Sona's passive name change

TheLordPresident·8/6/2016, 5:55:56 PM·2 votes·769 views
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So, I really like the idea that each of Sona's power chords are called something different (i.e. Sona Q empowered passive is staccato). The problem is both the Q and the W are named after specific terms, whereas her E is simply named "Tempo." For the musically-challenged, tempo simply means how fast the piece is played. This is obviously related to how she slows down the enemy she basic attacks, but the implication of the word "Tempo" doesn't mean to slow down. This doesn't mean that I think that anyone would really get confused because of the name (I mean, nobody is gonna think that it'll speed up the enemy, that's ridiculous), but it does stand out. There are several alternatives. For instance, you can name the passive after a specific tempo marking (Lento comes to mind, Andante, or Largo), or it could be a marking that indicates that the piece is slowing down (Ritardando). It just makes more sense, you know. Sona

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Eedat8/6/2016, 6:02:10 PM2 votes

This is obviously related to how she slows down the enemy she basic attacks

Her E also speeds up her team as well? Did it cross your mind that the power chord might be tieing the active and the powerchord together? Tempo is a perfect name because the ability as a whole can be used to speed up and to slow down

Bodhizapha8/6/2016, 8:42:54 PM1 votes

Yeah it speeds up her team and slows down an enemy. I think its perfect, but I am not a music major or even know how to play anything lol. So I will defer to your wisdom on that. That being said I do think it sounds right to my untrained ears.

Bodhizapha8/7/2016, 5:11:56 PM1 votes

oh ok yeah I see now sorry...I agree with that then lol