User blog comment:D4rkWolf75/Kill Stealing, Gold distribution/@comment-3097946-20140501204511

I remember back in Season 3 where as a support main, I looked at it like this: if my ADC gets the kill, that's good. If I get the kill, that's ok too, I can buy 2 more wards than I could've from just the assist.

Kill-stealing is so blown out of proportion it's ridiculous. Even my friend has the stupid mentality. Provided that you're the only one with the assist, you only miss out on 150 gold, and you get a little bonus from having more assists than kills. Overall, it's better for someone to at least have an assist on a kill since that effectively bumps up the kill value from 300 to 450; League rewards people who work together on kill more than solo kills.