[QoL] Line skillshot indicator (projectile) : animations?

C9 Squeeky ··1 votes·952 views

Riot can you please make an animation with an arrow projecting out from your champion model to the end of the indicator, indicating the speed of the line skillshot? At least for champions with CC/movement impairing skillshots (non-targeted/AoE/non-dash). Abilities in marked with (#) are hard CC.

Aatrox (E) Ashe (W) technically.. Ahri (E) # Amumu (Q) # Anivia (Q) # Bard (Q) # (when tags 2 enemies or wall) Blitzcrank (Q) # Brand (Q) # (on ablazed targets) Braum (Q) DrMundo (Q) Draven (E) # Ekko (Q) Elise (Human E Cocoon) # Evelynn (Q) # (usually used to proc W) Fizz (R?) Gnar (Mini Q) Ivern (Q) # Janna (Q) # Karma (Q/RQ) Khazix (W) Leona (E) # (Technically a dash but only if it connects with a champion) Lissandra (Q) Lulu (Q) Lux (Q) # Morgana (Q) # Nautilus (Q) # Olaf (Q) Ornn (Q) Rumble (E) Sion (E) Skarner (E) (not hard CC unless basic attacks) Swain (E) # TahmKench (Q) # (at 3 passive stacks) Thresh (Q) # Varus (R) # Xerath (E) # Zac (Q) Zoe (E) # Zyra (E) #

Possible I missed some but I would appreciate it if this was a thing to help "lead" with your skillshot. Others will say this takes the skill out of skillshot but this really only applies when you are using indicators, not smart-cast.

4 Comments

MagicFlyingLlama1 votes

Basically useless, if you need this in the first place, you wont have time to wait and watch and will probably still miss. Anyone who has played the champ more than once simply wont need it.

C9 Squeeky 2 votes

Useless for you, maybe. Can't speak for everyone. Many pro players sometimes use indicators for certain abilities.

Modl Ryden l1 votes

That would make a case for a lot of on-screen clutter and would be deemed highly unnecessary by Rioters Designers.

I also think it may cause an uprise in bots/dodging scripts, since they would only need to look for the template (the skillshot indicator) to avoid the champions hitbox from connecting without needing to use server data to know that the enemy champion has queue'd and casted an ability, since the information is now given on the user's screen.

C9 Squeeky 1 votes

It wouldn't produce any more clutter, it's simply adding an animation to the already existing indicator. It's simply adding a "wave/pulse" onto the indicator. If it does produce clutter, can make it optional.

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