Talk:Vi/@comment-26433263-20150803234855/@comment-9705522-20150820101800

A mere balance issue, not hard to change. And really, its not her identity just because its so strong. I mean, Kha'Zix W slow is really strong and the only reason you would ever want to pick him right now, but that doesnt mean that thats his identity, its really not. Likewise for Vi.

Besides, they didnt nerf her other stuff, considering that all of the abilities are ridiculously powerful themselves. Her Q has massive damage with great distance covering, and the ability to bypass wards, her W is a really effective steroid that makes her able to kill even tanks, and her E is a double autoattack reset.

To answer your question, lets first analyze who plays Vi, and why. First are the people playing the champion for how she looks, her personality, yadda yadda (like I play Viktor because I love his lines). Those wouldnt be affected. Then there are the people who play her for ult, and her ability to kill someone without counterplay. Those are assholes, and deserve every misfortune they get. And lastly, those that play Vi for the whole package. And considering that Vis ult is, well, an ult that you only use every once in a while, its not the most important part of the kit. So they would be fine.

No, replacing it with something wouldnt require buffs, it would require an ult of similiar powerlevel, but reasonable counterplay. Alternatively, you take the current ult and make it fair, without making it strictly less powerful (quite a few ways of doing it. Letting flash or blinks break her ults charge, making her ults CC duration lower the longer distance she travels, but all of that in exchange for buffing her ult otherwise, maybe more damage or something like that).

No, even without ultimate she is very effective. She is actually really tanky (good stats and a 10% health shield on demand), while having very high base damage, multiple trinity triggers, and a steroid that allows her to even shred tanks. She is like Jax, only not quite as effective (since Jaxs ultimate is just another steroid). She is however more effective at bruising than just about any other initiator, so that is that.

They would have done it if Vi wasnt so popular. Its the big problem, Vi is popular, and people dont like seeing their champion get the much needed counterplay (or nerf). Its the reason Lee Sins changes took years to finally come (and even then it wasnt a full rework like it should have been). People will whine when her ult gets changed (well, some at least), but frankly, its neccessary, and sometimes you need to make sacrifices. But eventually they will be forced to change vi, its just a matter of time.