Why do you get gold from last hitting minions?

Deiske··1 votes·1,567 views

Why have this concept? It's a bit stupid that in a game where you have to fight in a lane against other people that hitting mininos matters more than hitting the enemy laner? This aspect of the game is the shittiest and most boring thing about it. I don't think last hitting minions should be a factor in determining a better player, it's just cancer.

22 Comments

Deep Terror Nami11 votes

If you don't want to do it, then hit the enemy instead, draw minion aggro, lose gold, lose lane.

You can also go play Heroes of the Storm, because they don't have gold or items or last hitting requirements at all.

xGarzilla1 votes

I really wish i could upvote this more than once.

Only Play Darius1 votes

Me too. I especially like when he says

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You can also go play Heroes of the Storm, because they don't have gold or items or last hitting requirements at all.

Please send all the kids who want to play team deathmatch to HOTS. I don't need them feeding their opponents because "muh damage" and ruining ranked games for me because I can't deal with a 12/0 Rengar

BeatzBoyFTW2 votes

http://matchhistory.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/#match-details/NA1/1879934570/201701471

OP just lost a rank game, and judging from the cs-difference between him & the enemy ADC, I can see why OP would create a thread like this thinking it's a "free-argument-so-change-my-defeat-to-victory" mod.

Lol wut a sissy tryhard.

Deiske1 votes

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http://matchhistory.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/#match-details/NA1/1879934570/201701471

OP just lost a rank game, and judging from the cs-difference between him & the enemy ADC, I can see why OP would create a thread like this thinking it's a "free-argument-so-change-my-defeat-to-victory" mod.

Lol wut a sissy tryhard.

You're implying things that don't exist lmao

BeatzBoyFTW2 votes

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You're implying things that don't exist lmao

Shhhh, it's alright dear.

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FyshinaTux1 votes

Can't tell if troll...

xGarzilla1 votes

Gold = Items = More Powerful.

If you can't handle the fact that you have to actually use some skill to outplay your opponent, their are plenty of easier games for you to play. As someone else has already mentioned. Blizzard makes games for simpletons.

Deiske1 votes

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Gold = Items = More Powerful.

If you can't handle the fact that you have to actually use some skill to outplay your opponent, their are plenty of easier games for you to play. As someone else has already mentioned. Blizzard makes games for simpletons.

I didn't know hitting a minion was so fucking skillful. Pardon me for thinking anyone could outplay another champion.

xGarzilla1 votes

When your opponent is trying to do the same thing, yes, it does come down to who can add the most pressure on the other and stop the other from getting the farm/cs/gold they need to become more powerful.

But, like me and others have said, if you don't like it, Heroes of the Storm is perfect for you since all you have to do is attack other people. No items, no farm, no skill.

Enjoy and have a nice day.

Deiske1 votes

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When your opponent is trying to do the same thing, yes, it does come down to who can add the most pressure on the other and stop the other from getting the farm/cs/gold they need to become more powerful.

But, like me and others have said, if you don't like it, Heroes of the Storm is perfect for you since all you have to do is attack other people. No items, no farm, no skill.

Enjoy and have a nice day.

You need to rethink what skill is.

xGarzilla1 votes

How about you enlighten me and the rest of the community on what skill is then, since you seem to have such a firm grasp on it.

Deiske1 votes

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How about you enlighten me and the rest of the community on what skill is then, since you seem to have such a firm grasp on it.

Obviously to beat another player via your skills. That is outplaying. That is skill. I don't cs bad because I can't do it, I cs bad because I don't want to. It's too fucking boring. It feels so forced.

Deep Terror Nami3 votes

I think if you played Dota 2 you'd have a mental breakdown. They have the added mechanic of denying CS to the enemy by last hitting your own minion.

But seriously, if you hate it so much you'll probably prefer to play a game that doesn't have this mechanic at all. CS'ing for gold is never going to go away in LoL. It'd be like taking grenades out of Call of Duty.

7ha7guy7771 votes

The closest thing to a game where csing isn't necessary would be ARAM and csing still makes a difference there

Deep Terror Nami1 votes

Well if we're going into non-standard SR games I guess there's Dominion, or even better, the Ascension featured game mode.

xGarzilla1 votes

Okay, so because your opponent has taken the time to learn how to last hit minions and you don't want to even try because you feel it's boring, it doesn't take any skill to do? Learning the timing and how much damage you will do, etc, etc, etc.

Remember, i am using your words of what skill is.

Please just go play HoTS and stop making a complete fool of yourself in front of the entire LoL community.

Deep Terror Nami5 votes

Did you know;

  • that you generally have to stop for a second to attack a minion?

  • and that you can use that opportunity to hit them with a skillshot?

  • that focusing on CS makes it more difficult to pay attention to other things going on?

  • that 1 kill is worth about 16 CS?

CS'ing adds complexity to the game and is not just "hit the minion, get gold". You even have to pay attention to how you're going to push the wave, when a wave is on the way, and if it has a cannon minion among other things. You simplify it so much that of course you don't see any skill in it.

xGarzilla3 votes

Hey man, don't complicate too much for him. His head might explode.

DrCyanide1 votes

CSing is a legacy from the RTS origins of MOBA's, in much the same way that three lanes with the bases in the corner of the map is. DOTA chose to keep an additional aspect of CSing, which is to kill your own teams units to prevent the enemy from getting gold, while League decided that was overkill.

The alternatives to CSing? A game with no items (Hero's of the Storm) or a system where both teams get gold at the same rate (Ascension featured game mode). Both of those, in my option, make the game more boring.

What would you prefer as a more interesting mechanic?

Deiske1 votes

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CSing is a legacy from the RTS origins of MOBA's, in much the same way that three lanes with the bases in the corner of the map is. DOTA chose to keep an additional aspect of CSing, which is to kill your own teams units to prevent the enemy from getting gold, while League decided that was overkill.

The alternatives to CSing? A game with no items (Hero's of the Storm) or a system where both teams get gold at the same rate (Ascension featured game mode). Both of those, in my option, make the game more boring.

What would you prefer as a more interesting mechanic?

If you could become a minion and make a difference.

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