Originally Posted by PerfidiousAlbion

Because it isn't a massive stat bonus? Or because people generally don't want to have ignite on cooldown any more often than they have to as it's main purpose is ensuring a kill.

If they completely removed the stat bonus gained it wouldn't impact how often ignite is picked in the slightest. Yeah they stat bonus is an efficient use of a single mastery point, much like all of the SS masteries are, but it isn't at all the reason people pick ignite. Ignite is picked because it drastically increases your kill potential, especially early game.

Personally I'd like to see it lose the healing reduction. Having the most commonly picked summoner spell be a counter a particular mechanic and having that have nothing to do with why it's picked is just bad design. People should have to change team or item build composition to counter you, not just do so automatically from what would be their summoner spell selection regardless of whether or not your team is actually using that particular mechanic.

Originally Posted by CupcakeTrap

Riot seems to think that Ignite needs nerfing, and I believe it's been nerfed for S3. Ignite IS a very, very common spell, which suggests it might be OP.

If you're going to nerf it, why not start with this massive stat bonus instead of Ignite's core effect?

Originally Posted by Zhico

Yes but without ruining it they increased the CD making it up less often making it a do i want to ignite or not, same with flash and *that 5ad/ap isnt going to do anything, it may add some damage but its nto going to be game changing*

Originally Posted by PerfidiousAlbion

Because it isn't a massive stat bonus? Or because people generally don't want to have ignite on cooldown any more often than they have to as it's main purpose is ensuring a kill.

If they completely removed the stat bonus gained it wouldn't impact how often ignite is picked in the slightest. Yeah they stat bonus is an efficient use of a single mastery point, much like all of the SS masteries are, but it isn't at all the reason people pick ignite. Ignite is picked because it drastically increases your kill potential, especially early game.

Personally I'd like to see it lose the healing reduction. Having the most commonly picked summoner spell be a counter a particular mechanic and having that have nothing to do with why it's picked is just bad design. People should have to change team or item build composition to counter you, not just do so automatically from what would be their summoner spell selection regardless of whether or not your team is actually using that particular mechanic.

Originally Posted by Yoshiji1

The heal reduction is the only thing keeping ignite viable later into the game, it's hard to get someone low enough for ignite to kill then past level 10 or so. The heal reduction stays useful, however, ignite anyone with high sustain (WW I'm looking at you) or an adc with high life steal and wreck their day.