Talk:Talon/@comment-24431581-20141210060958/@comment-3546228-20141212163203

Channels are an outdated mechanic, that is true. They are pretty much an artefact from Warcraft 3/DoTA, where many abilities were channeling. However, Riot obviously doesn't want to get rid of them, given that some newer champions like Vel'koz and new Sion have core channeling abilities.

I guess it's a fair design lever to apply counterplay to extremely powerful abilities.