@Riot: Question about reworked Xin Zhao

Why Xin Zhao stops his attacking commands after he perform the thrust part of his new W? Is this a deliberate interaction?

It feel so clunky during the heat of a chaotic fight to have to keeping tab not only of different AA animations (empowered Q vs normal AA), not only of W thurst direction but also about this interaction that stop you you in place while you are chasing an enemy (and usually you have to usehis only gap closer, namely his E to get into the battle)