Concern With Ekko Ult That Was Not Addressed in Q&A (RIOT PLEASE READ)
I asked this in the Q&A and didn't get an answer.
Currently when Ekko first ranks his ult, his time clone appears underneath him and sits for 4 seconds on the spot where you ranked it before following. This allows for some pretty lame gameplay where Ekko can hold off on leveling his ult until he gets into the thick of a fight, then immediately pop it. I think this is dumb, and I think the clone should immediately begin following Ekko (it should still be 4 seconds behind).
One person suggested that if the ult followed him 4 seconds, then Ekko could just walk up to someone, walk away, and then rank ult and detonate, but I think this is much less unappealing since Ekko:
- Has to go back to wherever he was. While the opponents will be taken by surprise by his sudden reappearance, it is unlikely "back 4 seconds" is going to be the best place for him.
- Has no guarantee that the enemy will still be where he was 4 seconds ago before ranking the ult, making his surprise ult useless
- Is guaranteed a way more interesting interaction with his ult (surprise, I'm back in your face!) than just using it as free AOE nuke in a fight.
I think the current implementation allows for a really lame interaction, something that I know Ekko was not designed to have, as the philosophy behind his ult being so powerful is that it is so difficult to use.
Thoughts on this?
