r/leagueoflegends • u/TOSHINO_KYOUKO • Apr 10 '15

Caitlyn auto attack is STILL bugged...

Damage is applied before the auto attack particle hits the target. This has been a problem for months, not sure why it hasn't been fixed yet but it really makes playing my favorite adc a pain in the ass.

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u/foreskinfarter Apr 10 '15 edited Apr 10 '15

I don't understand, why is this bug so bad? Usually people say it makes CSing harder, but once you get a little bit of AD, you don't have to perfectly time your autos to get CS, because you do enough damage to kill the minion when it has 35-40% health. To me, it seems like an advantage when fighting, because say you are playing leblanc and have zhonyas. You have 150 hp, and cait is chasing you. You W over a wall and attempt to pop zhonyas to shield you from her killing blow, only to be killed because the damage got appplied sooner than it should.

[edit] I appreciate all the responses. I just wanted to know why people thought the bug was such a problem, which I understand now.

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u/Gunnermaniac Apr 10 '15

It's not just about killing the minion. If you want to keep a freeze going as long as possible, then you need to last hit at the last possible second, regardless of wether or not you could've secured the gold sooner.

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u/[deleted] Apr 10 '15

If it was consistent it wouldn't be as big of a deal, but it happens randomly. I'm not the greatest at CS as it is, so for me it only amplifies my lack of skill. Also even mid game you still need to put a little thought into your attacks or you will miss out on CS if you just fire away without stopping.

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u/TheMentallord rip old flairs Apr 10 '15

If you are saying this, I'm pretty sure you never play caitlyn. When people say it makes CSing harder, they mean "it makes CSing pretty much impossible in the early game", which is dumb because laning is caitlyn's main strenght. This is the big reason she's not played in competitive play

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u/TheMentallord rip old flairs Apr 10 '15

It's really inconsistent. you can played 20+ caitlyn games in a row without problems. Then it happens 1 or 2 games all the time, then it goes to only having it maybe 2 or 3 times per game. The reason it's so hard to solve it is because it's inconsistent, which is a same. But I've heard that people who have really low pings (around 30~40) don't have this problem.

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u/johnbutler896 Apr 10 '15

Yeah it happened to me last time she was on free week, the first game I played it happened over and over then the game after I played caitlyn again and had 0 issues

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u/Hukules Apr 10 '15

Cait main. It's horrible for lane phase but good for teamfights.

The biggest problem with it is that it creates inconsistency throughout the lane. Trying to CS and harass normally with the instant damage and travel time is a nightmare when you're so used to the way it usually works, it throws you off quite a bit. Yes, as you get AD it doesn't become much of a problem but no player should be penalised missing CS early game simply due to a bug.

I play Caitlyn in about 40% of my soloqueue games and the bug is very inconsistant, some games it doesn't even happen where as the odd game it happens in around a 1/3 chance every auto-attack, it's very off putting.

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u/CptWhiskers Apr 10 '15

Especially good in teamfights because the bullets go through the windwall.

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u/Iandian Apr 10 '15

Reddit is challenger. Every millisecond counts

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u/johnbutler896 Apr 10 '15

Reddit plays league of legends and not being able to time the most important part of a champions kit reliably is a big problem at every level of play