Pings During LCS Matches

UvulaBob·6/25/2015, 9:15:55 PM·1 votes·1,890 views

Can Riot please consider turning off ping sounds for streamed matches? Pings are for the benefit of the players - not the audience. There's no reason we need to hear twice as many pings as we normally do during our own games (since we're hearing pings from both sides).

There are people who seem opposed to this idea and downvote without comment. Can these please explain how hearing constant ping sounds adds to the broadcast? I would really like to understand your point of view.

3 Comments

WordsMeanThings6/25/2015, 10:21:41 PM1 votes

I could potentially get behind the idea of turning the ping sounds down, but IMO I like hearing the pings because it draws my attention to the map to see how the teams are communicating/rotating/focusing/etc. I know it isn't like the communication "matters" to the audience, but it can be an interesting insight into what the teams are planning to do. Granted, a lot of the time the shoutcasters immediately comment on pings that are made, so I wouldn't really be upset if the ping sounds were disabled, but I can also see why some people might want them left on.