Dear Riot: "unlocked camera" means I don't want it moving without me doing it

MrSc0tty··6 votes·667 views

The last two champs released (I am counting Sion as a new release here) have featured mechanics that take my unlocked camera and forcibly lock it when I most want it to be free and movable.

I am now really only capable of ulting as Sion at something already in my view, as I don't want to use it to exert the semi-global pressure it brings since I then have to split my attention between my screen and the minimap.

MY SUGGESTION: when using Sions ult with an unlocked camera, click to adjust his direction rather than having him simply follow the cursor.

That way I can actually use his global ult like every global ult-aim down range and fire and I can keep my camera where I want it instead of "oh gosh there's a teamfight going on heeeeeeeres Sion I'll charge in and-oh, instead of watching the progress of the fight I have to watch Sion running down the lane. Which enemies are low? Which enemies have blown their mobility? I have no idea. I'm just chugging along, oh hey I see the fight and MF is half health and Velkoz is full health guess I'll go for MF but oh, she still has flash and Velkoz blew his so instead of getting an assured kill I just get dodged and get to be completely ineffectual yet again because my ult denies me vital information when I use it.

Question for Riot: how usable would Nocturne be if his ult was a skillshot and also put him in the dark? How about Pantheon if upon ulting he was required to watch pantheon for the duration of the channel?

Now for Don't Snap My Camera Part 2: Kallista.

Played another fun game supporting Kallista last night. Got my camera unlocked, put my cursor over the target, Kallista ults me, perfect planning, seamless engage...but oh wait the camera snapped me so when I click I land slightly off target.

And later on here I am disrupting a teamfight and Kallista gets dived on, Ults me, and by the time I figure out what the fuck is going on as the chaotic teamfight shifts a screen length to the right, she's been bursted down.

Oh and also, Riot? I have smart cast all on. I have since my third game of league. I NEVER click to trigger a skill. Half the time when Kallista ults me I mash R and my target gets out of range.

I realize that the rules of player agency don't apply to the servant support and Kallista gets to force me to stay next to her all game and gets to tell me when to engage and if she feels like shes in a trolling mood gets a 6 second targeted cc on any friendly teammate she wants, but please don't put my camera in shackles too.

7 Comments

Deep Terror Nami4 votes

The reason you don't like the camera locking onto Sion is precisely what Riot wanted...

MrSc0tty1 votes

The reason you don't like the camera locking onto Sion is precisely what Riot wanted...

What, another pointless hobble on the pathetically easy to dodge mess of a kit that is new Sion AKA Idea Model Tanky Bruiser?

Deep Terror Nami4 votes

Sounds like you simply can't adjust to the game. Maybe you should pick something you're better at if you aren't up to snuff.

Lumus Avatar3 votes

Sion's supposed to be just blindly charging forward with little regard for situational awareness. It's supposed to be difficult to control because he suffers a lack of control himself. I think the way the ult functions embodies how Sion functions mentally.

MrSc0tty2 votes

Sion's supposed to be just blindly charging forward with little regard for situational awareness. It's supposed to be difficult to control because he suffers a lack of control himself. I think the way the ult functions embodies how Sion functions mentally.

So when are we getting the patch that makes Olaf uncontrollable during his ultimate, or the one that makes Lee Sin blind, or the one that makes every ad carry have to go back to base for ammo?

Lumus Avatar1 votes

Hopefully soon, my friend.

Junkο1 votes

These champions are really old, if Lee was released yesterday he would have Rek'Sai vision mechanic

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