Remove "Attack Move" from the game

i cant move wtf·Oct 18, 2017·4 votes·1,101 views

I'm fine with ADCs being the highest potential dps in the game but remove the attack move feature so kiting actually takes skill. The way it is now you can just bind attack move to a button other than regular move and you no longer have to even click anywhere near the target you're kiting to kite them. "Attack move" makes sense in RTS games like WoW, SC or AoE since it would be too burdensome to have to individually select 50 units and direct them to attack something. But in League you're controlling one unit... literally one unit. I don't know why this feature is in the game, making my cat dosing on LSD able to kite effectively.

7 Comments

KoKobotoOct 18, 20171 votes

Hm I agree.

Automated RivenOct 18, 20171 votes

Attack move is useful on more then just adc to be fair.

KoKobotoOct 18, 20171 votes

Yeha for bush jukes and clones and Rek'Sai W and face checking. I feel the points OP brought up beat any of those things tho.

i cant move wtfOct 19, 20171 votes

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Attack move is useful on more then just adc to be fair.

Are any of those uses actually good for the game though? Yeah you can use it to make it so you attack a stealthed champion immediately when they come out of stealth... but how does that make the game better? If anything it nerfs stealth and requires Riot to buff champions that use it since the "surprise" advantage is diminished somewhat.

Automated RivenOct 19, 20171 votes

The biggest uses that I use it for is pathing into an unwarded brush. And last hitting on a melee champion. (or last hitting in a clump of minions). All of these are helpful and I would argue none are bad for the game. But I don't believe that attack move on adc is bad either.

i cant move wtfOct 19, 20171 votes

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The biggest uses that I use it for is pathing into an unwarded brush. And last hitting on a melee champion. (or last hitting in a clump of minions). All of these are helpful and I would argue none are bad for the game. But I don't believe that attack move on adc is bad either.

That's fine, it's your opinion. But imagine the game without it. You have to be on auto-pilot less when moving around unwarded terrain. And I don't see how it's useful for last hitting creeps. If you don't actually click on the minion you're trying to hit then you'll potentially hit another minion and miss the intended one. 90% of attack move's value is for ranged kiting. Maybe if attack move worked only on creeps/monsters and not for champions this idea would be better received.