Psychology or How to leave players satisfied
Yeah, this is another BE thread.
I'm actually not a fan to make a ton of similar posts and try to get Riot's attention to the subject but it's actually worth mentioning. I have been playing league for a very long time. And, of course, I found out about League when I was still playing Dota 1. It was a breakthrough. It was fascinating. I couldn't get off the game and the longer I played the better it became. Of course there were seasonal updates I didn't like (cya Fortify, jungle buffs and mana pots), I even stopped playing for a few years. But I still returned and I still enjoy this game more than anything in the gaming industry. It's consistently good.
Or it was.
I would say that I'm a person who plays a lot. Yeah, I even have a few nights of League before exams (which I, luckily passed fine almost all the time). And in all those times I had a wonderful motivator for me. You must know the feel that when you want to end playing for the day and then you see that you have ~6000 IP. And you let yourself do it for the few more glorious wins. Because you know that you can do it. And you push yourself to the limit to get those juicy ~100 IP for a SR 40 min game. Then you buy yourself some kind of a wonderful champ and can't wait the next day to beat the crap out of people with your newly acquired
. You know what I'm talking about, don't you? Or maybe you even let yourself play one more before going to sleep?
League of Legends is not a game that is being hold by IP. Rewards is just something to keep us going. The game is brilliant, awesome, balanced cough and very well thought. The new rune system, as I believe, is a HUGE boost for new players and in general I like it way way more. This is the update that should have come long time ago.
But...
But I have lost that magical feeling. I have lost the ability to feel that I achieved something. At the moment all I get is irritation when I win the game and agression when I lose one. I don't even get to have a consolation prize for my lost games. Then I look at my BE, I see that I have around 6k. I see that I have almost half a level to fill. And I honestly don't think that I want to jump back in to the wonderful game and spend a few more hours grinding (yes, Riot, that is something that you wanted to escape and yet you just amplified it) for the experience points. Just to get a 720 or 780 loot box with a bunch of random champion shards with no actual value besides BE...
I love the game. I want to play all I can out of it. But I also love the adrenaline. That moment when I decide to go for it. The moment which I will regret tomorrow. The moment to get that sweet sweet champion that I wanted for the past few weeks or even a month.
I don't want to cry about the system and I most probably will not leave the game even if it is here to stay. I just wanted to share a few moments of my life and how wonderfully beautiful it was for me. As much as I want, I can't find anything good about the BE system and I really don't understand why it was even implemented in the first place.
I would be really glad to see every game BE drops as they were (maybe 50% of the previous value) and the other 50% to drop in the capsule. You may not believe me, but this would save the situation. You still are not extremely pissed off that you don't get anything every game. And still you have the milestone you are aiming for. Anyway, thank you if anybody read that. Maybe someone will agree with me. Have a good day!