User blog comment:Dawoud621/Jhin and Riot trying too hard/@comment-5955640-20160113041309/@comment-24420226-20160113180017

I would agree that mechanics and theme/lore are seperate facets of a champ that don't have to be strapped together so strictly. The problem is that Riot has shown that they can do this with great success.

Vi is, in my opinion, Riot's greatest success in champion design in that her mechanics reinforce her lore and personality very smoothly. Everything in her kit is about being reckless, jumping into fights, and wrecking things. Her abilities don't just have names or references to being aggressive - they actually are aggressive and promote an aggressive agenda for the player using her.

I think the problem a lot of people have with Jhin is that the teasers were abstract and aimed to give insight to the kind of personality he had, revealing very little about his backstory or relations. The teaser video gave the impression of a person with artistic vision who had a statement to make and desired to make his mark on the world. So with Riot putting the focus on this for his teasers, players expected these things mechanically, a kit that explored the kind of vision and passion that Jhin has. But they felt that the kit didn't really reflect this much. The mehcanics are interesting, but people don't feel like they fit on a champion that so far has been competely about vision, passion, and artistic drive.