Talk:Viktor/@comment-5480516-20140909174857

Well, looks like I have a reason to play the PBE again. Im apprehensive of the Death Ray change, it appears to be a buff but could also be a nerf depending how the explosion performs. I really hate the removal of the silence, are they really going to delete all forms of non Movement Speed impeding Crowd Control? I mean for god sakes the Blitzcrank/Viktor thing is WHY THE ULT IS WHAT IT IS. It's essentially the same ult, just with different persistant effects. Removing the silence is just like what happened to Draven, and we all hated that.

Secondarily his instant output has diminished, ult isnt as hard hitting as it doesnt tick as much anymore while also having less base and scaling. His new Q is dependant on getting within AA range eliminating the kiting power he otherwise had by Ray'ing while running away then dipping in to grab a quick shield to absorb whatever is coming your way. Also, shield value has been nerfed. New Viktor has a lvl 5 base of 110 which makes me believe they want us to max it first because as soon as break 300 AP its worse than old.