"Self-cast" and "Quick + Self-cast"

OMGMYNAMEDOESNTF·Jul 7, 2014·3 votes·3,734 views

I started to use that option because I sometimes miss-clicked on myself in teamfights. And I found out something very confusing. First, I chose "Quick + Self-cast", because I thought "Quick" means "Smart-cast". But it doesnt. The difference between "Self-cast" and "Quick + Self-cast" is:

With "Self-cast", whenever you press the hotkey, spell is casted on you no matter what. It is also a smart-cast.

And if you're using "Quck + Self-cast", your spells will be casted on you BUT if you have your cursor on top of an ally, spell will be casted on him. I find that a little bit confusing, especially the "Quick" part.

Riot Games talked about clarity in the game. And I don't see how "Quick" means that you still can cast spells on allies even when pressing a special button(hotkey), if your cursor is on top of them.

It is a very little thing, however, it is a bit confusing for the new players, and even the old ones like me. Using the "Quick + Self-cast" option, ruined at least 2 games and about 10 kills/death for me. Because I casted my spells on allies instead of myself.

Sorry for grammar mistakes, english is not my first language.

2 Comments

RiotPhreakJul 12, 20144 votes

There are four ways to cast spells:

Regular way: You press the button, then click your target.
Quick Cast: You press the button, and it casts it on top of your cursor immediately without clicking your mouse. If there's no valid target, it just doesn't cast.
Self-Cast: You press the button, and it casts on yourself regardless of where your cursor is. If you aren't a valid target, it just doesn't cast.
Quick+Self Cast: You press the button, and it casts on your cursor immediately without clicking your mouse. If there's no valid target under your cursor, it Self-Casts. If you aren't a valid target, it just doesn't cast.

Hope that clears things up!

OMGMYNAMEDOESNTFJul 12, 20141 votes

There are four ways to cast spells:

Regular way: You press the button, then click your target.

Quick Cast: You press the button, and it casts it on top of your cursor immediately without clicking your mouse. If there's no valid target, it just doesn't cast.

Self-Cast: You press the button, and it casts on yourself regardless of where your cursor is. If you aren't a valid target, it just doesn't cast.

Quick+Self Cast: You press the button, and it casts on your cursor immediately without clicking your mouse. If there's no valid target under your cursor, it Self-Casts. If you aren't a valid target, it just doesn't cast.

Hope that clears things up!

Can you just take your answer and put it into the game? I mean as a tip, like the one you get on loading screen. Or make it a message that appears when your cursor is on top of that setting. Because, to be fair, word "Quick" still doesnt provide enough information for what it actually does and can cause confusion.