Vi flash q negates the q
Hello Riot,
I've been experiencing a bug recently (last month or so) on Vi. I'll charge up q, then flash and press q again to release the q. Normally, this results in a surprise initiation, but sometimes, I'll flash and just stay in place like an idiot. I'm aware that Vi's q runs out if you wait too long, but that's not the issue. I've been having it happen during lane ganks where I charge, flash, then q, all well within the time that q should still be valid.
Most games (I'd estimate 90 percent of games) it doesn't happen. The only thing I have to add to previous discourse on the subject is that when it happens once in a game, It'll happen again and again in that same game if I'm fool enough to keep trying.
When my teammates see it, this bug looks like mere terrible Vi gameplay. I am a gold Vi one trick, whoop dee doo right----lots of terrible Vi in my repertoire, but here's the thing: I know the timing, and this is one hundred percent a bug. Somehow, the flash causes the q to stop early. The fact that it looks like I'm just bad only makes this bug more of a tilter, especially because I truly am bad and rely on this combo, the pinnacle of her kit in terms of mobility, to get the most out of my favorite champion.
I've seen a message on this board reporting the same thing abut 8 months ago. The only response was "get a video of this happening" from a non-Rioter. I' don't have a video, but I am here to corroborate that story, and I've seen this happen to Valkrin and IWDominate too. Once replay system is up I hope I'll be of more help, because I know it'll happen again.
If you're interested, here's the post I was talking about: http://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/bug-report/ANnE9Fky-vi-flash-q-bug
Thank you for making this game I enjoy, nuBeet