User blog comment:Temluis/Ryze, my 2nd rework/@comment-26055105-20141129062720

I like where you're going with this, but it doesn't address Ryze's issues. The reworked Ryze still has little counterplay and is still too spammy to be really interesting. It is a good start, though, with the mark system for Overload that makes gameplay a bit more interesting.

Also, there are a few areas that are just straight buffs with nothing to compensate. For example, his W now has better CC (entangle blocks autoattacks), better mana scaling, and an additional effect with nothing to counterbalance it. Same goes for his passive.