Change Rat-a-tat-tat to Sewer Skewers
Let me quote the Riot argument:
"We've made changes to two of Twitch's abilities names, to have them make a little more sense to what the gameplay actually is. Expunge has been changed to Contaminate. The previous name indicated that the poison was removed, but this hasn't been true since the gameplay update that came out a while ago. Spray and Pray, an iconic name, has been changed to Rat-ta-tat-tat. We felt that for Twitch's R, he maintains more of an "Aim and Shoot" gameplay, rather than a really frantic ability that can miss, a-la Spray and Pray."
Okay, fair enough. But the argument doesn't work in favor of the new names.
Rat-a-tat-tat doesn't indicate anything other than the name of a machine gun noise. He uses, by default, a crossbow. That doesn't make any sense at all! Twitch even says, when using his ultimate, better names such as "Sewer Skewers" and "Pins and Needles." The name has the "descriptive" nature that Riot wants without the cacophonous name.
Contaminate is an even bigger offender. The change from expunge is based on the point that poison is not removed. HOWEVER, contaminate implies that Twitch's e applies poison, which is not true! If you want to keep a quick name that works, why not use a name that indicates a worsening of existing poison? I suggest fester, which indicate Twitch is proccing an infection or attack based on existing poison stacks.
- The suggested names provide clarity desired by Riot.
- The new (on live)names are not descriptive as Riot desires.
- The poll might provide further backing behind a community desire for names different than the ones on live.
Edit: Fixed typo. D:
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