Talk:Gragas/@comment-4167645-20110926073549/@comment-4105539-20111005021734

the problem with it having a trajectory like Urgot's bomb is that it would have to have a very long air time to compensate for its high damage and large AoE, probably something more like Maokai's Saplings, but I would think slower, because all the damage can be applied instantly, unlike the spalings. It can't work like Anivia's shot either, because then you have an ability with a range of 1100 and a radius of 375 (compared to Anivia's 150).

The way I see it it is a move that is probably meant to be difficult to land at maximum range. Its still useful to have that range, because you can hit enemies when they have no choice than to take it (for instance if an ally has CC'd them, or you have blocked off their escape route with it or something), but is ultimately not meant to be a reliable 1100 range nuke. The advantage the barrel has over Maokai's Saplings is that using it at a closer range it will be ready to blow much faster. A compotent opponent will dodge almost all max range barrels once they have boots, but I find that I can still hit them reliably at mid range, which I can be at comfortably because I am Gragas and so naturally tanky. Like I said, I personally think it should go a little faster, because it often feels impossible to hit an enemy at long range without them making a big mistake, but if a skill shot of that scaling and cooldown were easy to land at 1100 range, it would turn Gragas' laning phase from impressive to unstoppable.