Hey Riot, Leblanc's Distortion could be so much cooler!
Hey Riot, you've recently nerfed Leblanc's Distortion dash speed from 1600 to 1300 and then buffed it halfway back to 1450. Have you considered perhaps slightly tweaking Distortion's theme so that Leblanc and her enemies get the best of both worlds? Something along the lines of...
-Distortion Dash Speed changed from 1450 to 1150.
-New: Leblanc can return or interrupt her dash with another spell while dashing to cancel the ability's damage portion. Doing so returns a portion of the ability's cooldown and mana cost.
-New: Leblanc's return pad is visible if Leblanc is visible, and vice versa.
These accomplish several things. First and most importantly, it would allow enemies to dodge Distortion more effectively, especially champions with dashes. Or, champions without could just run backwards or to the side.
In other words, tons of counterplay.
In return, Leblanc receives greater control over her movements. Interrupting an already travelling distortion with another distortion or a return would allow for new and crazier deceptive plays (think Azir-style movements). It also lets Leblanc exert a lot of pressure on her opponents by just deceiving them and pretending to dash offensively.
The second portion is just a be all, end all for Leblanc's non-intuitive return pad visibility mechanic. Currently, Leblanc's distortion return cannot be seen unless Leblanc is seen dashing or if she enters enemy sight with one active. It could be more intuitive - if enemies can see Leblanc, they can see her return pad. Otherwise, they can't.
Hope you'll consider this! I think it would make everyone happier.
...Even her opponents. :^)