Windwall

Hauling Ashe··3 votes·653 views

So I was playing a little Nami the other day, and a point in the game came where all 5 enemy champs were trapped under bot outer turret with about half hp or less. So now was my time to shine and set the engage for my team to go in and finish them off.

I'd waited the 100 seconds for my ult's cooldown and sent it down lane, sure to catch at least 3 of them (and maybe even get a kill on their limping support).

And that's when the windwall went up.

I had no idea windwall could catch Nami ult. (Because why would wind block a tsunami?) So I looked it up on the wiki and found the complete list. Why are all these things defined as "projectiles" anyway?

And how is this fair for a 22-second cooldown ability to block pretty much everything that isn't literally in your face? I have to wait 120/110/100 seconds without CDR runes or items. That's enough time for a Yasuo to use his W 5 times within that margin. It negates so many ults and doesn't have to be "saved" that much. Plus he's a high mobility champ and doesn't need an extra ability to help him dodge at all. He has so much utility for a mid/top lane damage dealer that it makes Janna look mediocre. (He doesn't even have to wind up his tornado, unlike Janna.)

I guarantee almost all Yasuo rage threads would stop if this ability was given a longer cooldown. It's pretty disgusting and half the time it's why Yasuo players BM, because they just blocked 3 out of 5 of your team's ults with a single W and they know that tilts you hard.

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MagicFlyingLlama3 votes

First of all, you should know what stops your abilities and not cast them when he can block them.

DarkRitual1 votes

Bait it out with a good Q, or wait for an ally to bait it out. Then throw some waves at them.

Vistha Kai2 votes

First of all Windwall has a cooldown of 26 seconds.

Secondly ask Riot to finally recode bigger projectiles to not act like a single entity, but a group of them.

Thirdly why don't you QQ about Braum who not only does the same exact thing, but can also move it at will?

Fourthly http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/facebook/000/962/910/aa6.png And adapt to situations that happen in the game.

Ralanr1 votes

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First of all Windwall has a cooldown of 26 seconds.

Secondly ask Riot to finally recode bigger projectiles to not act like a single entity, but a group of them.

Thirdly why don't you QQ about Braum who not only does the same exact thing, but can also move it at will?

This would fuck up so many things. I think Nami's ult would just splash instead of going in one direction.

Ralanr1 votes

That's hilarious.

Don't get me wrong, I think realistic water effects for her ult would be really cool and a testament to how far Riot has gone with her coding. But it would really change what her ult is meant to do.

Hauling Ashe1 votes

Windwall has a cooldown of 22 with only 3 points to it. I took the average.

That second point is a good one and I hope Riot actually considers this.

Thirdly Braum takes reduced damage with his shield and does NOT negate cc abilities.

Vistha Kai1 votes

Windwall has a cooldown of 26 seconds until level 14.

That's nowhere near close to "average" unless a game drags very long.

ad 3. Only as long as you consider Braum only. As long as his team is concerned you haven't ulted.

Hauling Ashe1 votes

With the exception of something unique as Nami ult, isn't that the same as hitting any champion? If I take a Cait ult my teammate doesn't.

BIackfox1 votes

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Windwall has a cooldown of 22 with only 3 points to it. I took the average.

That second point is a good one and I hope Riot actually considers this.

Thirdly Braum takes reduced damage with his shield and does NOT negate cc abilities.

Play vel koz or lux

Hauling Ashe1 votes

LOL I play Lux mid and windwall blocks everything except my ult.

Vel'Koz is just nasty though.

BIackfox1 votes

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LOL I play Lux mid and windwall blocks everything except my ult.

Vel'Koz is just nasty though.

Well I thought we were talking ults that is why I mentioned them

Hauling Ashe1 votes

My point is everything from Sivir AA to Lux E to Braum ult is blocked by windwall.

BIackfox1 votes

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My point is everything from Sivir AA to Lux E to Braum ult is blocked by windwall.

As in what it was designed to do you mean? Or do you want it to only block one attack?

Hauling Ashe1 votes

I think it's a little much for a champ with more mobility than a Fiora, more damage than a Riven, and more crit than an ADC to also have half the utility of a Janna. Windwall kicks him a little over the edge with better NOPE than a Braum.

Something about it needs to be scaled back, or there need to be more things allowed through it.

Had Lucians Wife2 votes

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First of all Windwall has a cooldown of 26 seconds.

Secondly ask Riot to finally recode bigger projectiles to not act like a single entity, but a group of them.

Thirdly why don't you QQ about Braum who not only does the same exact thing, but can also move it at will?

Its mainly because it takes him out of harms way altogether, Braum will still take damage after the first thing blocked.

Vistha Kai1 votes

Braum still takes damage through that 80% damage reduction (Unbreakable bonus + his resistances).

Unless Nami was be full AP, a Braum player would need to squint his eyes really damn hard to notice a difference in his HP bar.

Chalizard2 votes

I think windwall is unfair and unhealthy not only in this situation aspecially that braum at least take some damage from spells and aa while yso can absolutely vanish them.

BIackfox1 votes

22 is a long cool down lol

Had Lucians Wife1 votes

I mean, just make him waste it on some other cc, an if you only have that one cc, or immediately try to wombo combo spam all your ult just to get them blocked, thats your fault. Thats how i do it, make him blow it, then get him in the 22-25 next seconds he dont got it.

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