Should Auto Attacks have a standard feel?

NinjaFifer·7/22/2016, 11:22:40 PM·2 votes·741 views

I picked up Karma my last game and instantly thought to myself "man, her AA is slow, I'm going to have to make some adjustments." But then I thought, why? Is knowing the timing of your AA animation and travel speed a point of mastery? Given how critical CS is to high level play, if you want to learn a new champ should you have to take the time to get the feel for their AA before you can work on your laning interactions?

Personally I feel like the number of AA animation frames and travel speed of projectiles should be standardized across all champs. It just feels tedious having to delay diving into the intricacies of a kit because my ealy CS count suffers purely because my AA's are arriving late/early.

And yes, that means nerfing my precious Vel'Koz's sweet, sweet instant delivery AA's.

22 Comments

Quepha7/22/2016, 11:45:38 PM6 votes

unless you're playing karthus, you aren't allowed to complain

Dynikus7/22/2016, 11:27:13 PM2 votes

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Is knowing the timing of your AA animation and travel speed a point of mastery?

yes, yes it is. The first champion that comes to mind that would play completely differently if aa animation and travel speed was normalized is Jinx.

The Last Ballad7/23/2016, 5:29:04 PM1 votes

It is part of their feel and character. Why should Karma, who is shooting bits of her will manifested in a controlled and precise manner, be able to complete the attack in the same time as Caitlynn, who is using a semi-automatic sniper rifle? Karma is focusing her will though her hands, Caitlynn is just pulling a trigger. Don't you think that making your will manifest would take a little more work than just pulling a bit of metal?

Karthus and Jinx too, why should Karthus, who has eternity and knows he is going to get his way eventually(not to mention his body is old and withered), attack as hastily as Jinx, who is overly excitable and energetic(who is also using a minigun)? Realistically they wouldn't.

As for travel speed, don't you think that a bullet would fly faster than an arrow, an arrow faster then spirit energy, and popcorn( Zilean ) be somewhere at the end? It makes no sense for them all to fly as fast as each other. LoL may not make sense in other ways(full stack cho'gath in a bush?) but there is no reason to add to the illogic.