[GAMEPLAY] The range of Orianna's Command: Attack was reduced in patch 5.22
EDIT: Here is video proof using gameplay from before patch 5.22. The below link takes you to Orianna's champion page. Watch the ability preview for Command: Attack. Pause the video at 9 seconds. You will see the ball cast at max range will land outside the display indicator. Again, after patch 5.22, if cast at max range, the ball only goes so far as to land on the edge of the indicator. Command: Attack has lost about 25 range.
http://gameinfo.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/game-info/champions/orianna/
According to the 5.22 patch notes, Orianna didn't receive any changes. This isn't true because if you have a keen eye and are an avid Orianna player, you'll notice she lost a bit of range after patch 5.22 went live! I love playing this game and specifically Orianna, so apologies in advance for being wordy and going in deep! Here we go!
First, some important background info. Orianna's Command: Attack has had 3 max spell ranges (values are taken from old patch notes). First 900, then 800, and finally 825 which is what it has been before patch 5.22. I don't remember if the following was true for the other 2 ranges, but the adjustment to 825 was only applied to the max spell range, NOT the circular display range that centers on the champion. This was left at 800 but I didn't know why. So I made a thread nearly 3 years ago about true spell range vs. display range and got a response from CertainlyT that some designers use accurate indicators and some intentionally make them different. I say this because I learned that Command: Attack with 825 range has had an inaccurate display indicator of 800 but it was intentional.
Now, after patch 5.22, the max spell range matches the display indicator but the indicator has not changed in size, meaning the actual spell range has been reduced! In order to prove this, I checked Command: Attack's display indicator in game against Summoner Heal, knowing Summoner Heal was only slightly larger. There was no change in either! So ultimately, Command: Attack now displays and operates at 800 range, instead of operating at 825 like it should!
How to observe the "bug":
- Cast Command: Attack at max range (for best results, cast towards the bottom left of screen with camera centered on Orianna to best see the ball's position)
- Check where the ball lands
- Before patch 5.22, the ball lands outside the displayed max range, 825 units away from Orianna. After the patch, it lands 800 units away and right on the edge of the displayed max range
- This happens regardless of where the ball is casted from (Orianna, another player, on the field, etc.)
There were no documented changes in 5.22 patch notes, so was this change intentional? Maybe old files for Orianna slipped into the patch? I would just like some clarification at the least, but really would like the range to be restored!