Add Ultimate Timers

Grogba·3/26/2015, 1:27:18 PM·188 votes·11,117 views

I would love to see a little timer inside or next to the small icons of your teammates indicating the time left until they can use their ultimate again.

Right now, all we know about our teammates is binary: Either they have their ult (green lamp) or not (dark lamp).

We have a death timer already, so why not an ultimate timer too? There are quite a few champions who are basically designed around their ult being up for the fight:

just to name a few.

Of course, this should only apply to your own team.

(yes, lategame is not as big of an issue with reduced cd from level and cdr items but until then It would be nice to know and allow me and others to play around the timers for ganks or engages)

Edit: Maybe add summoners Timer too (Might overload the icons though) thx Volt Cruelerz

55 Comments

EpikFeeder3/26/2015, 5:24:11 PM60 votes

You could just add different colors. Add yellow and orange to indicate ultimate up within 30 seconds and ultimate up within 15 seconds. This adds nothing to clutter up the screen but gives you a rough idea if you have time to clear that sidelane pushing before grouping.

RiotKhoopa3/28/2015, 7:02:17 AM27 votes

Hrm, imo, that information would be too busy on the party frames.

Totally agree that the information should be allied only.

Might work on the Scorescreen (Tab).

Would help Solo Q game coordination by quite a bit honestly.

Will pass it along to the UX guys, who are looking into a HUD rework (and a sexy one at that).

Volt Cruelerz3/26/2015, 2:12:53 PM11 votes

We already have this for spectator... Really should have it in game, preferably with their summoners too.

Borfin3/26/2015, 4:30:40 PM6 votes

It makes coordinating all-ins much more flashy

Kinda dumb that you have to ask teammates when their ult is up rather than intuitively knowing

Scrambled Anivia3/28/2015, 4:50:06 AM6 votes

[9:57] [Me]: Hey ww. when will your ult be up? [24:27] [Warwic] : its up.

[9:57] [Me]: Hey mumu. when will your ult be up? [10:02] Player has quit!

[9:57] [Me]: Hey Vi. Time left on ult? [10:02] [Vi]: check the green light idiot.

[9:57] [Me]: Hey rammus. when will your ult be up? [10:02] [Rammus]: ok.

[9:57] [Me]: Hey Fiddlesticks. when will your ult be up? [10:02] [Fiddlesticks]: just used it. fking blue almost killed me.

This is the elo where most of us are at.

Jofeyy3/27/2015, 12:48:22 AM4 votes

How about an auto message in the chat if you press ctr 6-7 or somthing?

Malphite Champion Ult: 00:25

Can only be used 2 times every minute to limit spamming

Bergk3/26/2015, 8:12:29 PM3 votes

As a jungler, I'd love it for timing ganks! "Oh you're ult won't be up for 30 seconds? I've got time to clear a camp, then I'll gank the lane right as my ally's ult comes up."

ActualPain3/26/2015, 8:05:05 PM3 votes

Just do the same indicator that is on spectator mode...very clear gauge of how long an ability will be on CD without cluttering with numbers or different colors.

KaisadiIIa3/28/2015, 12:57:06 AM2 votes

Maybe add summoners Timer too (Might overload the icons though)

It wouldn't overload anything. You already have a sidebar with 3 timers in the spectator mode.

Fatê3/27/2015, 11:20:34 AM2 votes

Interesting

SpeedOfDarkness3/31/2015, 6:15:40 AM1 votes

Didn't bother to read the comments, no idea if this has been mentioned. Why not give the circle a blue dial or something? You know, like the ones that abilities and active items have? I know the circle is tiny, but I would think that it's better than nothing.