Dear Riot, can Volibear can a clearer indicator on when his passive is up?

Over Innsmouth·May 25, 2016·16 votes·601 views

It's a bit annoying to almost kill him and have him just regen 30% of his health and win the fight. Annoying, but that's the point of it and it should stay that way.

The thing is, when his passive is up (and with a cd of 120 seconds it's up most of the times you need it), he effectively has 130% health, 30% of which you simply can't see until he starts regenerating.

In the name of clarity or counterplay or whatever we want to call it, I propose a small something that can hover over his model or his feet like Sunfire/Aegis passive that indicates when his passive is up. This way, more information will be present to both sides (particularly the opponents) and a deeper level of decision making will be available.

9 Comments

PartholonianMay 26, 20162 votes

If he needs this, then Aatrox, Anivia and Zac need it as much or more.

But I think you may just need to assume it's up unless you JUST popped it, or have checked his buff bar. There's a limit to how many informational particles Riot can add before people forget what they mean.

QjTHqo3RTqMay 26, 20161 votes

Aatrox energy bar will glow red, and there will always be a small chunk there for you to see, so he doesnt revive on nothing

Over InnsmouthMay 26, 20163 votes

Fair enough, on both the ideas of the revivers getting something and the "assume it's always up".

AFAIK, Aatrox's resource bar does show red if the passive is ready to be used. Zac's could glow green (since there's nothing else there) and Anivia could have a little Jhin/Annie-esque indicator under her mana bar.

It is still an example of hidden power (both the non-Aatrox revivers and Volibear), which is something Riot has said they're against.

ARequestOfDeathMay 26, 20162 votes

Aatrox does not need it to be any more obvious his resource bar turns red when his passive is up

TheRealBazMay 26, 20162 votes

maybe make his armour glow a little

Friendly RamMay 25, 20161 votes

You can see whether it's up in the status bar. He already has his chomp ondicator over his head so how would you indicate it at his feet?

Over InnsmouthMay 26, 20161 votes

Maybe a light, green pulse at his feet, or a small little lightning bolt that jolts from his feet every ten or so seconds (he is Chosen of the Storm after all)?

RockmanMay 26, 20161 votes

I'd prefer if Zac, Anivia, and Volibear told that it was up in some noticeable away other then buff bar. Idk how you would do it, make it noticeable, without bringing too much clutter.

TeslynMay 26, 20161 votes

Fiddle ganking Voli.. .. hmm.. heres a hint... when Voli doesnt run ... his passive is probably up. And when your top lane is feeding the bear.. time to not gank top lane and just try and work the map.