User blog comment:YourPrivateNightmare/Ewwwww, it's got the nerfs!/@comment-14874017-20140511201246/@comment-12314620-20140511222955

Actually I think Lee got his power shifted from one place to another which isn't a rework. Skarner, Gragas and Kassadin are examples of reworks. Also your logic would most likely indicate Elise got rework as well since Cocoon stun duration now scales with ability level and is longer in higher levels than it used to be and rappel cooldown got reduced(which in turn gave rise to utility Elise which was run at least by C9 in NA LCS finals with early CDR and maxing RQEW). I would also argue that new Kassadin is quite good pick vs LB since you should be able to Q before she can proc her Q silence meaning your shield will absorb quite a decent amount of her burst. Your passive is also great in matchup since she shouldn't be able to burst you unless she's insanely far ahead. Kassa also scales better than LB and is arguably better roamer.

And finally to your question: People tend to get accustomed to how a champion used to be no matter how broken he was. It feels very unrewarding playing a champion and thinking "I would've gotten a kill/survived/had energy/mana had I played before the patch". Even if the champion is still strong, even op the playerbase most likely view them as weak since they aren't as effective as they used to be.