Hi guys,
Unfortunately, we're not ready to disclose exact details on the rework, but I wanted to drop in and let you know that I've read this and comment on a few things.
her current hitbox/visual ratio cannot stand, because it frustrates players when they are visually certain they've dodged the spear, but they haven't.
It's absolutely frustrating when skillshots that appear to have been dodged hit, and we're looking into making this better. Reasons that include missile width, missile height, terrain height differences, and particle representation combine to cause some issues here.
Her non-Javelin Toss abilities could use a look
Agreed. Though the abilities themselves are very similar in the working kit we have slated to rework, I can tell you that we've looked into the mechanics and/or numbers on all her abilities.
In combat, the majority of what Nidalee does is in human form
If the rework stays on track (which it currently is), this will not be the case following its release.
I got killed by a Javelin Toss, not by Javelin Toss/Takedown
Death Recap will is properly differentiating between human and cougar abilities in the rework. This required a bit of a character rewrite, which is why it hasn't been shipped to Live yet.
That aspect of the spears has a lot of ridiculousness attached to it.
It may seem this way, but point-blanking a skill shot for huge damage is a far worse variant of gameplay. Spears will likely continue to gain damage from range, and I can assure you the damage of the version of Javelin Toss we're playing internally is much more tolerable to the enemy.
Give her transform at level 1
This is something we've given quite a bit of thought to, but haven't come to a firm decision on yet.
Envision her using her full combo
That is a large part of what this rework is all about, and it's very important to me that it flows well and feels awesome. I think we're just about there.
Sorry I can't talk exact specifics at the moment. As soon as we are at the point where we're sufficiently confident, I'll come back and have a more details-oriented discussion. I really appreciate all the thoughts you guys have here. Great discussion!