Can we have Ekko's R *not* let you teleport back to lane?
There are two reasons I don't like the fact that Ekko's R lets you effectively teleport to lane (or wherever he backed from) after you back:
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It's annoying to play with or against. Playing against, your opponent has an ability that in addition to being useful in fights, also can randomly function as a Rek'Sai ult. This doesn't just work in lane; it also allows an AP assassin to go home, heal a bit, and very quickly return to a team fight. This doesn't seem like intended functionality and can be irritating. Playing with, there's a potential "feel-bad" moment where you can't shop fast enough and miss your chance to get the teleport off. It also encourages you to shop while backing, which can get you into trouble a lot (unexpected dangers kill you while you're at it).
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A minor secondary reason is that it's also not flavorful imo. The flavor of Ekko's ult is that he's rewinding time to go back to a state where he was before. He even heals a bit to show that he's "wound back" some loss of life. The fact that he can wind back time but still keep an item that he just bought doesn't really mesh with that. (This can be debated, but as I said, #1 is the main reason.)
To be clear, I'm not complaining about Ekko's power level.
I'm pretty sure the only reason Ekko's R has this functionality is because it's easier to program than it would be to force the ult timer to reset after he backs.
) and forced my opponent out of lane, BUT I didn't get the kill, I DIDN'T fully heal, and I no longer had my ulti (no ulti + less life = play safe) and since he has no sustain like Reksai or Panth with lifesteal built into his kit, it is a much bigger loss when he does it.
