User blog comment:Care Level/RE: PBE Riven Nerf/@comment-24242333-20131219125949/@comment-9593635-20131219224131

I agree with most of what you said.

I feel inclined to point out that the item nerfs don't hit everyone; they only affect top lane (and some supports). This means that top-v-top isn't directly impacted by the nerfs, but top-v-anyone-else is hurt by them. The problem is exacerbated on Riven because she was previously such a strong roamer in the early/mid game: for a champ that regularly goes "top-v-anyone-else", the nerfs are more meaningful than for "sit in top forever" champs like Shyvana.