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[LeonKeyh]

Every point of damage caused needs to be healed and that causes a waste of resources / opportunity cost elsewhere.

Sure, but if you continue to break everything down to resource cost you'll see what I'm talking about.

If we sit there and burst down and stun a single player with, let's say 50,000. Let's say they get 1 heal through so we deal 65,000 total to that player. They also lost 7,500 MP which is another 45,000 hp that isn't going to show up on the damage chart at the end of the match. It also removes that person and the damage/healing/buffing that they're doing for 15-20 seconds.

On the flip side, let's say they get all 4 heals out, then manage to break LOS and use a standard issue elixir. You're putting up 110,000 damage from the person, but only removing them from the fight for 6-8 seconds.


The top scenario is clearly the "better" one, but only results in 65,000 damage on the chart. PLUS, almost 20 seconds before you can start dealing damage again to that player. Whereas the bottom one gives you almost twice as much damage AND less "downtime" to be able to do more damage so you can basically pad your numbers even quicker. That's also ignoring other resources that you're likely taking away in the first example; Did they die with cooldowns available? Did they die with a buff on their character?

Most scenarios are going to fall between these two scenarios, but I'm just explaining how "Damage Dealt" isn't the "end all be all" statistic to determine how someone has performed in a match. That being said, someone who did 1/3-1/4 of the damage that everyone else on their team did likely did play poorly while someone who did 2x-3x of the damage of their team likely did contribute a lot. But it's not cut and dry; The person that did the most didn't necessarily have the most impact. The person that did the least didn't necessarily have the least impact.

Especially with CC being as prevalent and strong as it is. Using a GCD for a well timed stun could be the difference between scenario 1 and 2, but won't cause you to gain as much damage on the scoreboard. That stun could cause that player to lose out on the 45,000 HP worth of heals from the 7,500 MP they have left, but that person isn't going to get that on their scoreboard.