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I feel like those Kayn missions are just poorly thought out...

I Love Thresh··29 votes·2,086 views

Most especially because someone HAS to play Kayn to get the rewards. And not everyone will be good with Kayn, but every completionists (and there are a lot of those) will want the rewards and try to get them, that would result in A LOT of games being ruined by "that one feeding Kayn", and said Kayn being potentially abused and getting disgusted with LoL, I participated in such games, and that was just a terrible experience for the whole team Kayn was in.

The missions for the VS. event were good, because nobody was pressured into playing, and much less required to pull feats like a double kill or a killing spree, on a champion they did not know or like, and while I do think they were a bit too easy, at least everyone could complete them if they put their mind to it.

Besides, outside of blind pick (that a lot of people despise playing), he gets banned a lot (obviously), and his winrate is really low because of how weak he is, making those mission even less accessible for people who are not pr0 Kayn OTPs.

28 Comments

Mighty Mortein5 votes

That's why they last 4 weeks each, so there's a decent amount of time to learn the champ and to do the missions.

Junkο4 votes

It's just another pair of missions disguised as a money grab (Order vs Chaos tried to money grab with bonus missions for the insane value of 1300 or something RP). You need Kayn to get the missions in the first place, so people who want the icons have to buy Kayn, simple as that.

I really hope this doesn't become a trend, I know it's business and all but giving how they monetized hextech crafting and champion mastery I honestly don't have much hope for missions. I really hoped we would get actual daily missions like we get in Smite for example.

Salron12 votes

Except Kayn will be freeweek before the missions end, so that's not true

GULAG 4 U1 votes

meanwhile I'm stll trying to get nouehg ip for him

CasterGilgamesh1 votes

um?no one is forcing you to spend RP just grind out the IP to get him they showed him on Surrender@20 a long time ago...

General Esdeath 1 votes

Because 7,800 is easy to get! Only takes 96 games!

Penns4 votes

Well the the "Kayin missions" should probably have something to do with playing Kayn tho.

Terchio2 votes

Not necessarily. I didn't find myself feeling particularly orderly playing ARAM games, nor Riven-like. Kayn can be the namesake and leave it at that.

Sohleks2 votes

Hopefully the last two weeks the next rotating game mode has Kayn selectable

Don't feel like insta locking this edgelord into super high mmr blind pick

Also yes I want the real mission system to come out, the stuff with rewards but they're replaceable

PlsNoNautMID1 votes

Agreed.

meowwow71 votes

can't you do the missions on bots like last event?

undesirable team1 votes

{quoted}

can't you do the missions on bots like last event?

nope

Deez Crits2 votes

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can't you do the missions on bots like last event?

No, but Twisted Treeline is the way to go if you're looking to complete the quests as quickly as possible.

Critmaster Garen1 votes

i feel like those kayne missions are just a weak attempt to get people not to ban him out from their teammates during the first week.

Hexs Fortune1 votes

I feel this mission shouldn't be on a 4 week time period. It feels like im forced to play this champ before its too late. Everyone is picking or dodging or banning kayn.

They should extend the mission duration and give everyone more time

neeko is not gay4 votes

I disagree, its a mission, if everyone could complete it easily then it would just be a gift.

Zone of Endless1 votes

Wait...There's missions for Kayn? I never heard of this LOL.

CasterGilgamesh1 votes

its too get his icons

RavenMagus1 votes

You need to own Kayn for the missions to pop up.

My Waifu Vanilla1 votes

I also don't like that you have to get well over 10 games with/against Kayn. No one picks Shadow Assassin so you are forced to deal with getting Rhaast credit way more than Shadow Assassin while also having to play and do well with the champion yourself. The Double Kill one for Rhaast isn't too terribly bad, but asking for a killing spree on the "worse" form is definitely annoying. Also, all the criteria should be possible with a teammate's Kayn or at the very least someone in your premade's Kayn. I shouldn't have to cycle "who plays Kayn" and hope we win with different people playing him just so we can get the icons.

Jinzo Torrance1 votes

They can't be completed by playing in Co-op vs AI too [zombie-nunu-tears]

RizHippoKhan1 votes

wait what missions?

a little shadow1 votes

I really like the mission system, I think these missions specifically are fine. I think the big problem is not letting people do it in AI games. I guess it makes sense to have some skill barrier to get the rewards but allowing people to go into AI and do it will stop all the complaints about new Kayn players.

Edit: and generally make it more fun for those involved. Want to go into norms and grind out that killing spree and feel really good when you finally do it? Awesome, go for it! Don't play jungle but really want that blue emblem? Head into a bot game and don't worry about getting stressed out by a new champ in an off role!

Pater Gascoigne1 votes

Well, at least the mission lasts 4 weeks unlike the terrible Xayah and Rakan event. I'm still salty about not recieving the summoner icon because Riot thought it's a good idea to put the event in the release week when new champions get banned in the majority of games

Sire Hippington1 votes

I think linking mission to a specific champ beeing within a game is just a hporrible idea. Especially since all the morons ban kayne in normals every fucking game(seriously, how should anyone get experience with/against a new champ that way...it's long overdue that new champs get ban protected in normals after release while beeing unaviable for ranked)

Clayblob21 votes

What type of missions are you guys given with him....what play against an Aaotrox😂

Impossible rarely anyone plays him but people like me😕

JaxMoonStealer1 votes

Smite isn't the best Moba out there but at least its missions are much better than League's.

DauKho1 votes

I totally agree. Now im going to have to absolutely ruin 4 other peoples game just to play kayn (whom im sure i will suck at cause it normally takes me hundreds of games to get good on a new champ) so i can finish the event. Super uncool. This event basically BEGS to start all the trash talk, the tilting and the rage mode in games Smart thinking on riots part.

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