Talk:Katarina/@comment-4221730-20130311001403/@comment-5920585-20130311020309

The same could be said for AP Nunu, don't you think? If you don't save your CC for him and you cop the full channel of his ult to the face, you're screwed. And not just Nunu. What about Karthus? If you're going to stand there and fight in his Defile, you deserve to die. Your argument can be made against half of the champs in the league.

As for Kat, her ulti was far deadlier pre-rework. Sure, it had to be channelled for an extra second but its damage was just insane. A rank 5 Killer Instincts added an extra 240 damage to Death Lotus' already-phenomenal base damage of 850. It also had a 250% AP scaling and a 500% (!) bonus AD scaling. The reason I'm saying this is because this was never an issue before; if the enemy team saw an opposing Kat pre-rework then it was understood and accepted that at least one form of hard CC would need to be saved for her. It's called counterplay. The only reason people are complaining now is because they refuse to engage in counterplay, and instead whine about how 'OP' Kat is: "QQ, surrender@20 mid fet Kat noob", etc.

Some advice from a veteran Kat player: if you're low on health, go back to base and heal. The majority of Kat's snowballing comes from the fact that she snags kills in other lanes. Don't let her snowball, and she's a trivial nothing late-game. I can't tell you how often I get fed because good ol' Caitlyn and Sona down in bottom lane think it's a good idea to remain there hammering the opposing turret at a third of their max health. Of course they're going to get punished.

As for her resets: they're a pivotal part of her very existence. The resets are what makes Katarina, well...Katarina. Look at Akali, with whom I also play frequently. Her ulti resets upon kills and assists. Without them, she'd useless after netting her first kill in a major fight. Same goes for Kat.

Anywho, excuse my long-winded, lengthy reply. Just trying to give my fellow LoL players a little insight.