For someone whose playstyle is mainly to hit and run, it feels weird that Gangplank has cast times on all his abilities. Would be great if Gangplank had his E or Q cast time removed, especially since he has very little mobility in his kit. This would help Gangplank a lot with chasing down opponents early in lane, and makes his hit-and-run easier later in the game without getting caught.
I agree with E. The fact that he has to STOP to cast a speed buff really makes it not useful for running away. I, however, mostly just use E to buff my allies' charge into combat or increase my AD when taking towers.
Parrrley's cast time makes sense to me. It differentiates it visually from a normal critical attack. He's loading the shot, cocking the hammer, and taking aim. That shot is special. It's a personal attack on your target whether you're last hitting a minion for the bonus gold or harassing your lane opponent. This shot is from Gangplank with love.
Q- does on-hit effects, including crits & red buffs, with that 100% AD scaling. E- also grants nearby allies the AD & MS bonuses. Passive- does slows which stacks. Good kit for chasing.
So I guess this is enough why GP gets to have that cast time in each abilities he has.
I would love to see his E cast time removed. Q cast time shouldn't be removed, though. GP is already deceptively hard to get away from once he completes trinity and/or static shiv. He has a lot of free MS on his E, and his passive perma-slow is easy to underestimate. 1v1, there aren't that many champions who can effectively kite him in the mid/late game.
I got plat last season maining GP in ranked. I think he's tragically underestimated. I also totally understand why Riot isn't eager to buff him. He has very low counterplay when he gets ahead, particularly in lane.
I think the E change should have been made ages ago, but honestly, he's not in a bad spot right now. He's got a very strong laning phase, an insanely strong mid game if you did well in lane, and a decent late game, with an underestimated amount of team utility.
I completely agree with removing the cast time on E. And from what I've seen people have be asking for this non-stop for at least two years, without a riot reply. I'm really not sure why the reds seem to pointedly avoid this suggestion so much.
