the game isn't rock paper scissors

NodirjonSattarov·Feb 6, 2017·6 votes·539 views

remember during ur good ol childhood days when ppl would play rock paper scissors - completely balanced. but then that one annoying kid would show up and use "bomb"

dont be that kid, no one likes you

7 Comments

CancerBasedGodFeb 6, 20171 votes

What exactly are you referring to?

Rock MDFeb 6, 20171 votes

Uh...

are you suggesting we not use strong picks in ranked?

NodirjonSattarovFeb 6, 20171 votes

what i'm saying is this: champion A is buffed so people pick champion B to counter. B is countered by C. C is countered by A. but when Champion X is introduced and completely dominates A, B, C it breaks the cycle of balance.

Rock MDFeb 6, 20171 votes

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what i'm saying is this: champion A is buffed so people pick champion B to counter. B is countered by C. C is countered by A. but when Champion X is introduced and completely dominates A, B, C it breaks the cycle of balance.

Again, are you suggesting we, out of the goodness of our hearts and not wanting to cause anyone else frustration, shouldn't use strong picks in ranked like Camille just because they're not balanced and people hate them?

Was it hard saying something that dumb?

NodirjonSattarovFeb 6, 20171 votes

i don't want ppl to QQ on me

MartensiticFeb 6, 20171 votes

We do remember rock paper sccissors. Do you know what we remember it for?

For being boring. Same as tic-tac-toe is boring.

There is not a single kid on this planet, who played rock-paper-scissors for an entire day, and then played it again on the next day. Because a game that is completely balanced is also a game that is not exciting. A completely balanced game doesn't allow for simply being better, by luck, choice of element or move.

In short: A completely balanced game is not something anyone wants to play for very long.

NodirjonSattarovFeb 6, 20171 votes

neither is an imbalanced game. have you ever played a game where you obtained the strongest piece of armor/hero/weapon? i used rock paper scissors as an example of how each counters the next. this is how league should be: champion A gets buffed so people have to figure out how to counter. champion B is a good against Champion A so people begin to play champion B into A. when people realize how strong champion B is, they'll play champion C into B. Champion C is countered by champion A. it's a cycle and THIS is what balance truly is. but when there is a champion that breaks the cycle or inherently better in all cases is when the champion loses its balance/cycle.

for example; jayce is considered the "bomb". he is a ranged bully with a massive all in potential with little to lose. who do you play into poke? an all in/tank champion. but jayce thrives in the early game where tanks/all in champions dont. jayce will poke you out of lane, develop a 20-30 CS lead, take both your towers and then begin to roam with a massive lead to obliterate the carries. his lead spreads like a plague with 0 reprecussion. does he fall off? of course! but only versus tanks. he will still one-shot the carries and split push.