User blog comment:DauqS/Hillan, the Peacemaker/@comment-10594216-20130725224153

Fixed the range on Q. Initially it was intended to have 625 cast range, but since attack range and cast range is different, it felt awkward to have such high range indeed.

Yes, the ultimate below threshold can be crazy. There are three reasons for this. First, before buying Lich Bane, Hillan's overall damage is abysmal without the ultimate. Second, it deals damage and nothing else. Third, it is single target, melee and is generally a lot like other similar ultimates (Feast, Noxian Guillotine, etc).

Also, if you keep the Q up, you can't move, attack or do anything at all. Basically, you become Teemo.