Thoughts about giving feedback to Riot

HalcyonDweller·Feb 9, 2018·5 votes·2,661 views

So, many of us can agree that we are unhappy with the state of the game. Most people have something they think is broken or something that they wish was done better.

But we all have different methods of expressing ourselves about this. And over the past month or two I've seen a few people (Hashinshin included) make very specific comparison when talking about their methods:

"I'm not pulling punches with my feedback."

And whenever I see this I can't help but laugh. There's a difference between not pulling punches and spitting in someone's face when you're talking to them. It's such a piss-poor excuse for lazily not containing one's own anger responsibly. And it is pretty much guaranteed that your feedback will be received poorly if it is even received at all.

Can we please be more aware of this and maybe do it less?

6 Comments

WariosFeb 9, 20185 votes

It's always amusing reading the posts calling someone a f%%%ing m%%%n, then expecting them to read your feedback that is filled with F%%% this, F%%% that, and think they will take the time to read it.

HalcyonDwellerFeb 9, 20185 votes

Yeah, or suggesting they shouldn't be allowed to keep their jobs, or any other manner of personal attacks. That shit has no place in feedback that is intended to bring about any sort of change.

Leaf on BushFeb 12, 20183 votes

Right now if you reply to one of the popular complaints and actually try to discuss, if you maybe even question something or, god presevre us, DISAGREE, then the only thing you can expect is tons of downvotes and some one-liners in broken english as replies.

HalcyonDwellerFeb 12, 20181 votes

Pretty much. It's a huge disappointment. The boards are supposed to be a discussion forum, but some people use them just for circle-jerking.

Leaf on BushFeb 12, 20181 votes

Sometimes i think this is way worse on the NA boards then on EUW, but I can't really tell why.

HalcyonDwellerFeb 12, 20181 votes

I cannot speak to that, as I have no experience on EUW.

Potentially it could be:

Larger population of users, making it easier to find like-minded individuals with which to circle-jerk,
and having a common language that is also the primary language, making it easier to find like-minded individuals with which to circle-jerk.

These are just hypotheses though, and I lack sufficient information to actually prove them one way or the other.