Talk:Direction-targeted/@comment-201.47.229.210-20130204072323

There is no such thing as "Instant skillshot" or "Proximity self-targeting skillshot".

A skillshot is an ability that fires a projectile, and this projectile hits by colliding with a unit's hitbox. The projectile may stop once it connects (like Morgana's Q) or not (like Ahri's Q). Hence the "skill" part, because they are dodgeable.

What is NOT an skillshot: Annie's Q, for example, does fire a project, but it doesn't collide with units; instead it connects and applies damage once it reaches it's destination (that happens to be the target). So it cannot be called an skillshot. However, "targeted" isn't an synonym with "not skillshot":  Lulu's passive, althrough fire homing bolts, they are actually projectiles that hit the first thing in the way, therefore targeted skillshot.

So, isn't an "instant skillshot", by definition, the same thing as an AoE attack? They don't fire an projectile that travels, they instead hit everything in an area with no discernment. So they aren't true skillshots. Do not mistake "delayed" with "skillshot": Brand's W is delayed but it isn't an skillshot. Just like Lux's ult.

And proximity self-targetting abilities works identical to on-target spells (like Ryze's Q), the difference is that they lock to the closest target, instead of requiring player input. If you could block Ahri's W by walking in front of an ally once the projectiles were already homing on him, then it would be a skillshot, even if self-targeting and homing. You can have  self-targeting skillshots, it just happens that currently there is none in the League.

It should be mentioned that many types of abilities does mixes and you end up with hybrids: Ashe's ult is both a skillshot and an AoE (but Ashe's W is a skillshot, not an AoE).