Forum talk:Neekerivittu/@comment-121.54.29.9-20121125030449/@comment-218.186.15.10-20121127102918

^ Precisely. There's a trend with Riot's newer champions, and it's that while they have higher potential than older champions, they also have much, much more counterplay to them. Zed can outdamage Talon, but proper skills will counter much of his kit, whereas Talon will deal more or less all his potential damage as soon as he's blinked in. Ryze is another example: he'll get his entire damage combo off as soon as he's in range, due to him having 0 skillshots; newer mages like Syndra may have more damage potential with the way her ult works, but is much harder to pull off and can be countered more easily.

Personally I think this is a step in the right direction, but it poses a power problem between newer and older champions.