User blog comment:ClariS/Fiora Remake/@comment-3323227-20121005030156/@comment-4881935-20121005043959

It's not supposed to solve that weakness of having to commitment. I have no intention of removing all her weakness. The fact that she can't easily escapes mean it is more appropriated for her to deal a lot more damage because she's basically an all in style. It suppose to be high reward- high risk type style. Not, high reward - low risk. Not fun to play against and not balanced.

First off, I actually did have Grievous Wound on Riposte, but then I realize how inappropriate it would be. Grievous Wound is an offensive debuff, and should only be applied with playing offensively. Lunge is meant to get the kill and it's usually the opener for Fiora, so it seems fitting to fight till death.

To me, Riposte is more a defensive ability to allow her to stay alive a bit eaiser if she has to, hence all of it's effects is meant to help keep her alive. (Personally, I don't like the passive health regen, but I don't have a strong reason to remove it because I can't think of a strong defense to give her besides free stats)