Thoughts from an Alistar Main

What I would like to talk about is the current Alistar bug on the PBE, which is his Headbutt (W) has been turned into a skill shot.

I think that this change could potentially solve a lot of problems that Riot has with Alistar, namely his ridiculous ganks when he is jungling or ganking another lane. If I'm not mistaken, Alistar cannot currently use his Headbutt - Pulverize combo if Headbutt is currently a skill shot. This means that this skill will be purely a disengage, or a situational displacement ability. The ability still serves its intended purpose while taking away Alistar's oppressive ganking / engage. Also, it would be possible to flash over Alistar whilst he is currently using his Headbutt. Originally, one would have to flash / dash at the exact moment before Alistar collided to avoid the skill (i.e. there's now more counterplay).

The question I want to end on is this:

If this change were to be considered seriously, would it be possible to buff his laning or jungling?

Now with the question out of the way, there are some ideas I had with changing Alistar's headbutt. What if it was more similar to Sion's ultimate? For example, Alistar would channel for a short amount of time and begin to charge. He would slowly gain movement speed (could possibly scale off movement speed), and push any enemies in his path either to the sides or directly backwards. Trample would be active throughout the charge. Alistar will not be able to self cancel the ability. The mechanic, I believe, would allow counterplay and be very rewarding for players. It also seems fitting that Alistar must displace himself to displace others, much like Malzahar's ultimate CCs himself to CC another person.

If any other forum dwellers have thoughts, please reply.