Talk:Xin Zhao/@comment-26245168-20170915072657

I'm actually not too much of a big fan of this rework. Mostly because of the fact that it fails to capture his tthematicand ideal gameplay based on his character design unlike champions like Flora and Warwick and overall looks like it will still leave the champion in a just as lackluster place with no true identity on how he can play other then either a tanky duelist or bursty assassin, which are two playstyles I don't think should fit this character.

The most lackluster abilities in his kit that stands out to me are his Q and E, two abilities in which are completely counter intuitive to Riots usual rework design like changing point and click dashes and abilities to skill shots like they did to Flora Q and Warwick R. I just think its an overall boring ability that provides 0 counterplay for people without flashy mobility or peel.

I do think that his new W and ult ability are a step in the right direction though, allowing the player to feel as if their champions spear actually has range and poke to it. Aswell as his ult where it actually allows you to duel as he did in his lore. I just wish they would do something more to his E other then stat changes to allow him to make more flexible decisions around the idea that he would only charge in audaciously, not out. Maybe a skills shot dash only towards enemies would be in the right place, maybe 100 extra range per champion he is charging in the direction of, would be even better if he could cast his w ananimation during his dash to make it actually feel like the spear can poke at long distances.