Talk:Xin Zhao/@comment-81.34.240.210-20110704175851/@comment-98.233.69.196-20110709033108

FWIW, first reply, "you don't have to be all that good at all" doesn't make him viable against halfway decent players (~1500 Elo). He starts disappearing completely around 1750 or 1800 because those players don't allow themselves to get into disadvantageous positions in lane. Xin Zhao can't do anything about that. He's also a weaker laner than many of the popular tanky DPS picks, particularly Warwick, Jarvan, and Irelia and lacks an escape skill. The funny thing about the recent development of Warwick as a strong top-lane is interesting, because now he jungles, lanes, and initiates better than Xin Zhao (the same may very well be said of Lanedyr in the coming days -- we'll have to see).