Caitlyn Much Needed Change Riot Read!

The Swift Yordle·12/5/2019, 12:13:39 PM·13 votes·9,935 views

Hey all I love Caitlyn I don’t want her buffed I just want two quality of life changes!

1.) I want an indicator bar loading up count of my autos building up a headshot. I have a hearing impairment and using my hearing aids all the time is really annoying and I want the same bar that Sona got implemented! It would be super helpful.

2.) Jinx recently got a weird rework to her W making it scale off attack speed. What do you think if Riot let Caitlyns Q scale off the Attack speed just like Jinx; I get so annoyed when my Q takes so long to cast.

32 Comments

Waka FIocka12/5/2019, 5:49:19 PM8 votes

cait is my permaban. she's bonkers right now and really does not need anything aside from some nerfs. she's too safe and too strong (those traps too, yikes). im all for better visual indicators for champ passives tho so +1 on that :)!

Sirsir12/5/2019, 3:01:48 PM8 votes

Keep in mind Jinx W got much slower before buying attack speed. That would likely happen with Cait.

The Annie style bar would be nice tho.

Sir Saltarin12/5/2019, 5:36:24 PM5 votes

1 is a fine request that I as a Caitlyn player support.

2 you are asking for a buff, and one that I dont really think she needs.

PzyXo12/5/2019, 8:26:41 PM4 votes

1 is ok 2 Is fucking no, I don't want a Caiitlyn having the cd of her Q same as Jhin's AA. No

Krys Star12/5/2019, 7:01:40 PM3 votes

Your first suggestion wouldn't hurt. Your second suggestion, however... Caitlyn is really strong, has been for a long while now, and she's extremely oppressive in lane when played right, especially with an aggressive support. She doesn't need a buff, even if QoL.

ReWeebdown12/5/2019, 2:58:38 PM3 votes

1.) I want an indicator bar loading up count of my autos building up a headshot. I have a hearing impairment and using my hearing aids all the time is really annoying and I want the same bar that Sona got implemented! It would be super helpful.

You mean like Jhin's shots?

DuskDaUmbreon12/5/2019, 1:04:46 PM3 votes

I'd be down for the second one. The first one seems kinda unnecessary since there's already an icon in your buff bar for it (and, iirc, there's a visual indication that it's ready), and it might be a bit much clutter.

I wouldn't be exactly opposed to the first one, but I'm not really in favor of it.

TonyTonyMordecai12/5/2019, 7:47:39 PM3 votes

The second one not so much, the first one, definitely.

Speeedy12/5/2019, 4:06:21 PM3 votes

As a cait main 1 - no she doesn't need it you get a icon already and I tell by her gun visual effect since it kinda glows depending on the skin, the sound is nice but i rarely use it as i listen to music as I play 2 - Q isn't used in a fight unless they are out of auto range, having it go off quicker makes 0 sense for her kit. It is an unneeded buff for her as you use Q just as a fight is about to start to get some poke damage off then the rest is W/E/autos. Then as the fight is wrapping up a Q if they are just out of auto range and running away as you are trying to run them down or you just R them if its up.

Daddy Ants12/5/2019, 4:53:59 PM3 votes

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Hey all I love Caitlyn I don’t want her buffed I just want two quality of life changes!

1.) I want an indicator bar loading up count of my autos building up a headshot. I have a hearing impairment and using my hearing aids all the time is really annoying and I want the same bar that Sona got implemented! It would be super helpful.

2.) Jinx recently got a weird rework to her W making it scale off attack speed. What do you think if Riot let Caitlyns Q scale off the Attack speed just like Jinx; I get so annoyed when my Q takes so long to cast.

Yes, it would make it easier for enemies to play around too.
No, that's a massive power boost and the last thing Caitlyn needs right now is buffs.

Inkling Commando12/5/2019, 8:07:35 PM2 votes

if anything cait should be allowed to headshot any enemy who is rooted even if she didn't do it. yasuo can ult anyone who is airborne even if he didn't cause it.

5050BS12/5/2019, 7:34:29 PM2 votes

Also make it so Traps duration is 1/4 normal while in turret range (JUST LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE)

Olath Quortek12/5/2019, 8:39:41 PM2 votes

First one seems like a nice QoL change.

Second one seems like it would make her scale too well with attack speed.

Raiyza12/5/2019, 9:08:47 PM2 votes

First change is fine. Second change is a no for me. I'm a caitlyn main myself, and one of her weaknesses is that her Q roots her. That should stay. She's already got a bonkers early game as it is and she scales well into mid/late game since her rework.

NuubmasterLXIX12/6/2019, 8:13:11 PM1 votes

I support #1, don't support #2.

FrozenFrostFyre12/7/2019, 6:33:18 PM1 votes

only if enemies can see it as well.
Not only thematically does it not make any sense for a sniper to scale with attackspeed, having the projectile move faster is such a massive buff. Also comparing it to jinx w is a bit much with how long jinx w takes to windup and fire. I barely think jinx needed this change it's really unsatisfying and clunking to have mechanics in your kit change as the game goes on. Makes it more unreliable early and helps bad jinx players hit it more late.

ACriticalThinker12/6/2019, 12:22:35 AM1 votes

Idk if you sen Aphelios' kit yet, but it shows the bullets he has left on the very right side of the screen, if an aid were to be made that would be a good idea.

SirGodSire12/6/2019, 2:16:36 AM1 votes

Cait's kit is primarily intended to be a burst damage champion with head shots and her q, the reason the cd is so long is because it can hit so hard. if you build her kit primarily with cdr and crit and damage with attack speed as a filler she becomes a 2 shot champ against most squishies and the cc makes her hard to hit if shes ready for you and she has super long attack range.

I do like the indicator idea though, but i just check the number above the hotbar where the other stacks and buffs show up.

Argent Wolf12/6/2019, 2:40:23 AM1 votes

+1 for better indicator, but I don't think she needs anything else.

Ahris12/6/2019, 4:39:10 AM1 votes

Caitlyn needs nerf, not even a neutral or QOL buff.

Pierce The Veal12/6/2019, 5:22:53 PM1 votes

As it stands caitlyn has a lot of power hidden in her auto resets. She can land lots of autos in a second without building any attack speed, allowing her to do incredible amounts of burst. Not to mention she can lace her Q into the combo as well.

If anything, I think that’s a cool playstyle, and buffing her to build around attack speed as well would either destroy that or make her over the top.

e46 Fanatic12/6/2019, 5:26:13 PM1 votes

number 2 is an unnecessary buff, caitlyn already needs some kinda downside, like if they are gonna decrease the cast time on Q they MUST shorten the length it travels or something

Shirvallah12/5/2019, 7:15:46 PM1 votes

Part of me worries that allowing her Q cast time to scale with attack speed would shift her to be a LITTLE more of a late game carry, which would be problematic, as she’s mostly intended to be strong in the early and mid game (this is the whole reason they took out the Runaan’s interaction with her Headshot passive).

wildfox9T12/5/2019, 6:48:28 PM1 votes

i'm fine with both changes,but make me able to attack and destroy her damned traps,it makes no sense that she can just build a wall and there is nothing you can do about it even though you clearly see them