"Assist Recognition" is too strict.

What do you have to do to be earned an assist? Well- if you're a Support main like me- you've probably noticed yourself being robbed of well-earned assists. Sometimes you die dealing massive damage before an ally comes in to clean up. Sometimes you move slightly away from the fight to keep the pressure on. But, despite your actual involvement in the fight (your engages and peels, and the actual damage you deal) you don't get the assist.

Now- some people might say- so what your team got the kill. Well, true- but when my rating is based off kill participation, and kill participation is a ratio of Team Kills : Kills+Assists, then being robbed of assists makes it look like I'm not doing the things I'm supposed to be doing- and things I am actually doing.

I take pride in my Assists. I treat them as my own Kills. They're worth more to me than kills. They show that I was a team player when that point was earned. Where as a kill could just mean I wanted to do my own thing. Getting that assist is awesome. When an ally gets "Triple Kill" "Quadra Kill"... I'm hunting that last enemy to secure OUR Penta. Because it's my Penta too if I can make it happen.

Next time you're in a 5v5 push- take a look at who's being rewarded assists. You'll be surprised at how little you get the assist despite being directly in the fray.

So I think whatever restrictions are put in place should be revised. Whatever conditions are preventing us from getting those assists really should be addressed. I mean- KDA directly reflects our performance. But assists don't seem to be rewarded accurately.

If I hit you, and you kill me, and 3 seconds later my ally kills you because of me- I don't get the assist. But- if you hit me, and I kill you, and 20 seconds later I die under turret- you get a kill. How does that work?

Please Riot, can something be done about this? It's really upsetting.

If you have a story about being robbed of assists- share it in the comments below. Maybe we can shed some light on this problem.