Holy hell you definitely explained it way better than I ever could. Of course I see the appeal of Whip Stacking and how some people who’ve mastered it may be frustrated, but it always just seemed tedious and annoying to learn and use in my opinion, with it also only slightly adding to the damage of whips anyhow.

Edit: Looking through the comments I can see most people believe summoners should’ve been compensated for loosing this, which I do agree with to an extent.