I really don't like the look of his changes so far. He's broken as fuck so he does need to change but why change his whole dynamic?
Riots' last re-works were good: Taric; Fiora; Darius etc etc. because they added more skill to those champions which made them more rewarding, but the re-work for Ryze is a complete step back. The last re-work they did to Ryze was good, it made him the hardest champ to master but when you do master him it reveals how broken as fuck he is; that is rewarding gameplay, not fun for the opponent getting 100 - 0 perma-snared, true, but the concept was good.
Riots' last re-works were good: Taric; Fiora; Darius etc etc. because they added more skill to those champions which made them more rewarding, but the re-work for Ryze is a complete step back. The last re-work they did to Ryze was good, it made him the hardest champ to master but when you do master him it reveals how broken as fuck he is; that is rewarding gameplay, not fun for the opponent getting 100 - 0 perma-snared, true, but the concept was good.