[Patch 3.09: Spirit Guard Udyr Patch] General Discussion -…

On July 10 2013 20:58 Dusty wrote:
To Zenon/Daniel:

Would it be too strong if by pressing R again you could change the direction of Lucian's ult? Even once/twice?

On July 10 2013 21:23 obesechicken13 wrote:
What options do you have when playing Lucian?

On July 10 2013 21:39 DanielZKlein wrote:
Spirit Guard Udyr will be unlocked in a couple of days, once the patch is stable.

On July 10 2013 21:43 Alaric wrote:

Q isn't a skillshot: you target somebody (570 range), Lucian fires a piercing shot along the trajectory (1100), lets you snipe people from farther away, play on positioning, etc.

W is a skillshot marking enemies hit, popping a mark gives a flat MS buff. Depending on the animations you can use it on nearby minions to get a MS buff and run away/catch up to a running enemy, you can also mark him and another nearby, non-fleeing target, pop the mark on that one, use the MS buff to catch up to your initial target, pop his mark, and avoid being kited/compensate for escape abilities this way.

E is a dash similar to Graves' in range (and probably behaviour regarding walls) which cleanses slows from you. Keep it to escape? Use it to initiate a trade by getting in aa range and triggering your passive? Do I get to this Cait and take the free harass, or do I try to force her Net and use E to catch up and cleanse the slow so I can keep fighting since I beat her at short range?

R makes you point a direction (relative to your champ, picture it like a clock around him and he always fire to the same hour, it doesn't target a point on the ground like people believe) and rapid-fire shots (which stop at the first enemy, linear skillshot style) alongside it for 3 seconds. It's a channeled ability, but you can still move and use E without breaking the channel. If it kills an enemy champion, your E cooldown is refreshed.
Do you try to use it at the start of a fight for the strong burst? Do you keep it until everyone is low and there aren't minions/pets around to block shots, using ER to get in a squishy's face and bust it before Eing from target to target as they try to run? Do you use it against strong divers so you can damage them while running, without the risks of stutter-stepping?


Just because Jayce is an asshole with a kit riddled with broken numbers and sporting almost everything in the game doesn't mean people with less versatility don't have choice and opportunity costs in their kits.

Lucian seems pretty reliant on positioning overall (stay in range to use Q and trigger your passive, don't get too close or your ult is easy to dodge by jumping behind your back, use W marks for jukes and kiting, etc.) which in itself creates a bunch of little choices.

On July 10 2013 21:37 DanielZKlein wrote:
Man, I so wanted to move with WASD and fire at mouse position during ult, but they told me I couldn't do that because that's a different game ;P

On July 10 2013 22:15 DanielZKlein wrote:
BAM. Smashed the gizmo! :D

I <3 TL. It's a very special community, and while it can sometimes be short bus special, it's usually full of clueful people who ask good questions. I'm sure I fucked up in making Lucian, and I'm sure you guys will be the first to call me on it.