There isn't even a point to killing the ascended in Ascention anymore

Doseqis·May 26, 2017·2 votes·407 views

Beyond bruisers and tanky assassins being a huge problem in this mode the main draw of the game mode is just unbearably broken, had a game where after a fight we try to take it and last second of me killing it their kassadin respawned and ghosted over killed me and took it.

Like why even try to initiate or kill it when you can just steal the enemies, it makes no sense in the point of the game and pretty much just puts you in the prisoners dilemma where being selfish and waiting for the other team to start it or finish it is always better than taking the risk of starting it.

Alot of people probably don't care about the balance of this game mode but if you guys keep putting it up every other week than at least make the main draw of the game mode not disgustingly risky and punishing to take

7 Comments

IncognonymousMay 27, 20171 votes

It should go to the killer, as all buffs should. Still, it's worth 5 points. Some champs take it easy enough for it to be a strategy, but you're correct, if you contest you have a good chance of getting it-- even if you would get just as many points grabbing two relics.

LadyRenlyMay 27, 20171 votes

its not even worth being ascended unless you have warmogs

Elkington VIMay 28, 20171 votes

Or you're playing an AP support like Sona. Killing her is almost impossible when she's ascended.

DethflashMay 27, 20171 votes

You still get the 5 points for killing the Xerath even if the enemy team takes the buff. I see 3 solutions to the problem

The buff chooses someone much faster, so that if the enemy isnt there contenting for the buff while killing it, they are going to be to late.
Make it so that if the enemy steals the buff then they only receive the buff for a certain amount of time.
Change it back so that who ever gets the killing blow on the Xerath gets the buff

Automated RivenMay 28, 20171 votes

I miss the days with sniping it from across the map with ezreal and asscending by my base.

DoseqisMay 28, 20171 votes

They changed it alot because of nunu but i don't get why they didn't just make it non consumable

Elkington VIMay 28, 20171 votes

They should at least shorten the duration for the target(s) to become ascended. Removing the duration entirely gives AP casters and assassins too much of an advantage. Currently, champs like Sion can just sit on the point, even during Glory in Death, then be completely revived as the ascended, which is silly.