Why Does Tremor Sense See Flying/Floating Champions?

RaiKirah··2 votes·1,022 views

So, this has kinda bugged me since she came out, but why does Rek'Sai's W passive Tremor Sense detect all of the flying/floating champions? If we are to take the name as descriptive of the ability, then she's feeling vibrations through the ground and locating based on that. All of the flying/floating champions would not create vibratory loci at their location (you could make a case for the flying ones displacing air which in turn buffets the ground imparting a vibration, but the magically floaty ones?). If such champions were not noticed by Rek'Sai it would square up the ability thematically with it's effect and description, as well as add in a (i think) really interesting bit of gameplay that Rek'Sai players and teams would need to consider.

A (maybe?) complete list of champions that would not be detected: Anivia Cassiopeia (do snakes make detectable vibrations?) Corki Galio Janna Karthus Kassadin Kayle Malzahar Nami (she seems to have a personal river which I would credit with vibration dampening properties) Nocturne Sona Syndra Vel'Koz Xerath Zilean

Edge Cases (Not sure/Partial Immunity?) Evelyn (in stealth mode at least - goes with her super stealthy persona) Kalista (do spirits physically tread the earth?) Lissandra (not sure how her locomotion actually works) Lulu (while W'd) Rengar (in ulti - stealth should be stealthy. Besides, once Rek'Sai's around, all the stealthy champs would figure out how to fool her) Rumble (in W dash) Shaco (In stealth mode) Talon (ulti. stealth.) Thresh (something about spirits) Twitch (stealth mode) Vladimir (in pool. blood's weird though - shear stress might be enough to create vibrations from the motion) Wukong (stealth)

Anyways, thought i'd throw this out there. My apologies if this is the wrong location for it - i'm new to the forums.

~RaiKirah

4 Comments

Digivolve5 votes

First we need to find out how gragas body slams through walls without breaking them.

this has been a mystery since the fatman came out, he bodyslams through the wall but doesn't break it or say "OH YEAH" it doesn't make sense with kool-aid logic.

Mathbalnase4 votes

Game balance > in-world 'logic'

warpenguin5553 votes

how does teemos blind lee sin? How do blitzcrank and orianna get poisoned? wanna know oriannas counter? Ochrisbrown

Faith Breaker2 votes

Guess Nami can't buy boots then

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