Talk:Ezreal/@comment-8506165-20130917022359/@comment-3546228-20130918161942

When he was created Ezreal had a dramatically different role and purpose in the game. He was a sort of a "jack of all trades" similar to Nidalee - his W used to heal allies and his ultimate used to have a purely AP scaling. It's just that people played him almost purely AD that made Riot change his kit towards one of an AD carry.

Your arguments regarding being OP, however can all apply to Tristana. She has a longer range jump and her Q attack speed is Varus' passive speed DOUBLED. And she can spam it. Her ultimate also deals more damage than Ezreal's and it's point and click, while Ezreal's has a channeling time and is a skillshot.

Tristana lacks his Q safety, but she outscales him late game so much it's not even funny. And she has a waveclear attached to her autoattacks. Is she OP? No. I do think Ezreal is balanced as well.

If Riot has to nerf bat someone it's Vayne, since her strengths do outweight her weaknesses and the same can't be said about Ezreal.