Execute ultimates should have an indicator when they can kill.

UmbraStar·Jul 2, 2017·5 votes·470 views

So after the Rek'sai rework(This champion that no one seems to know about) I decided to pick her back up and start playing her again. Overall I love her new ult and how it makes her feel like the landshark she is. However there has been something bugging me with her ultimate. Despite its high damage scaling and missing health damage I found that every time I chose a target in a teamfight either my team would kill them before the ultimate could hit, or it would just barely not kill them. I went around looking at other champions that have executes and noticed that ,, and all have an indicator when their ult can execute there target. Initially I thought that could use an indicator on her ult for purposes(I'm so sorry), but then I realized that also doesn't have an indicator. So as a little proposition that I believe would help clarity with such champions, I believe that it would be a great idea to have all execute style ultimates have a visual indicator as to when they can kill there target. So that there team and player know that they wont be wasting it. (unless the enemy has or other healing) Sorry for the wall of text, but I would like to know what you guys think of this?

9 Comments

C9 Scott Free Jul 2, 20177 votes

Pretty sure Darius' indicator is just for when he gets max damage out of it.

Didn't know Garen's told him when it would kill seeing as the number of ults I've seen fail is pretty high

Zed's ult is a multiplier of damage dealt so it makes a bit more sense and it gives him a safety net since he is quishy

Not saying your idea is bad or anything just that there might be a reason why it is the way it is and that 2 of them might be misunderstandings

UmbraStarJul 2, 20173 votes

Nah man its fine, bring all the criticism. The more the better. It means that if I got anything wrong you guys let me know for the next time. Like I said, the one that interested me the most was the Rek'sai ult. Because it just keeps getting buffed but has no way to tell if it will kill until they are already on deaths door.

C9 Scott Free Jul 2, 20171 votes

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Nah man its fine, bring all the criticism. The more the better. It means that if I got anything wrong you guys let me know for the next time. Like I said, the one that interested me the most was the Rek'sai ult. Because it just keeps getting buffed but has no way to tell if it will kill until they are already on deaths door.

Honestly, I like the idea but I also think it lowers the burden of knowledge for players which is cool but I think that's information that is a reflection of knowing how to play your champion properly so unsure if I for sure support.

J4 Ulted MexicoJul 2, 20171 votes

Riot has bigger fish to fry but this seems like some polishing that a lot of champs would benefit from.

UmbraStarJul 2, 20173 votes

First wow, that was fast response, second I understand that there are more important things(Looking at you mastery's & runes), and I don't expect any major change right away, but maybe down the road this could be something worth looking into.

TeslynJul 2, 20171 votes

i dont see any indicators that their ult will kill people if used. but adding such a function just dumbs down the game that much more. i like that it requires individual thought to play vs waiting for a computer to tell me to click a button.

this is a horrible idea and should not be implemented.

this game should leave no indicators of any kind that a spell/ability will kill a target.

and in terms of Darius his marker is to show that higher damage will occur if used not a sure kill. Diana has a marker that shows her ult will reset on use. Khazix shows a player when a target is isolated. again just showing that greater damage can be dealt but telling a player that they will get a kill if they click now is just too heavy handed of a indicator.

UmbraStarJul 2, 20171 votes

Zed get a mark above the enemy's head and Cho'gath gets a ring of teeth around enemy's that are within the damage range that their ultimates will kill them. My bad on Darius, testing again in the practice tool he does not get the indicator I originally thought he got(Extra vfx that occurred if target was low hp and had 5 stacks of his passive).

TeslynJul 2, 20171 votes

and the neutering of decision making is only a matter of time before this turns to a prompted response game verses a knowledge and experience game.

still not counting zeds indicator as a definitive kill.