[Azir] Azir's Q range too short?

I believe this may be a bug, but I'm not certain.

Azir's Q range seems extremely curtailed. I formerly used to be able to send my soldiers out well beyond my autoattack range, but now they seem strictly limited to being placed within Azir's autoattack range or possibly even shorter than that. This makes it extremely difficult to zone or advance and pretty much leaves Azir constantly exposed to harm, particularly at early levels when his Q has a high recast time.

Is this just my imagination? Is it a deliberate change?