LCS Team points Rift Herald

PIague·Feb 9, 2017·4 votes·1,043 views

They should give points for getting rift herald. It is important to get it for the team and it should give you points like towers, barons, and dragons

5 Comments

Falcon Man56jkFeb 9, 20171 votes

I'd argue that it's actually not that "important to get it for the team."

It only slightly aides one member of the team (usually top) and hardly leads to a kill, rather just some lane pressure and maybe at that. Plus its never prioritized, just a slight reward for a won fight if there's absolutely nothing else to gain.

I just don't see it being nearly as valuable or difficult to obtain as a tower/baron/dragon. At least in this rendition of Herald, I don't see it being worth much to any Fantasy points. Plus who gets the points? The team? It's usually only a two man job, bot lane will never see it.

Pseudo QFeb 9, 20171 votes

I don't see a problem with it being worth 1 point to the Team slot. It doesn't respawn, and it is considered an objective after all.

Falcon Man56jkFeb 10, 20171 votes

With being worth 1 point it seems more tedious and unnecessary then anything, would influence maybe 1/1000 match-ups impact-fully, maybe.

Pseudo QFeb 10, 20171 votes

Tedious? Unnecessary? Can you explain your choice in words please?

It certainly wouldn't be the deciding factor in the vast majority of Fantasy matchups, but with that logic, you may as well say that CS shouldn't be worth points, because the difference that it makes between each Fantasy matchup is negligible. It's likely to be less than a 1 point difference between equivalent roles.

Just because it doesn't have the largest stake in deciding whether you win or lose your Fantasy matchup each week, that doesn't mean it shouldn't be worth points.

I'd rather my team got something for taking the Herald, than nothing at all. Especially when it isn't free from risk or opportunity costs.

Falcon Man56jkFeb 10, 20171 votes

Tedious because Herald, in this split, has been picked up what, around 2/3 times maybe, throughout both lcs regions. Meaning it'd impact a minuscule amount of matches, coupled with it being worth a measly 1 point, It'd be unnecessary to implement. Just a rarely used mechanic worth practically nothing.

Cs occurs between all 10 players every match guaranteed, giving it a significant value to the game where as Herald does not (as i earlier explained). It'd be a false equivalence to compare them, value wise.

I think you've missed my point, you're interpreting it as me saying 1 point doesn't matter. However that's just an additional point to my main argument.

(Also "doesn't mean it shouldn't be worth points" should be "...worth a point.")