Game Changing Warwick Bug Since Patch 8.8 (Repost from Reddit)
I will basicly just copy paste my Reddit post what I had to reedit like 5 times because it got deleted because of "vote manipulation". lol I have no idea how this is works here, I just want to ask everyone to make it possible to Riot to get this into their attention. It's bad for both side, removes fun from both side, and one of the core counterplay is non-existent now. I will share this post to WW Mains server, and won't even need to ask them to upvote it. I want upvotes for the clarity and because of the importance. He have other bugs, but this is out of the line. We want the fixes too.
Here is the Reddit post: Hello there! Vita here, the co-owner of Warwick Mains Discord server.
Since patch 8.8, with the second bugfix for the double Q, an unintended change also shipped: The second part of the ultimate, the suppression, is not a channel anymore. This means that the suppression can't be canceled by any crowd control effect. WW didn't get disabled/hotfixed during patch 8.8 and the patch 8.9 is out since yesterday, and this hasn't been fixed yet.
This is bad for both WW players mentally, mechanically and for the players who are playing against him. Mentality, because it creates a toxic attitude, your enemy blames you for playing a "bugged champion with no counterplay". This is not you are getting yelled at, it's straight flaming and harmful wishes. Mechanically, because it's not a channel anymore, you can't buffer your hold Q, so they can flash away while WW have nothing to follow with.
In this screenshot you can see WW channeling his suppression before patch 8.8. While in this you can see he is just doing it.
Here is some video examples by Sweaty Wolf:
- Xin's knock back and stun from his ultimate won't cancel the suppression. (YouTube)
- Sona's ultimate won't cancel the suppression. (YouTube)
- Lee Sin's buffered R won't cancel the suppression. (Streamable)
Also, it is noticed by Sweaty if you ult someone from point and blank range your ult will be a channel. Proof (Streamable)
With this unintended change to the ult, if you press Q properly before you hit someone with R, the Q will go off while you are suppressing them. You can do the same stuffs with this like normal Q cast. That also means you can do a hold Q during your ult, going behind them while they are suppressed, following their movement (if they do any). Example of this can be seen here by Falcotto. (YouTube)
Another video from old Reddit post. (YouTube)
