Smart Ping is here

Smart Ping is here!

Smart Ping is a radial menu that includes four new alerts you can use to better communicate with your team. Taking your hands off of the keyboard to type “MIA” or let a teammate know you’re coming to help can cost valuable last hits, slow your reaction time or leave you vulnerable to a split-second gank.
These new pings include:
Danger
Assist me
On My Way
Enemy Missing

Each notification has a different graphic, sound and color associated with it so you’ll never be confused about which ping just went out. Both current pings, attack and defend, will remain exactly the same.
To use these pings, hold down the Alt, Ctrl, G, or V keys while clicking to show the new ping overlay. Then, move your mouse in the direction of the ping you want to issue, and release. You can perform this action either on the terrain or the minimap for precision pinging. Once you get a feel for the new system, a quick motion is all you’ll need – the ping UI won’t even appear.

Imagine this scenario: you’re playing as Ahri in mid lane and notice that your lane opponent, Malzahar, has gone missing. You quickly issue the Enemy Missing ping so your team can be on guard, followed up with a Danger ping alerting your teammate Twitch in bottom lane to the imminent threat. You issue anAssist Me ping near the jungle to set up for a counter-gank as Malzahar moves past the dragon pit. Twitch responds with an On My Way ping and moves into position, scoring an easy kill for your team, all without typing a single letter.
In the video below we explain the new feature in more detail.

Smart Ping is live now.