guy here is problematic. Like, he has a stupidly weak early game that's also annoying as fuck to deal with in lane too, he usually trades horribly before Shiv, and I really can't see his niche.

Too slow damage output for an assassin, too squishy for a fighter, doesn't have the tools to be a good hyper carry like Yi (ulti is basically a suicide move) and although I've loved him since release, I kinda think he needs tweaks. His E is so toxic in lane but worthless in 1v1, Q has a stupid crit reduction that punishes you for buying AD, and R is not only suicidal but it's also hard to pull off, and the reward isn't that great. The damage is barely that of one Q and the steroid blurs his identity even more.

Like, am I supposed to be using it on tanks? If I ulti the tanks in a fight I get oneshot. It happens even when ulting the carries. Or ult the squishies then clean up the tanks? Is Yasuo a tank buster after all? Is that his niche? Because in fights it's "oneshot all the damage dealers or die ".

His laning is weak but toxic, his late is strong but you don't have the tools to apply it in many scenarios, and his ulti is basically just a free Q against targets without armor items, while it gives a steroid against tanks. His E is broken in lane and useless in other scenarios, and his Q is worse than an auto attack if you buy enough AD.

I think Yasuo has an amazing identity and personality, but his gameplay needs cleaning up. Like a Darius level rework. Make him stronger where he should be, less toxic everywhere (I won't say "weaker" because he's not the best at anything really) and define his niche. Assassin melee ad hypercarry? (Like Yi? ) Melee carry that melts tanks and squishies alike? (Like Fiora? ) A melee team reliant combo pick that's slow to do damage but gets pentas once he pulls off his combo? (Like Darius? )