Skillshots Shooting Opposite Direction

Ashfl0w·5/3/2016, 8:01:48 AM·3 votes·1,529 views

I have no idea what's causing this, whether it's some weird bug or some kind of mouse problem (unlikely), but there have been a fair few instances over the past couple of weeks where I will have my mouse pointed in a direction, use my ability, and the ability will go in the exact opposite direction.

Now, I normally play with quick-cast off, but when Aurelion Sol came out, I got used to using quick-cast for his q and e, since it's just much easier to maneuver with. Eventually, there came a game where I used my q, charging towards the enemy midlaner, only to get rekt when my q dies behind me and my line of travel. Then it kept happening, not very often, but enough to make me realize it was not a complete fluke. When this happens, I sometimes wonder if I somehow misplaced my mouse cursor, but I know that that is not the actual issue. When ganking bot one time as Sol, I e'd in a direction and then q'd immediately after, without moving my mouse. My q shot off straight behind me and died. (I was playing with a friend for this match, and he actually has a recording that I could probably provide, if that somehow would help.)

I thought this might be tied to quick-casting for a while, and then my non-quick-cast ult screwed me a few times by bugging out backwards. I thought it might be Aurelion Sol specific for whatever reason, and then I ult'd backwards like this as Ez in an aram. Needless to say, it's very frustrating, messing up my gameplay and making me look pretty dumb. I'm tired of it.

So here I am, feeling foolish, reporting some bug that I've never heard about and that feels like an excuse for missing skill shots. Save me rito! Either a fix or an explanation I can do something with would be awesome.

Thanks for reading :3

4 Comments

MrStealYoDrake5/3/2016, 3:37:26 PM1 votes

This happens to me in case of fps lags, can't tell if it's related to you. if I smartcast a skillshot during a "micro-freeze", the skillshot would go towards the direction my cursor points after the freeze, and not when I casted it. Again, correct me if it isn't the same issue.

Ser Vimes8/30/2016, 1:22:25 AM1 votes

I can confirm I have also had this issue. 3 times tonight in fact. Fizz ult fired backwards, karma Q fited backwards and a xerath Q backwards. All in the opposite direction of where the mouse was.

hryzn9/3/2016, 3:12:24 AM1 votes

Same thing has been happening to me the past few days. With Illaoi Q and Diana Q. Had a friend have the same thing happen on Illaoi. I've seen it once ever couple of games.

Friendly Ram9/3/2016, 3:18:18 AM1 votes

same here;(