joust has become whack. i took a hiatus for about 2 years-ish, and when i left- teams would always go for the mana/blue buff first and then go to the middle for the damage/red buff. then i come back, and now every single game both teams always rush the attack buff and start fights with eachother before the 2 minute mark hits. and whichever team gets that first kill usually wins the match because of the extra xp that kill gets. because the team that gets the first kill gets their ults first usually. so games that go on for 20 mins are really decided in the first 2 mins. also this isnt as prevalent, but theres also this new tactic i've been seeing where one person on a team will leave just to let the other 2 power level and then come back halfway through the match. like when one person leaves, the other 2 get all the XP for minions and kills instead of three so they can easily get 2-3 levels ahead of the other team, even if the other team is doing good. i fuckin hate when people meta-game like that. and i've been seeing it at least once a day. like if you have to **** with the game mechanics to get your team an XP boost your team just sucks. like its not technically cheating, but its doing something outside of the game to affect gameplay in favour of your team.
