Ping updates coming to the PBE, check it out!

Deep Terror Nami·6/27/2016, 10:35:14 PM·33 votes·2,648 views
[6.14] Cooldown Pings on PBE

Hello friends! Today, we've put a new feature onto PBE for testing. As the title hopefully implies, you'll soon be able to ping various icons in your HUD to automatically message your team with the remaining cooldown duration. However, pictures are worth so much more than words so here we go!

http://media.lolusercontent.com/api/embedly/1/image/resize?url=http%3A%2F%2Fimgur.com%2FM9SGVA2.png&key=a45e967db0914c7fb472fd4381e6c85b&width=425

Here John can ping when his ultimate is up so Alex knows when to go in!

http://media.lolusercontent.com/api/embedly/1/image/resize?url=http%3A%2F%2Fimgur.com%2FcOIBFjP.png&key=a45e967db0914c7fb472fd4381e6c85b&width=425

Kory is able to tell his team when red buff is about to spawn and also ping dragon's timer to give his team some time to get ready.

For now, we're working to implement this feature for:

  • Ultimate cooldowns (ALT+Click)
  • Major items (ALT+Click)
  • Infinity Edge
  • Trinity Force
  • Items with cooldowns!
  • Blade of the Ruined King
  • Locket of the Iron Solari
  • Health bars and Mana Bars
  • Jungle timers (Click. Just Click.)
  • Summoner Spells

Feel free to ask any early questions you have or any thoughts about this cool new feature!

PS: Pings are controlled by ALT. The scoreboard is controlled by Tab. Please don't ALT+Tab! We special-cased the Jungle timer ping to not require ALT for this reason! ALT+Tab will not help you in team fights!

31 Comments

MrPharmD6/27/2016, 10:38:21 PM16 votes

I think rather than being able to ping item cooldowns, I would love to see things like "enemy flash/heal down" and "this bush right here is warded" pings.

Personally, I would rather remove the red ping from the ping wheel because a) there is a caution ping already and b) nobody listens to back off pings anyway. Then, they could just make it so you can hit TAB and click on whatever summoner spell the enemy or you used to give a message saying it was used.

InhaleMyGayWhale6/27/2016, 10:43:08 PM10 votes

What about a "Warded" Ping?

KnKitsune6/28/2016, 7:05:40 AM4 votes

Not sure if having a ping for item actives would be very helpful as I don't see many players ever inform each other about those things.

Jungle timers, ult timers, and "Warded Here" pings would be extremely useful though.

Dr Poro6/28/2016, 3:35:29 PM2 votes

Are you sure Infinity Edge and Trinity Force are supposed to be in that list? Aren't probelter, gunblade, Mikael's, QSS, ... supposed to be there instead?

Stereo Dreamer6/28/2016, 3:23:39 AM2 votes

I think an obligatory: "Noticed from Overwatch and copied over." is required eventually.

On a higher note: This is absolutely marvelous to have; a ping for "Warded" (by the enemy) would be nice to have as well.

I don't think Enemy spells or ult down could be very efficiently added in as pings, but nonetheless useful information to have and deliver.

Sukishoo6/28/2016, 3:06:57 PM2 votes

Now they just need to update other pings and include things like "Enemy ward? / Enemy ward here!"

Synnx76/28/2016, 11:29:33 AM2 votes

Another feature from HoTs. Keep copying Blizzard.

CrazFight 6/27/2016, 10:36:25 PM2 votes

Is there a "remove pings" feature yet :<

Btw nami did they ever change the nami skin name :3

yZebr Zu6/28/2016, 11:30:43 PM1 votes

Thought this meant fixing my two friends ping in Hawaii, or mine in far west cali

Illiad6/27/2016, 10:36:55 PM1 votes

its so beautiful

10Tickler6/28/2016, 6:49:28 AM1 votes

Oh, and here I was hoping you'd be fixing the HORRENDOUS pingspikes I get with Charter internet.

Seriously. 12k ping.

Profirix6/28/2016, 3:00:20 PM1 votes

VERY YES

Lirik6/28/2016, 3:43:14 PM1 votes

more hands holding for babies ... lol casual shyt good thing i quit.

Dr Poro6/28/2016, 3:59:20 PM1 votes

Will you also be able to ping by tabbing and clicking on the items of other players? (No alt here aswell)

aLawfulFalafel6/28/2016, 6:49:47 PM1 votes

as much as i believe there should be a better variety of pings, i KNOW there are way too many people who are ping happy and since i don't have an option to mute X persons ping SOUND (ping should still appear on map) then i can't agree with new pings being implemented

giving players these resources is a good thing overall but there are games where all you hear for half an hour is PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING PING

MrBuffington6/28/2016, 11:28:20 PM1 votes

Did you get your PBE account yet?