User blog comment:KeithCornell/Riot's Pre-Season 2017 Changes - Assassin Updates and more (OPINIONATED)/@comment-25970203-20161025132344/@comment-25970203-20161025183014

for fizz, i was noting that he would be better in lane but not dominant so we agree on that.

For Akali, I heard at one point that after the changes that left her unable to proc her mark with her E, the spell took so much energy that it was actually detrimental because it wasnt really helping you get kills any better. This could be wrong, but that is what I have heard. Also I feel a blink is a more than just a Qol but a straight buff since that allows for engage disengage and a lot of theoretical outplay scenarios to appear.

As for Zed, I am noting this change because it means that he will be balanced on this shift in mechanics. It seems the same, for now, but since it is now apart of his ult and assassin's are supposed to be ult reliant i feel future balancing of Zed could be more based on this change. This is further cemented by the fact that riot said they wanted to make Zed more situational instead of equally good into every comp. Also, this means that in the future, he will be more subject to itemization changes effecting his damage output in his worst case scenario. It's not a comment on that he can't do his job, but that in the future he could have much more variable balance, and the first thing to go on his kit could be base stats or forcing his spells to rely on the bonus damage from his ult. Just my 2 cents.