Not being able to criticize Riot on here

DarkinPrime·5/11/2019, 1:33:44 AM·5 votes·4,051 views

The idea that you cant say anything that can be construed as disrespectful is absurd.

I don't respect some of the Riot designers. I dont think their work is good. Just like everyone likes and dislikes different artists or musicians. Its nothing personal.

To come on here, and tell us, the customers, the people who play the game, and people playing the game is the reason Riot makes A LOT of money, that we can't actually say what we think is asinine beyond all logic and reason.

Riot wants to shield themselves from hard criticism....and that makes people do is want to hate them more, because it looks cowardly. OH, I'm sorry, can I not say that something looks cowardly? That's how it looks. They dont even read these boards because they either dont respect the players and care what they think, or because they are too thin skinned to face criticism head on.

And many of us believe some champion deisgners do poor work. Or the work doesn't suit he game or ruins the game. But we can't say that. Awesome. Shame on all of you who downvote me, and shame on the moderators who enforce such childish bullshit board rules.

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rujitra5/11/2019, 2:13:41 AM19 votes

Criticism does not have to be disrespectful.

Something that is disrespectful is not necessarily critical.

You're free to criticize Riot on the boards, and in fact many players do so daily and I don't see their threads deleted.

I'll also point out that saying the blanket statement "X does bad work" is not valid criticism. For one, you are providing no explanation or evidence. For two, decisions at Riot are not made by one person. You are attempting to scapegoat one person for the decisions of many. That is not only disrespectful but it is misleading and rude.

ModThe Djinn5/11/2019, 11:22:17 PM7 votes

The idea that you cant say anything that can be construed as disrespectful is absurd.

Agreed. That's why this isn't the case: a number of things on the board could be taken as being disrespectful, and are still up. We do, however, stamp down on this that are actually disrespectful and non-constructive. "You suck" is both disrespectful and non-constructive. "I dislike your work because of X, Y, and Z, and I'd suggest you focus more on making sure your work does A, B, and C instead" is respectful and constructive.

Heck, I'd even be okay with "Designer X's designs cause problems for the game. Here's why, and here's how to take steps to improve that."

DalekZec5/11/2019, 11:37:05 PM1 votes

Let me guess: certainlyt champions really piss you off?

Yeah i can relate to your frustration in general anyway.