User blog comment:ClariS/Nidalee & Unhealthy State/@comment-4431813-20140418230913/@comment-24613667-20140419065435

Why are people suddenly playing Nidalee again despite very few/no changes? Because most players worship at the Meta Baptist Church of #LCS and do nothing more than copy the acts of their religious figures. It ain't easy bein' atheist. Wait, yes it is.

I would actually love to remove crits from Gangplank's Parrrley and, while we're at it, Yi's Alpha Strike. I HATE being blown up by a single skill (especially targeted skills), I don't care who's using it. The fact that you must dedicate your entire build to negate (some) damage from these champions is immeasurably frustrating. And, don't even get me started on someone like Veigar...

I've played as and against Nidalee quite a bit and I would welcome a Q and E nerf, they give her far too much damage and safety. Hell, I would even take a W nerf just because it gives her a butt-load of free wards (which also deal decent damage late game). Her cougar form is also extremely overpowered, having % missing health damage on top of a 100% AD ratio, an infinitely spammable, resourceless escape, and what is basically an AoE nuke. Will a Nidalee go charging in as a cougar? No, because she doesn't have to, she'll "poke" you until she can guarantee a kill, then jump your bones (at which point you're screwed).

Playing against Nidalee is a war of attrition, if you don't destroy her in lane, then she will wittle you down until you lose. That is toxic/unhealthy gameplay.