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Master Yi Alpha Strike Bug

Parapsychology·4/24/2015, 2:34:07 AM·1 votes·1,938 views

I am a long time Master Yi player. Jumping around silver and gold elo. Until recently i have been happy with Yi's performance and bug fixes over the years... up until now.

Let me clarify: The spell --ALPHA STRIKE-- reads as follows:

Master Yi becomes untargetable and leaps to strike up to 4 enemies, dealing physical damage to each and dealing additional damage to minions and monsters.

So okay, Yi becomes untargetable when he performs his --Alpha Strike-- right? WRONG!!!!! This is extremely misleading; only non-aoe spells will Yi become untargetable of. What makes this even more frustrating is when champions such as Fizz and Zed both have 'untargetable' spells but yet are untargetable to ALL spells. Don't even get me started on Vladimir...

Solution..? Well, there's three. You guys at riot games could either A. simply fix this Master Yi programming disaster so he is in alignment with your definition of 'untargetable' in terms of Fizz and Zed spells. B. Turn Zed's ult and Fizz's playful/trickster into only non-aoe untargetable, so they fall back to Master Yi's poor definition of 'untargetable' or C. edit the wording in Master Yi's --Alpha Strike-- to no longer mislead the summoner into thinking he becomes untargetable for all spells, when clearly he doesn't when i died to a Sion's Decimating Smash while mid Alpha Strike.

(Preferably not C :/ )

If 'CLARITY' really is a prime concern for Riot in determining game balance, then why use words that are technically not even words. Untargetable? It isn't even a word.

It is beyond frustrating, for us hungry Master Yi players to make plays in a ranged dominated tank-infused environment, but to fix this programming laziness to bring Master Yi back in alignment with other 'untargetable' spells, allowing the really skilled Master Yi's new windows of engagement and disengagement to show what Wuju-style is all about.

Thank you for your time.

Sincerely, A concerned Master Yi player.

17 Comments

Vicvictorw4/24/2015, 2:36:38 AM2 votes

"Untargetable" does not mean "invulnerable."

It simply means you cannot be clicked on for single-target spells/autoattacks, and is therefore entirely accurate in its description.

Additionally, Fizz, Zed, and Vladimir all cannot get out of a Fiddlesticks' drain with their abilities.

Ice Weasel X4/24/2015, 4:58:25 AM2 votes

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If 'CLARITY' really is a prime concern for Riot in determining game balance, then why use words that are technically not even words. Untargetable? It isn't even a word.

Sure it is.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/target

Related forms targetable, adjective targetless, adjective untargetable, adjective untargeted, adjective

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/targetable

targetable adjective tar·get·able \ˈtär-gə-tə-bəl
Definition of TARGETABLE

: capable of being aimed at a target <missiles with targetable warheads>

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/un-

un- prefix \ˌən, often ˈən before ˈ-stressed syllable
Definition of UN- 1 : not : in-, non- —in adjectives formed from adjectives <unambitious> <unskilled> or participles <undressed>, in nouns formed from nouns <unavailability>, and rarely in verbs formed from verbs <unbe> —sometimes in words that have a meaning that merely negates that of the base word and are thereby distinguished from words that prefix in- or a variant of it (as im-) to the same base word and have a meaning positively opposite to that of the base word <unartistic> <unmoral>

2 : opposite of : contrary to —in adjectives formed from adjectives <unconstitutional> <ungraceful> <unmannered> or participles <unbelieving> and in nouns formed from nouns <unrest>

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Cool dude, criticize me on my writing ability because you can no longer hold up your original argument.

Oh, the irony. You criticize Riot on their use of "false" words that are actually valid, then get upset with someone who points out that your wording is weak.

Parapsychology6/16/2015, 12:11:00 AM1 votes

Still waiting for a logical explanation on this matter instead of trolling just downvoting my post. I suppose this is why i'm right; none of you can give me a true reason behind this issue.

Akenero11/13/2015, 1:34:59 AM1 votes

Wait. Youre tellin me that you're a gold yi player, and you DIDNT KNOW THAT?!

Let me get this straight, fizz, and vlad (not sure about zed) CAN STILL BE AFFECTED by abilities with leash properties. Shaco, yi, and zed all REMOVE THEMSELVES FROM THE GAME for a brief instant, but shaco is still affected by aoe, as it is a constant effect. There is most likely a bit of bad coding on shaco, as he is so old, but the programming on yi, vlad, and especially fizz and zed is sound. And iirc, yi shares the same targeting system as olf fiora's ult, which DID have her be vulnerable each time she popped up again. Similarly, yi should also be targetable during the time he's targeting whats next, which he has to do more due to his ability to hit minions, where fiora could not.

Pretty sure its your problem mate