Talk:Master Yi/@comment-2.82.119.131-20130129203616/@comment-2.82.119.131-20130129220907

True, but look at it this way. Yi is all about damage. His entire kit his about damage (except W, which is about surviving more to deal more damage). There's no CC, no utility, just unprecedented damage. The problem is, it is sustained damage. As such, he is incredibly vulnerable to CC. Making his Alpha Strike scale with AD makes him able to harrass in lane and in teamfights, therefore reducing the time he needs to be subjected to possible CC by a lot, and granting him the chance to reset Highlander more easily. Not to mention it would remove all traces of AP Yi, which many people appear to want these days.

Yi's main issue, as many melee ADs have, is that he cannot harrass at all, while all ranged ADs get some sort of harrassment tool (Buckshot, Volley, Bio-Arcane Barrage etc.). This isn't so bad in other AD carries, because they get both dueling and sustaining abilities at the same time - Tryndamere gets his Q, which gives him bonus AD and heal, Fiora gets her passive (even if weak) and her W, giving her bonus AD and over time heal, and Sion gets E and W (might not be true sustain, but it mitigates damage, and allows for trades) - while Yi has to choose: Either level up W and have attrocious damage, but survive after one trade, which won't mean much because the enemy laner can kill you easily when Meditate is on cooldown, or level up E, and lose the overhaul battle for control because the enemy can sustain himself much better, and can harrass you to death before you engage, meaning you get to eat shit.

With Q scaling, AD Yi can have a reduced version of AP Yi's harrass, with the compensation he gets dueling power. Not to mention AD scalings on W eliminates the E or W question, because getting AD is actually contributing to your early game sustain.

Just my two cents, sorry for the wall of text.