stop grouping 1 minute wards with 3 minute wards in match history ward count

Valhalla Rising·4/21/2015, 1:43:19 PM·1 votes·286 views

please make ward count more specific, any chump can dump their 1 minute trink on cooldown, which is unfairly represented in ward count compared to those who buy 3 minute wards, upgrade totems, and buy sightstone.

currently according to match history someone who placed 10 1-minute wards provided the same vision as someone who placed 10 3-minute wards, even though it's really 1/3.

Look to your sins Rito, for the night is dark and full of terrors.

5 Comments

Izbiz4/21/2015, 2:25:45 PM2 votes

I dunno about you, but as support I will back just before a teamfight so I can spam wards in spawn.

ward count is the new apm

DrCyanide4/21/2015, 3:56:34 PM2 votes

Right now the API has the following types of wards:

  • YELLOW_TRINKET (item 3340)
  • YELLOW_TRINKET_UPGRADE (level 9 free upgrade)
  • SIGHT_WARD (counts both item 2044 and item 3361 )
  • VISION_WARD (counts both item 2043 and item 3362 )
  • UNDEFINED (pretty sure this is the Scuttle Crab, maybe item 3363 wards as well)

If it matters enough to you, you could make a developer account and access the API directly to get this information. For example, in your last ranked game: http://matchhistory.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/#match-details/NA1/1800563330/47666335?tab=builds&participant=2

Your 26 wards that game break down as such: item 3340 - 4 item 3361 - 15 item 2043 - 0 item 2044 - 7

If it really matters that much to you, and if you're willing to sign up on https://developer.riotgames.com/ , then I can make you a program that will do this type of breakdown for any game.

aaronautumn4/21/2015, 1:48:26 PM1 votes

who actually looks at those stats?

Valhalla Rising4/22/2015, 8:23:08 AM1 votes

so the downvotes were clearly from baddies who never ward and don't want to be pressured to ever buy any.

thanks for input from comments doe.