Gold for kills should go to the one who did the most damage

slippykitten·Jul 14, 2015·1 votes·278 views

Or maybe distributed percentage wise based off of damage done (not affecting assists).

I don't know how many times i've seen a 1/1/20 adc getting flamed because the enemy adc 20/1/1 has more items and is wrecking the team.

We really shouldn't have to worry about kill steals and who gets the last hit and how that gold is going to be used most effectively. Especially since there are champs with actual low damage but can burst for the last hit. I can't tell you how many times i've been killed as support trying to make sure my adc gets the last hit.

Other Mobas work this way and its a good system, is there a reason why we have the opportunity for kill gold to be stolen or accidentally put in the wrong place?

2 Comments

IcyPepperJul 14, 20153 votes

It would screw up bot lane a bit.

Some supports deal more damage early game than adc's do, especially support mages/mage supports.

AbyssphereJul 14, 20151 votes

Kill steals aren't worth worrying about. Unless you have someone on your team who likes to KS to pad out their KDA, most times a kill goes over to someone "undeserving" it's on purpose. For example, junglers giving kills to laners and supports giving kills to ADCs. This system would get rid of the people who KS because they want to be dick but would also destroy the ability for teams to distribute their gold in a planned out way.

Carries would suffer from this more than they would benefit, particularly ADCs with pokey/bursty supports and mid/top laners who for whatever reason couldn't be too effectual in a gank. It's better for players to work together to distribute the gold in the most optimal way than it is to try and make the game do it for you, because the game cannot be as effective.