Preface: I am not asking for premature buffs to 
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Akali's R has a 2.5 second cooldown between casts. Could this cooldown please be lowered? It reminds me of the same frustrating feeling of how long Kai'Sa's E lasted when activated. A compensation nerf would be completely acceptable. 2.5 seconds feels very harsh.
It's to stop her from double tapping it, so that the player doesn't accidentally waste the second dash or use it as an escape along with the mini stun. It's good
I've mained Akali since she was released and I like the new Akali, but I'll say this:
The 2.5 seconds is a bit much, it can be a little difficult to actually position or get out of turret range when I'm sitting and waiting over 2 seconds to be able to cast an ability that isn't even really on a true cooldown.
Her q should have some sort of mechanic similar to Karthus for creeps. If you hit an isolated single minion or monster, it should do additional damage. Akali is currently one of the worst champions in league in clearing blue/red buff and damaging dragon/nash. It's sometimes so bad that it's not even worth the time it takes to take the buff is something else is happening.
I would gladly accept a nerf to the damage of the second part of her ult for these two things, which is admittedly a bit high.
I'm not quite sure if this counts as a pure QoL buff, as this would run the risk of speeding up Akali's burst window. With that said, I would still be in favor of reducing or removing the cooldown, so long as Akali's burst were to be kept under strict control.
Lowering it down to 2 seconds would make the ability feel a lot better
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OP: I'm not asking for premature buffs to Akali, I promise!
Also OP: Asks for straight up buffs to Akali.
In response: Akali's second R is gated for a reason; one of the big ones being that it fucking hurts. Reducing the cooldown by even 0.5 seconds is allowing her access to it 20% faster, which is pretty big.
Transferring the damage is also not a good answer. Her Q is one of the easiest to land harassment tools in the game, and a weakness is supposed to be her low to average pushing ability. Making her less R dependent and buffing Q would increase the most dangerous and potentially cancerous part of her kit.
This is not a QOL change. QOL changes are things like how all of Annie's ranges were changed to be the same as her auto attack range, or how Alistar can now queue up Headbutt + Pulverize. This is a straight up buff to the champion, it gives her more burst, faster, without compensation.
The point of the timer in the first place is to prevent Akali from bursting people down without counterplay. It adds skill to the champion. You have to survive and not be kited during those 2.5 seconds.
If we lower her ult cd, then I request we also change her w.
Shroud no longer protects from turret or fountain damage.
Thanks.
Just use your first R as a gap closer... so the big damage R is ready when you need it
