We'll still be using this place for emergent conversations (responding to major issues or contentious topics) on design, but we'll be spending January reconvening to run over numbers and data to see how we can best serve y'alls with information.
I may split this dev corner up into two types of channels, but we'll see.
Well that's disappointing. The last post was 20 days ago as is; I understand you weren't exactly working through the holiday season, but still.
Contentious topics as in the blatant balance favoritism or hypocrisy from design in not wanting to create frustration with the latest released champions in mind?
Or if those topics could be seen as too heated, maybe how a lot of communication is run through third party sites where no one can prove they've actually played a single game of League in their lives instead of Boards where you can copy paste the poster's name into the client to see exactly who they are?
Edit: Once again, this looks like I'm ranting at you, but these are some examples of controversial topics that should probably be brought up.
OK.
Is it really a "conversation" if it only comes out after the fact?
:(
you could at least give any insight on what you think about all the feedback http://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/riot-official/efZsAuEE-state-of-the-season-preseason-progress... I think it should be pretty indicative of how the game feels for the players right now if the most upvoted answer is begging you to allow for a way out of the game sooner...and that things are not overall going in the right direction.
OK.
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I'll leave this one with an @pwyff.
I wonder if some kind of formalized follow-up in addition to informal communication would help ease player perceptions regarding communication.
For example, I read in a post recently (don't remember if it was a Dev Blog or Dev Corner post) that you often do a follow-up evaluation up ~1 month after a champion rework, when the dust has had time to settle. I think it'd be great to have part of the follow up process be to create a thread (like this one) for communication specifically about that project.
Morde had something like this in the Dev Corner, and look at the difference in how Boards perceives the way his rework has been handled vs say, Cass: "I don't like what Riot is trying to do with Morde but at least they're giving him attention / Riot just hates Cass." It's particularly important to note here that the general consensus about how the rework is handled is positive despite the general consensus on the rework itself being (slightly) negative.
IMO, the Dev Corner should function more like the Red Tracker, but only track posts where the OP is a Rioter (and perhaps, also make it opt-in, so Rioters can post off of the Dev Corner, but still on the Red Tracker). Alternatively you could just offer a filter to the Red Tracker for this purpose. This would somewhat alleviate the perception that HIMM Sandwich refers to about Gameplay communication particularly, as a lot of the Dev Corner posts would otherwise belong under Gameplay.
Why was the new draft pick discontinued not two days after release? I was really enjoying it. It made it so much smoother and the visual appeal was very high as well.
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too but it's not about it.
