I'm firmly on the Ascent hate train again, this time with some stats.
Why do I hate Ascent so much? Well, the fact that it hasn't left the rotation literally ever. But also, this comp: Jett/Sova/Omen/Kayo/Killjoy. It's such a boring, boring comp for a solved map. Call it BC for short.
I see it 90% of the times I play the map in ranked and I see it in pro play too. Some stats:
In APAC split 2, only DRX, PRX, and Talon ever varied the comp. Literally every other team played BC only.
In China split 2, only Trace, Nova, and DRG didn't play BC every game. EDG and JDG permabanned this map.
In EMEA split 2, there was a little more variety. That being said, the most popular comp by FAR was the BC except with Cypher instead of KJ.
And in Americas split 2, every team played the BC or a small variation of it, except for FURIA because it was permaban
And finally, in Champs Seoul, only Talon, SEN, and LEV played a different comp than anyone else. SEN and LEV pulled out the Deadlock and Talon played a unique Clove/Phoenix/Sage comp.
It's just so stale. And I'm not saying that other maps have this similar problem of a Boring Comp being the hard meta for multiple episodes or even years, but the fact that Ascent has NEVER left the map pool just makes it feel even more stale. Only a handful of teams (notably PRX and Talon) have played more than 6 different agents on this map.
Idk, just venting. Rito please remove this snoozefest of a map next rotation please and i don't want to see it for 2 years after, and only then will I maybe miss it.
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