Yeah, they changed this for some dumb reason. They better plan on throwing them some sort of bone to make up for it.
Well, to be fair (as much as I love Stitched), it did make them a bit more fair to play against with Swarm bgs. How would you like it if your entire bg just happened to be hard-countered by someone without them even trying? (Granted, this could be said in reverse, but I'm tired and don't care to think of a better example). On the upside, it does make it slightly harder for the enemy to destroy the relics (if they have 8 ap and use 3 to kill the champ, they can't kill the relic). Also on the upside, at least the Nora Globe still doesn't drop until the relic is killed. How about making Mesmer actually firking relevant in Stitched bgs? I use him out of solidarity and his mild utility (Charm for pseudo mobility and dmg reduction, Possess for the evulz, etc.).