Add a "Zed will appear here" particle when he ults

Desiderium·3/20/2016, 10:59:21 PM·20 votes·1,373 views

So, just now I saw someone on Reddit say in a thread about Zed: "what? he always appears behind you after he ults? I never knew that, I can actually play against him easily now" (keep in mind this person also knew about the upcoming nerfs to Zed because he posted in a thread that mentioned it.)

Now this SHOCKED me. How can you not know something like that? Especially after this much time?

Then it occurred to me that it isn't exactly all that obvious unless you play him or against him often.

So how can we fix this?

Easy. Add a particle that shows where he's going to appear after he ults. This will:

  1. Look cool

And 2. Make it easier to play against him.

What should the particle be?

To reduce Art team bandwith requirement, just make the "Zed will appear here" particle the same as his full Recall animation. You know how the little symbols show up around him when he recalls, and then the portal at the bottom? Make it show up behind you when he ults you, in addition to the X mark.

Thoughts?

FOR PROJECT ZED: Make the portal the same as the death animation's portal.

12 Comments

Kasyrgan3/20/2016, 11:20:53 PM3 votes

If I'm having difficulty with a certain champion, I would go online and look up counter play mechanics. If someone is having trouble with Zed, they should be able to look up counters without the need of an indicator. Talon always appears behind you and people are fine with that, the point of not having an indicator is to punish the people that are too stubborn or ignorant to know what another champion's ability does. I spent quite a while learning what abilities are hard to face and/or pull off so that I wouldn't be caught off guard and die.

C9 Scott Free 3/21/2016, 5:33:05 AM3 votes

It's been directly behind you for years now. I'm a low elo baddie and I know that. If other people refuse to learn that is truly on them.

GreenLore3/22/2016, 1:14:37 PM2 votes

What makes this kinda worse is the fact that his champion spotlight depicts deathmark completely differently https://youtu.be/2DFtlNGzMIA?t=116 You can clearly see that in this zed appears in front of his enemy and a shadow appears behind the enemy.

ƒoes3/21/2016, 12:53:13 AM2 votes

Now this SHOCKED me

I thought PROJECT: Zed was more preferred nowadays.

Fatalitý3/21/2016, 7:27:06 PM1 votes

shouldn't this be in the gameplay section of the boards?

I Summons I3/21/2016, 7:37:44 PM1 votes

No this would not work whatsoever. In fact, it will probably just lead to you being even more confused. Why, you might ask? Because he appears behind you, meaning that every little movement that your character goes through while he is invulnerable will cause the particle to shift around. And this might be a little harsh, but tbh it is up to you to understand what your lane opponent does and how to counterplay him.

Decrit3/22/2016, 12:41:16 PM1 votes

Meh. That would be messy. It's a parcticle that moves a lot since he appears behind you and just rotating the char can cause confusion. Remember, we are talking about people that does not fully comprehend what they are facing.

Azteryz3/21/2016, 1:45:57 AM1 votes

i kind of always assumed his ult would put him behind you since most assassins who have a targeted dash/blink put them behind the target (kat talon akali zed)