Talk:Heimerdinger/@comment-4729118-20130406122404/@comment-5052127-20130407142354

His early-mid game is actually a little bit better in s3, as pretty much anyone with early burst was helped by the changes, but he is still outclassed by any other mage, as his scaling doesn't even come close to letting him keep up with the amount of health champs get as they level by late game, much less any health or resistance they buy. Any other mage can buy those items too, so items alone don't make him better than anyone.

They could not make him viable late and balanced early at the same time. I will say that he is at least balanced while he is in lane and early-mid game (which is why he's still good in Dominion and Proving Grounds), and has at least the same chances as anyone else to do well laning and in those first few teamfights... he even counters some champs in lane pretty hard. But yeah, his late game is horrible, it was totally destroyed by Riot when they ripped apart his kit to stop his laning from being unbeatable.