"Skills Shots" have a significant delay.

Tecness0·Jan 28, 2015·16 votes·3,702 views

After the 5.2 patch, I've noticed (from my two games) that skill shots behave differently now. I will be clicking (as most people do while playing) to constantly move my champion. I will then select an ability (Since I just played Malz, I'll use his W) and select the area in which I want to use it. Well within the radius given, the spell is cast and placed where I selected (I don't use smartcast). Then, I will move my champion in a different direction. Normally, that's how it works, and how it should works. However, with the new patch, I will select the spell, and the area, and press the left button within the radius, and then attempt to move, anddddd my W has been cast to where I'm moving Malz. If I'm standing still, and doing nothing, this is fine, but it seems like if you're trying to do things in quick succession, the game is having trouble keeping up with it. (80-ish ping, with a solid 30 fps, in frame-lock[I wouldn't be getting any-more than 30, but hey]) Is anyone else experience things like this? My earlier game was on rengar, and I'd be throwing my Bola Strike (E) backwards half the time.

17 Comments

OmManiPadmeHumJan 28, 20154 votes

there is lag this patch. I am getting about 1/2 second to second delay on movement clicks and skill casts.

RuGuJan 29, 20151 votes

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there is lag this patch. I am getting about 1/2 second to second delay on movement clicks and skill casts.

This is working as intended. Its called "East Coast Mode"

Ice Weasel XJan 28, 20152 votes

I used to have that issue a lot more before I switched to Quick Cast, but I still have it happen (not just with the recent update). It happens most frequently to me if I happen to move the map immediately after attempting a shot. It makes it so some combo-based skills are very unreliable since I can't just tap one after the other and expect them to fire in succession.

Not exactly the same thing, but I hopped into an ARAM a bit after the server came back up, and had a lot of problems with my skills being unresponsive. I was Jinx, and every time I tried to fire my W or E, I'd get a target indicator as normal (Quick Cast with Indicators). Then the indicator would vanish and I'd run to where I aimed. It was like I was canceling the skill and then clicking to move there. I was also trying to click the + over a skill and nothing would happen (I don't Ctrl+skill upgrade because it doesn't suit my fingers).

Tecness0Jan 29, 20151 votes

This isn't a problem with quick cast or normal cast, unless they've changed something in the recent patch in regards to normal casting.

KingsmanJan 29, 20152 votes

Just started a thread about the same thing. I have been having delays and I has cost me a few ranked games.. I hope this is detected quickly and fixed.

Killer X 12Jan 29, 20151 votes

I was actually about to make a thread about some of my abilities being weird. Attack move has all been retarded lately. I'll attack move in a minion wave but with a champ near by. Won't attack anything and just runs towards champion. Dafaq. lol

KiserSaySoJan 29, 20151 votes

I have seen a frame drop form 60 down to 30 consistently in addition the delay for all skills shots.

A PorkchopJan 29, 20151 votes

Never had a problem before and have good ping, but post 5.2 i have crazy input lag. Look at the bug thread and you see several others reporting some type of input lag problem.

IMMASCOOPYOUJan 29, 20151 votes

Ah, maybe this explains why I couldn't land an Alistar combo correctly.

TAOxEaglexJan 29, 20151 votes

Have also been having massive packet loss since this most recent patch (60 FPS, sub-100 ping, massive delays).

In addition, you can try removing range indicators on abilities. Go to Options -> Hotkeys -> Scroll to the bottom and uncheck range indicators.

For some reason, the range indicators delay moves sometimes. It made heavy casters like Lucian impossible for me to use - until I removed the indicators. Now I am fine.

KiserSaySoJan 29, 20151 votes

this is especially true on sejuani ulti. the delay is almost a full second

KarinrinkashiJan 29, 20151 votes

A little off topic, try learning smartcast. So much easier and more dynamic.

OmManiPadmeHumJan 29, 20151 votes

I do have smartcast...always on. try leona once and try hitting something with her E. almost impossible until you get used to the latency and try to "guess" where they are gonna walk a full second after you press the button.

KarinrinkashiJan 29, 20151 votes

I do have Leo, and i use her E fine. I guess different things work for us. The only thing i struggle with in smart cast is the range finder... there is none.

Ice Weasel XJan 30, 20151 votes

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I do have Leo, and i use her E fine. I guess different things work for us. The only thing i struggle with in smart cast is the range finder... there is none.

Open the Options menu in game (run a custom so you're under no pressure), and go to the Interface submenu. Scroll down to Ability and Attack Display. Enable line missile display will give you the range indicator while Quick Cast is enabled.

ButterBladesXJan 29, 20151 votes

I have this same problem i playd a lot of different champs malz vel olaf and half the time im doing abilitys backwards or it literally takes 5 seconds to even activate and in team fights im just standing there tring to use abilitys but they are not working. i have a gaming laptop good internet ping and fps totally fine ping at 70 to 80 fps 50 to 60

4thaGeJan 29, 20151 votes

It's not just skillshots, it is any combination of movements. I can't pull off a combo to save my life because either it is lagging, missing keystrokes/clicks or glitching in the middle of the sequence...game is unplayable.

I'm on West Coast as well.