Can we have shield amounts added to bottom health bar?

EbonyBladeJ88··37 votes·1,049 views

As it says in the title, I'd like it if we could have shielded amounts (For the champs that have and/or can grant shields) shown not only on the small bar above our champs, but also to the main HP bar of the HUD at the bottom of the screen. I potentially visualize it as similar to the Grey-Health for TahmKench with his E , except on the main health bar at the bottom of the screen. It's just something I would like to see, and if I'm the only one thinking that, so be it. I feel it would add "clarity" as I usually tend to pay more attention to the HP and MP/Resource bars at the bottom of the screen. Any thoughts or suggestions? Feel free to add them in the comments.

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Glory ln Death2 votes

Sion Get on my level, scrubs!

EbonyBladeJ881 votes

OK.

Proceeds to set up and climb a ladder up Sion's body with a bucket of soapy water and a brush, and starts scrubbing his face

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Glory ln Death1 votes

It pleases me for the peasants to serve me and clean me from the sweat of battle! Now! Bring me my rubber ducky!

EbonyBladeJ881 votes

Yes sir. Is this one big enough?

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If desired it also has offensive capabilities.

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naveenrenold1 votes

would be cool if they added it

EbonyBladeJ881 votes

Thank you. It's just something that struck me, like an epiphany during a game. I was playing, I think Shen? As I would proc my passive and CoC, I thought, "Why doesn't the shielded amount show up on the bottom health bar too?"

Kore Ga Requiem1 votes

Probably something similiar to Mordekaiser, but better looking.

EbonyBladeJ881 votes

I visualized it like I said, with TahmKench 's E "Grey-Health" being superimposed over or at the end of a champ's current limit of health. Perhaps something like this: 365/678 (+68) (The parentheses represent the shield amount)

MeBuffULongTime1 votes

Idk if this would be too much hand holding, but I think it would also be great if you could see visualized the amount of health that any shield items or abilities you have could do. It would give you a better answer to the question "how long can I let the whole team hit me for before I need to shield?". But yeah I'm onboard with your idea too.

EbonyBladeJ881 votes

OK, correct me if I'm wrong, but with the "visualize" concept you're putting forward, I think of something like this...

Hover the cursor over the item/skill that grants a shield, and it shows a "preview" of how much it would shield you/an ally for were you to use it, via a perhaps, white or gray-colored amount of "health" being added to the HP bar. Is that the right way to look at your suggestion? In that wording, that MIGHT be how MY suggestion would look too, in reality. Now, don't get me wrong, I'm not finding fault or anything, I'm just trying to visualize it in my head on how that would look.

MeBuffULongTime1 votes

Yeah that's pretty much what I was thinking, just something to really get a sense of what you can do instead of just having to go off of "well 10% of my max hp would then cover how much of my ADC" etc. etc.

pandemodemo1 votes

I thought of this sometimes, too; I think it would be a very nice change.

EbonyBladeJ881 votes

Thanks. It's just something I realized wasn't in-game, and I wondered, Why not? It would add more "clarity", which is something Riot drones on and on about.

Friendly Ram1 votes

I'm fine with that but not sure why we actually need it when it's easy to count ticks on the health bar.

EbonyBladeJ881 votes

I'm not certain you understand the intent of the post. All I'M asking for is that when a player procs a shield (Be it from an ability, item or mastery) I would like it that the shielded amount not only appears on the small status/health bar that floats above that champion's head, but also on the main HP bar in the bottom-center of the screen, part of the HUD.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but it sounds like to me that you're assuming that I'm asking that some indicator for health-ticks (Such as Ignite or DoTs) be added to the HP bar in the HUD. Like I said, correct me if I'm wrong, but that's what seems to be coming across to me as your response.

Friendly Ram1 votes

nah i'm referring to the health ticks on the bar above the champions head.

EbonyBladeJ881 votes

I suppose it's a personal want. I'd just like there to be uniformity between the health bar above the champion's head, and the one on the HUD.

The5lacker1 votes

I'd like a little grey number in parenthesis next to my health bar for shields, personally. (+300) 1000/1000, sorta deal.

EbonyBladeJ881 votes

That's the idea I had in mind, just on the opposite side, like this: 640/640 (+65). Overall, I'd just like there to be uniformity between the health bar above the champion's head, and the one on the HUD.

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