I get there's summonerschool, but please Riot/Boards, can we try promote self-improvement more?

Ellodere mid·Apr 12, 2018·15 votes·8,937 views

I just don't like way things have been going at all. The shit that goes on here are in my eyes - mostly - not due to the game balancing, but due to misinformation.

Why don't we have an actual tutorial that goes into fundamentals? Why don't we promote content like LS more? Why don't we actually educate people, so that they can make valid opinions, that aren't just backed up by surface level knowledge?

Summonerschool does this to a degree, but I just don't feel like it's enough; no good outreach, little to no regulations of opinions. There needs to be a major shift here - in the entirety of the game and all the forums related to it - right about now.

I don't want people to live in the dark, not knowing how actually deep this game is, and how Riot has STILL - despite what you may think - preserved the nature of the game(being able to win the majority of your games and being able to make a difference).

TL;DR: Instead of trying to let these threads - that don't really make anyone happy - slide, why not instead promote self-improvement to actually give agency to the people that are in the dark? Think about it: will a thread that blames Riot for so many things, actually make any difference for the person that wrote said thread(even if the changes that the player wants go through)?

9 Comments

Sp33d Zer0Apr 12, 20185 votes

There aren't a lot of "help me get better threads".

There are a lot of threads about "OMG WTF MY TEAM IS SO GARBAGE I CARRY EVRY TIEM SCRUBS!" Where you can try to turn it into a way of showing them how to help themselves perform better because they're actual records are not good; those are typically met with the same kind of negativity as the banner promotes.

Every time I see a "I'm new to X role, and advice" threads in the new section, they are answered (by me or someone else) in a helpful way. They're just very far and in between.

Raw Booty HoleApr 12, 20181 votes

I posted a help me get better thread and people just downvoted and told me I suck. Their only advice was telling me to play better but didn't tell me how to play better.

Ellodere midApr 12, 20181 votes

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I posted a help me get better thread and people just downvoted and told me I suck. Their only advice was telling me to play better but didn't tell me how to play better.

This is really terrible to see and hear about. What were your problems in game?

Raw Booty HoleApr 12, 20181 votes

The Varus game in my match history.

Ellodere midApr 12, 20181 votes

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The Varus game in my match history.

Is this your first season playing? You don't have any previous history. From my perspective you should build towards rageblade on varus every time, it's a core item on him. Other than that I recommend you to go watch a video that LS made specifically for low elo players(the title is "if you are silver/gold watch this video" or something like that).

Raw Booty HoleApr 12, 20181 votes

YouTube?

Sp33d Zer0Apr 12, 20181 votes

Most likely. I can also give you some tips. I'm a high plat/ low diamond adc who's been spamming him lately

Ellodere midApr 12, 20181 votes

That's my point. When people have to go out of their way in order to set straight something that should be fixed institutionally, you end up with these problems in a community. The boards and Riot should really try to promote better content more than the 'normal' content.

GhaelWindsApr 12, 20182 votes

[{quoted}](name=Sp33d Zer0,realm=NA,application-id=6heBIhQc,discussion-id=EMeAYcVl,comment-id=0000,timestamp=2018-04-12T08:37:52.864+0000) They're just very far and in between.

Not to be rude, but the phrase is very few and far between.