Am I the only one who thinks a good portion of the flash combos are simply unfair?

Chief Mayonnaise·2/25/2017, 9:56:28 AM·7 votes·899 views

By flash combos, I mean combos like flashing during Gragas E animation in order to land the stun on somebody that likely isn't in the path of your dash, or flashing during the Illaoi ult animation to change the location of the AOE.

I think in most instances, they can be ok like Lee's flash ult because it's already guaranteed to land, or Alistar flash q because it's basically instant already.

I really don't support cases where you can change the AOE of the ability by flashing. In my opinion, if you whiffed an ability, that's on you and you should pay with the cd of the ability.

If Blitzcrank could change the direction of his hook mid animation, that would be broken. So why can somebody like Jarvan flash at the end of his knockup and hit somebody who wasn't going to be hit by it.

EDIT: I think it's unfair because how is the enemy supposed to react to an ability that would not have hit, had the enemy not used the flash trick.

8 Comments

Nameless Voice2/25/2017, 12:34:57 PM6 votes

Wait, you're saying that the most unfair flash-combo of all - Lee Sin stunning you with his ult and then flashing to the other side of you to kick you in the opposite direction - is okay?

Touch My Box2/25/2017, 11:28:20 AM4 votes

I like how Lux and Ezreal used to be able to do it, but Riot said that it was unfair.

Don't worry though, its perfectly balanced when our lovechild Lee Sin does it.

Riot are the lords of doublestandards.

Dynikus2/25/2017, 10:22:48 AM2 votes

if you whiffed an ability, that's on you and you should pay with the cd of the ability.

They didn't whiff the ability. They used it with the intention of flashing with it.

how is the enemy supposed to react to an ability that would not have hit, had the enemy not used the flash trick.

really good reaction time, and knowing that the champion is capable of flashing onto them with some ability.

dominusx2/25/2017, 10:32:55 AM2 votes

5min cd for a mechanicly hard to pull off trick consistently. go be butthurt somewhere else. It's not THAT mechanicly hard but since 90% of the league playerbase is below plat aka usually complete trash with few exceptions imma use the skill card on this one. Also you can react to it if you know they have their summs up. I've dodged many Gragas E flash combos in the past with my own mobility spell or flash.

Lexyy2/25/2017, 11:45:40 AM1 votes

No it's not unfair. Flash has it's cooldown, and every champ is free to use it. Sometimes to attack, sometimes to run away. You have to predict the possibility (see when Annie is about to flash ult you).

And A Real Hiero2/25/2017, 12:49:51 PM1 votes

Shen is one of the champs that can do this, and god is it easy to mess up. If you do you probably die. I manage to hit it 2 out 3 times and its not winning me games.