I would trade even more early game power for late game range
I really like the changes they've made to Zeri for this season, it's a huge step in the right direction and makes her feel so satisfying to play in longer teamfights again. Saying that, I wish that instead of giving range on Zeri passive they could've added a scaling effect to her q range.
I mean they buffed her early damage with the base damage increases and nerfed her scaling. I would much rather they nerfed her damage overall (old base stats with the current ad scalings) whilst having a Jinx like effect on her q where it gains range on level up (maybe just at 5 points in q like how Mundo ult has a special effect at lvl 16). Surely this wouldn't be too problematic, she would have a bad lane and would have to decide between maxing q first for the extra range or her w.
I mean the main reason her q range was originally nerfed was the safety it provided in laning so she could free scale. Doing something like what I suggested would not give her any more safety until level 9 minimum. Even then you could make it tied to the ult instead so you get 25 q range for each point in ult or something rather than her q levels.
Idk, I'm just hypothesising a change that would really make Zeri feel like her old self whilst not taking over pro or being too strong.