How about a visual respawn timer on inhibitors

hastalaIsta·Jun 17, 2014·35 votes·4,214 views

Do you know these relics from Twisted Treeline? They got a "decreasing circle" indicating the time until it becomes available to capture again.

Something like that'd be nice on the inhibitors for New'n'Tasty Summoner's Rift.

11 Comments

RiotLes NomerablesJun 18, 201442 votes

We're strongly considering something like this for live :)

Hydrogen BraumJun 18, 20145 votes

What about a visual respawn for the inhibs? Like a crystal reforming or something of the same sort?

Hyrum GraffJun 18, 20141 votes

Second this, or a timer (or chat timestamp; or do those already exist? If so, I still don't know how long inhibs stay down for. Better documentation, Rito Plz!).

A really easy implementation for this would be to put a ring around them that indicates time to respawn (think yasuo's dash).

HexflashedJun 18, 20142 votes

I agree with this post. I don't believe I have ever heard "inhib respawning x:xx time", only "inhibs respawning soon guys".

Also, why did the inhibs never get a visual upgrade for after they are down? Seems out of place to see those old down inhib graphics. If they have been upgraded, I haven't seen them in the demos anyway.

RiotLes NomerablesJun 18, 201418 votes

Because... not done yet? {{summoner:2}}

ShotgunNick115Jun 18, 20142 votes

Is there going to be a respawn animation for inhibs?

6SfoolJun 18, 20141 votes

I like the idea, since no one wants to try and keep track of inhibitors. Why not also do this for dragon and baron when you see them die? Keeping track of timers is useful, but is that really what the game is about?

KuddlyJun 18, 20146 votes

Inhibitors are one thing, when one goes down everyone on both teams knows it is down. If some sort of timer was added to Dragon, Baron, or other jungle monsters, it takes out a lot of competitive play. The goal of some of the changes to Dragon and Baron is to make them more important to a team. If team A took dragon 2 minutes ago, and team B did not notice it was gone but still see that an indicator or timer is in the pit, then that takes away the advantage team A had knowing the timer of Dragon.

6SfoolJun 22, 20141 votes

That's exactly why i mentioned the part about seeing them die. If you have vision of their death you shouldn't have to worry about recording times, but if you don't, you just have to guess.

Bear HuntJun 19, 20141 votes

I think a ring of red or blue energy, for each team, around the ring of the inhibitor before it respawns would be good to give an indication of the time until the respawn.