Petition for Riot to release Replays of LCS matches

ThePorphyry·Jan 15, 2015·122 votes·6,541 views

Petition for Riot to release Replays of LCS matches * /r/leagueoflegends

Have you ever been watching an LCS game where Wicked picks your favorite champion, only to have the observer and commentators focus on jungle and bot lane skirmishes until 15 minutes before mentioning " and WOW Wicked is up 30cs top lane." ... I have. Have you ever wondered what skills Lemon Nation leveled up first playing support? ... I have. Have you ever wondered what Bjergsen's total AP was when he completed full items on Syndra? ... I have. Have you ever wished you could watch the how a specific pro always seems to win lane with a champion you just can't figure out? ... You get the idea.

Watching LCS is great don't get me wrong, and I LOVE the production value riot puts into streaming live games(In-game replays are the shit!!). But too often in a game of objectives the observer focus on well, the action. This is good, but you very rarely get to see how individual players play the lane, or how they manage minion waves, or how the level their skills(unless your lucky and the observer clicks them).

You might be thinking to yourself, replays? When did riot implement replays? Well, they haven't... yet.riotplz But for many players dedicated to self-improvement LOL Replays provides a useable replay system for recording and analyzing personal games. BUT, what's better than analyzing your own games for improvement? Analyzing the PRO GAMES!!!

What's better yet, is this really isn't such a big request. Since the replay infrastructure is already in place, (LOL Replays) only a simple download onto an extra spectator computer would provide riot with a replay in a widely distributable format, with a distribution platform in only a few mouse clicks.

I will guarantee that if riot puts LCS replays available for download they will be watched, even if it's only by me and opposing team's coaches. The pro teams all use replays during their scrims, as players trying to improve our game we deserve to have access to some professional level replays.

Vote, comment, spam, and type IN ALL CAPS! If you would like to see LCS replays for the 2015 season.

TL;DR Riot, LOL Replays, 2015 season, PLZ

P.S. With fantasy LCS happening watching replays will be the best way to scout your team or possible replacements before they become mainstream. ;)

31 Comments

Old Man TeetoJan 16, 20154 votes

DotA 2 has a fully functional replay system and live spectate feature of their International tournament, allowing you the spectator to watch the game controlling the camera as you feel.

Riot games has Poro's.

DynamiteGazelleJan 16, 20157 votes

Neck and neck, really..

Sadistic CheeseJan 16, 20152 votes

I've actually really wondered why Riot has been unable to mirror DotA 2's spectating system, particularly for tournaments/the LCS. Granted you may have to watch Youtube/Twitch/Whatever for stuff that's not in your own region, but I feel like Valve has a slick setup for watching and enjoying tournaments, one that Riot could benefit from.

Maybe I'm being selfish but I'd take that before yet more skins, and you know you'd find a way to monetize it, Riot. DotA does it just fine with the fan-stuff you can buy for a CHANCE at a reward at certain points like First Blood, First tower dropping, etc. C'mon, put those LCS icons to more use! Then more people would buy them.

I wasn't a huge fan of DotA 2, just not my game I suppose, but their spectate/replay system is something I will praise.

Groobs03Jan 16, 20153 votes

I agree with this a thousand times over. I would love to study the pros and pick some things up that you may not catch in the stream. I hope this idea catches ground.

HorsleyJan 16, 20151 votes

they have a youtube channel where they upload all LCS matches and Worlds as well https://www.youtube.com/user/LoLChampSeries/videos

MonumentalityJan 17, 20151 votes

that's not what he's talking about at all, he wants to be able to choose what he sees, and what to learn from. how can you learn from an skt game if the camera doesn't leave faker? i for one, agree wholeheartedly with this idea. i think that being able to maneuver around the map and choose what you'd like to see would put an interesting spin on watching the pros, and i believe a lot of people will learn from it. i think it might prevent some of that dreaded "elo hell" and cause players to take the game more seriously

purrrf3ctionSep 19, 20151 votes

if you do background checks on your favorite people/players you will find bias and why the camera is only in certain places....so yeah i agree with this but i doubt they have the funding

x No HeartJan 16, 20153 votes

"Have you ever wondered what Bjergsen's total AP was when he completed full items on Syndra? ..."

lmao, people still care about the number of AP you can hit at full build?

