Talk:Skarner/@comment-24.12.43.12-20110806095138/@comment-1663285-20110806130142

Erm, it's not a going to be a new mechanic. The "Surpression" crowd control effect has nothing to do with the caster, current surpression abilities like Duress and Grasp have a secondary effect tacked onto the ability which acts as a psuedo-channel for the caster (An actual channel in the case of Malz and Urgot) to balance the ability due to the animation and the damage you're causing to a single target, Skarner's ulti probably won't be on the same tier of damage as say Duress or Nether Grasp simply due to the fact that they opted not to use the forced channeling (Going for utility over damage is always nice in terms of balancing a skill). Besides, Riot has consistantly referred to it as a surpression and not some new mechanic, which they would be hyping up to no end like they always do.