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Why is Zilean's new passive so hard to use?

GunflameSmurf·10/29/2015, 10:39:30 AM·3 votes·1,224 views

Seriously can someone explain me the logic on making the UI of this passive... THE PLAYER EXPERIENCE IS HORRIBLE. EXTREMELY HORRIBLE.

Did anyone in Riot even try to use this passive? it is extremely clunky, unintuitive and complicated.

How to fix it?

  1. Make the passive UNAVAILABLE TO CLICK while there are no suitable champions in range (like Katarina or Morgana's ultimates).

  2. Change the color of the circle when it is almost full and when it is full. White -> Orange or anything. .

  3. Make it POINT AND CLICK. Is it really hard to make it work like a heal? seriously? Did you implement such a clunky right click mechanic. IT IS HORRIBLE.

  4. Remove the channel. What's the point of the channel anyways? if you can't use it in combat.

  5. Alternatively make it similar to Kindred. Show a special little UI that goes away in combat and tells you who is available to receive the passive. Simple yet effective.

3 Comments

Angel VII10/29/2015, 12:27:38 PM1 votes

Soooo, I just updated and tried out the new and shiny Zilean passive.

I didn't find it "difficult" to use. The timers, and right clicking the champion you'd like to use it on are fairly straight forward. I like that a champ you can use it on has a gold ring. I HATE that you can't see anyone's exp but your own. I had a hard time figuring out who to/when to use it unless standing literally right next to them.

I feel like they took a pretty awesome passive and kind of made it... not as good. Still need to mess with it more to get a realistic impression, but that was my first. Who knows, maybe I'm just doing it wrong and it will grow on me later?

What are your thoughts?