User blog comment:Xyclone010/What's the matter with CC?/@comment-25228021-20140927104451

Silences are just being removed because it denies counterplay via disabling skills, which is never fun for whoever has to suffer it. It's funny how you mention silences are "iconic" in League, but really, I've seen that long before, and then you proceed to list a few more "gimmick CCs" that are more annoying than anything else. But I do get the point that you like those because few are the champions who have it. On the other hand, the silence certainly didn't make Kass, LB and Talon who they are, and I'm more than happy to see that being removed from League.

I don't see your point with slows, though. When you want CC but you don't want it too strong, slows are the way to go. It's not unique, and as such, you dislike it? I find that quite narrow-minded, but fine. It's not like I can change your opinion. What bothers me most if that you said some champions need their slows, and among them you list Orianna, whom I really think doesn't need her slow since Dissonance gives movespeed boosts anyway, and the slow is only there to make the skill look coherent (or does that honor go to the movespeed buff itself?); and then you say Aatrox doesn't need his slow... let me guess, it's because he has a gapcloser? Once Aatrox goes melee, he has to be able to stay in the fight and auto-attack, otherwise he's going to be melted because he's not that tanky. As for LeBlanc, the slow is somewhat needed to make it easier to land the root. Dashes will still escape it, but at least, if she landed it and she wants to have that snare, it's only normal she gets it. I could go on, but you get me.

Double-edged skills that you're waiting for will never make it into League. I'm just saying. Zileas himself said that he wouldn't let in more designs that imply champions afflicting themselves with debuffs. If you want to see this, go take a look at DotA heroes, because you'renot going to find that in League.

That last point, though, I fear that it may become true at one point... Damn Yasuo... >_>