should blitzcranks static field remain random?

Critmaster Garen··3 votes·707 views

this is just a thought that came to me since riot is currently working on a bunch of support changes.

the concept of the rng lightning seems severely outdated imo.

rng is generally not a good mechanic to begin with for this game, as its effects often manifest in an ability not being generally very useful, or too good under lucky circumstances.

i wonder if the way his ult passive works shouldnt be changed. specifically where it prioritizes targets that have been hit by his other abilities (power fist, hook), or his closest target. maybe it would only trigger upon activating an ability instead of periodically, but hit every enemy unit in range at that moment.

i mean the ability would need to be rebalanced around being more reliable, but i wonder if it wouldnt warrant an update.

a lot of champions have had mechanics changed in a similar fashion the past, to give players more control over their champions abilities and remove rng.

examples would be heimers turrets prioritizing targets of his auto attacks or abilities. malzahars voidlings prioritizing targets affected by space aids. swains bird prioritizing the opponent affected by his e ability.

the animation itself could probably need some changes too. instead of the small spark from the sky, it should shoot from the champion directly.

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Goddammit Skar1 votes

Maybe reduce the damage and make it strike every unit around him? I dunno

MrEnder1 votes

Make it target closest unit within range to your mouse cursor.

Leblancs Boob1 votes

a lot of champions have had mechanics changed in a similar fashion the past, to give players more control over their champions abilities and remove rng.

Or have their entire gameplay governed around an rng mechanic Zyra Illaoi

Critmaster Garen1 votes

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Or have their entire gameplay governed around an rng mechanic Zyra Illaoi

i wouldnt say so in illaois case. there is a certain level of control over where the tentacles spawn. she also can summon tentacles with her ult, so she is never truly reliant on rng to work with her abilities.

additionally, test of spirit can pull an enemy into tentacle range even if she doesnt have one near her target.

plus, she can 100% control where the tentacles are targeting. theyre not smashing down in random directions, but either on enemy champions directly, or on her harsh lesson target.

most of zyras plants may distribute randomly around her, but due to the sheer number of seeds she plants and that she can turn them into ranged minions, it compensates a whole lot for the initial rng.

she also has her 2 extra seeds on her w, so if everything fails, shell always have direct control over the position of 2 plants.

in blitzcranks case, the passive sparks from his ult are entirely random. they could hit a minion or champion and he has no real contol over where they strike. the best he can do is position in a spot where the lighning only has 1 target available. but most of the time the ability will be entirely irrelevant.

Starfish H1 votes

I thought his passive struck whatever has the lowest health near him. I last hit a lot by accident that way. Either that or I'm lucky

Pika Fox1 votes

Youre right; it should prioritize minions and champions it can kill, then target minions and champions it cant kill.

Now you can troll your ADC by standing near minions.

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