User blog comment:Alien Paranoid/Volibear: Champion rework/@comment-25235491-20161105133630/@comment-26902312-20161106202516

Yeah, I have been thinking about the same problems you have outlined. What I did was an overthinking and making new, weird stuff, and a bit of hype :D

1. I din't think about attack animations and stuff. Now, decreasing AS looks weird to me.

2. I misunderstood what niche means, I though about what should he do, not what is he. He is indeed armored bear and I will try to express that.

3. Nautilus also has spammable E and long-CD Q. So you are right. Again, overthinking :D

4. I will play aroud his slows a bit more.

5. Yes, I nerfed damage only against squishy targets with 50% HP and less. But buffed damage against all other enemies (except those stacking armor).

6. When I look at his Fear from your point of view and forget mine (wanted to remove it just because in the jungle, it gives Volibear free advantage over all other junglers), it is definitely unique apsect of Volibear.

7. With his current kit, being behind is his main problem (without enough HP, Voli is unable to soak the damage, deal damage with W + being unable to get your target below 50-40% HP  in the first place  to execute them). He does't have enough hard CC or reliable engage like Maokai, Malphite, Nautilus, etc. After rework, his new W would execute enemy like current W does (only if ahead), but new W would deal enough damage even if behind (8% HP) + hard CC.

I will look again at what I shuffled and why, and try to actualy buff his chasing ability.

Thanks to your advices and tips, I think it can be only better :)