TheInbisibleManJan 15, 20152 votes

Yes, please YES!

HorsleyJan 16, 20151 votes

all LCS games and Worlds as well is uploaded here https://www.youtube.com/user/LoLChampSeries

gubigubiJan 16, 20152 votes

When an LCS player picks your fav champion Fiora item 3070 One day... One day...

HorsleyJan 16, 20152 votes

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Bionic AvianJan 16, 20157 votes

That's not what he's saying, he's talking about the ability to control what you see, watch the lanes you want to watch and all that.

MattAkhavanJan 16, 20154 votes

releasing replays and posting a vod are two different things.

KingofRankedJan 16, 20151 votes

http://fantasy.lolesports.com/share/join/league/537514/i88lC JOIN MY 4 TEAM

cFlameJan 16, 20151 votes

Please do it already, I need to laugh at the tanky top laners trying to exchange health with each other. But in all seriousness, this isn't a bad idea.

BumaJan 16, 20151 votes

watch youtube dude

Dorkis JbeagleJan 16, 20151 votes

http://fantasy.lolesports.com/share/join/league/549784/befXfUepwYaKwitCXddJ

iainB85Jan 16, 20151 votes

I'm sure Riot will release replays of LC$ when they figure out how to monetize it, probably by streaming it with ads or something.

chino30Jan 16, 20151 votes

http://fantasy.lolesports.com/share/join/league/516968/rEYUah6q6JJiaigu8dAe

GunpointJan 16, 20151 votes

lcs is lame

Lunar LightningJan 17, 20151 votes

yes please

Yura YukiJan 17, 20151 votes

This would be nice. If Rito could do this where they just upload a copy of the game session for each match then this could be possible without monetizing it...then again, they'll probably want to monetize it but it's a nice suggestion :D

join my league pls:

http://fantasy.na.lolesports.com/en-US/league/446791

DNBbqtk9A6Jan 17, 20151 votes

http://fantasy.lolesports.com/share/join/league/548122/BeHzdmiwKtqnkWfceKvV

DNBbqtk9A6Jan 17, 20151 votes

http://fantasy.lolesports.com/share/join/league/548122/BeHzdmiwKtqnkWfceKvV

De KusApr 4, 20151 votes

For similar reasons the challenger/diamond tier games you can watch are stupid... most of the times it's more than 8 mins into the game, making watching the early game of certain lane setups totally unintresting. Instresting are the key elemenets of the laning... the first pokes, the first level ups, the ressource sustain, etc. etc. not to know: oh, after 8min LB is 20cs in lead against Ahri... wow, that's totally not gonna make you watch something you can learn something about the mechanics.

My best guess would be: I was pretty sure to have seen some glitches/bugs in some LCS games... if we had the replay, we could "proof" them and making a public riot about it... (pun intended)

ZensavageMay 25, 20151 votes

Agreed . This is something i have been wanting for a long time. LCS coverage is great for understanding the meta but does nothing to help understand individual skill. I want to how beijrgsen manipulates the creep wave and puts down harass. How should a proper spell rotation be executed. I want to see how a jungle camp should be properly taken down. These things cant be learned with regular match coverage.

diamondlightJul 16, 20151 votes

I think the problem with Replay for LCS is that they are always 1 patch behind the current client. When that happens, playing the replay can have problems/errors/bugs because your client on your machine is "newer" in terms of patches than what they are playing on.

purrrf3ctionSep 19, 20151 votes

you pay to play dota so they have better services and more empolyees.... league of legends is free $30/person vs $0/person

dota prize pool=$18mil yourself https://www.dota2.com/international/compendium/

league of legends prize pool=$1 mil split among 5players+coach (apologies i forgot to add one more person) http://na.lolesports.com/articles/everything-you-need-know-about-2015-world-championship

you are asking mcdonalds to make you a grass fed free range steak.....