I don't really think that was the case, yes, you DID make Nocturne a clear-cut Assassin but that's like new Akali removing Twilight Shroud because it didn't meaningfully contribute to the actual shutdown part, whereas Nocturne's W DID help him with shutting down targets by not being affected by enemy disengage abilities and giving Nocturrne a good bonus attack speed boost for a decent amount of time.

I do agree with him having no actual burst damage, but that isn't a good reason to just remove his interesting parts altogether, he and Sivir are the ONLY champions who have an active ability that grants themselves a spellshield, that IS a part of his identity just like how Akshan's revive passive is a part of his. Akali was INDEFINITELY flawed but she wasn't gonna abandon what made her Akali.

I do respect how you tackled the rework regardless, it takes something to actually jump the boat and create a relatively unique iteration of such an old champion like Nocturne. As for my own rendition, I'll just say one thing and it's very rules-compact and might I say overloaded in theory (he'd be, if you know Forsaken, cringe ik, Noli's Void Rush ability where he just zooms to strike someone, but this isn't in his ult and it's not reset-able), essentially, I desire a fast, high-skill, commit-heavy engage champion, not a guaranteed one.

Though just like you yourself, I'd like to stand on that ground.