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Reposting this from support ticket: Dear CertainlyT

Paula Sheen·9/24/2018, 2:17:57 AM·5 votes·1,269 views

I just posted this as a support ticket, the person responding agreed with my sentiments:

How did the akali rework get approved, I genuinely want to know. Her true stealth is by far the most uninteractive and unfun mechanic that has every been added into this game. I have been playing this game for more than 6 years now, and the game has had some changes that I have disagreed with on varying levels. There have been so many things added into this game that were annoying to play against, but still manageable, but akali's true invisibility takes everythint to a whole new level. What was even the point of reworking invisibility and camouflage if this was going to be implemented into this game. Every single mechanic in this game has some sort of counterplay to it so that you can manage playing against it, but not this one. Akali's true invisibility is unfun because there is no way to interact with it. She can dive under towers with no consequences and pick fights with taking virtually no damage. There is no way to remove her stealth like with other champion's stealth abilities. She is beyond annoying to lane or just play against because as soon as you try to fight he she becomes untargetable for what feels like forever. I play with a larger group of other players and they all feel the same sentiment when it comes to this champion. She also has the highest ban rate in the game right now so it looks like other players feel the same way. I'd like to know if anything is being done to address this issue (especially the issue with her stealth). Thanks for hearing me out.

18 Comments

ModWulf Helhammer9/24/2018, 3:18:59 AM5 votes

For the last time people:

HER SHROUD IS NOT TRUE STEALTH

It never was, it never will be, and stop repeating a meaningless fear word that does not apply in the slightest.

True sight and towers will still reveal her, with complete active location information (not a delayed red flicker like you get from Oracles with other champions under Invisibility). All it prevents is you directly clicking on her. And seeing as it's easier to list the champions without skillshots or ground targeted damage then to list the ones with, the problem of "can't click her" is pretty small.

Also: you want to know the biggest counter to Akali's shroud? Walk away. That's it. Her shroud is confined to a set ring, and barely expands after casting it. Just walk away, and the big scary stealth can't catch you.

SugeMinPikk9/24/2018, 2:21:27 AM5 votes

lol

Yo Daddy Zilean9/24/2018, 2:47:52 AM3 votes

I personally like the new akali compared to the old won

Kazmurak9/24/2018, 2:20:48 AM3 votes

100% agree with this.

UnboundHades9/24/2018, 2:55:15 AM2 votes

New akali is the same champion with more windows for the akali player to be skillful and for you to outplay her but people won't stop bitching about it since her w let's her be invisible to turrets when that's the only thing fucking different about it compared to her old one in terms on stealth and this one doesn't give her a free blink along with having a lower duration if she isn't going in and out

Binding Eclipse9/24/2018, 3:27:42 AM2 votes

All those falsehoods, I'd have to question this supposed "person"'s competence.

SSmotzer9/24/2018, 5:04:35 AM2 votes

You don't like her, ban her.