When Gragas Q received the change that made it so you could detonate it as soon as it was done travelling I was confused as to why Lux didn't receive the threatment on her E and still am. Everyone with a high ping would really appreciate the change.
She should be able to detonate her E while ulting doing her full combo can often be awkward because you can't do that.
Flying Buntcake1 votesSureeeeee, make the lazer queen do even more burst. She has enough as it is
PaperMache72 votesShe's not exactly in a great spot atm.
Lord Graves III1 votesLux is fine. She isn't S tier but that doesn't mean she isn't in a great spot. Shes a low mobility high damage long range mage. She is fine. She just isn't overpowered and the meta isn't particularly favorable to her right now. (though I'll admit I don't understand why).
PaperMache72 votesBecause there exists some champions like Ziggs who are basically better than her in every way that matters. Escape, low CDs, AOE. Only thing she kinda does better than ziggs is hard CC.
Lord Graves III1 votesHer CC is better. Her burst is arguably stronger in that it can come down over a much quicker window. Her ult is lower cooldown, and not to mention her ult being faster moving and thus better for snipes and objective steals.
Also, Ziggs isn't as good at protecting allies as Lux is. Her shield is kinda nuts if you can hit at least 2 people plus yourself.
Oh, and Lux is arguably better at poking in lane as she can poke past minion waves. Ziggs has to get much closer to lob his Q past minions. Lux E goes right past them though.
Not saying Ziggs isn't stronger, just saying she does stuff he doesn't do.
EDIT: That said, I agree with your proposed E buff. Interface and controllability should never have to factor in. Riot should impliment this QoL change. Also, I don't even think it would require nerfing her. When well played Lux is already this strong. It would just let more players access that strength.
Serpents Embrace1 votesYeah... I played a lot of Lux in S2 and S3 and I still have a lot of combos that the E never goes off in tandem with everything else. :\
It'd be nice, although I think the reason that Lux was ignored when Gragas/Ziggs got that change was because she was already a top pick.
Now that's kind of the opposite, it'd be nice of them to include her.
MrBuffington1 votesOverall I support this change, it'd make E much better for poke.
One question about playing Lux though (I recently started picking her up again), I thought her combo was E for the slow so it's easier to land your Q, then Laser (since it detonates the mark that your Q applied and applies another one), if you can, auto, then detonate E, and auto again if you can (ie. if they're still alive). Basically, during her combo, are you supposed to wait to detonate E, or do it whenever you get the chance (after you land your Q, I'm assuming)? Thanks
PaperMache71 votesPersonally I often land my Q and do my E/R, then I AA pop the E and AA again. Obviously I only use this method if I'm really trying to maximise my damage.
Point is being able to pop E while ulting would give you more scenarios where you can make a good use of you passive depending on the situation and how you like to use your abilities.
MrBuffington1 votesI understand completely, a lot of times I'll get the rest of my combo off and forget to detonate my E/hit the button too early when I can't detonate it. Having it detonate whenever I remember to hit the button would help a great deal.
PRN1 votesI'm even-scored on this idea. I've played lux for hundreds of games, with 280 ping as my regular ping. The idea is great and all, I mean perfect, faster E-pops right? But at the same time it can do the exact opposite. I spam my E just to get it to cast, and I would be sort of sad if my E popped when I wasn't trying to tell it to pop, I was just trying to get it to cast. Zyra's passive makes it so that you can shoot a thorn after you die, but a lot of people accidentally shoot thorns when all they were doing was shooting skillshots before they even knew they'd be dead. There's a fine line between function and convenience here.
SamNotForgotten1 votesI agree with this if there's an issue with the amount/speed that Lux does her damage it shouldn't be stunted by a sloppy mechanic of not being able to detonate her E when she wants to, it should be done in an intentional and clear way.
Either way in the current state of the game being able to use/activate each skill in a combo at exactly the time you deem correct is essential. Especially in mid lane.