Current Game Health, Ranked, TFT and Balance Changes

SilverMaster·7/28/2019, 11:50:02 PM·1 votes·1,439 views

Hey, I just want to say my opinion aka my open letter to the current game status to SR and Game Health itself.

So I introduce myself very quickly, my name is Marc, currently living in Germany and playing LoL since 2012 and 19 years old. I love League and want to share my opinion on the game, Ranked, TFT, Balance changes and the community itself. Just a side note I will post this also in the NA and EUW Forums just to let my feelings off my chest.

Firstly game health, I think Riot know that patch 9.14 was one of the buggiest patch of all time and brought many LoL players to frustration and hate. It bugged a lot and has still some bugs that aren't fixed yet, but I think, they will be in the future. Also, I think Riot acknowledged the fact, that many players aren't fine with league, what it is currently. (seen in their Forums)

Secondly, Ranked, Riot Sapmagic said that every position will get their own ranked, EUW still doesn't have it. Also is ranked currently a hell of a coinflip. My win rate is constantly 50 % which isn't bad but also not good. I try to win, but nowadays you can't carry that much anymore, you have to win as a team, sadly LoL isn't good with that. Voice Chat was implemented but only for parties, so to communicate we need to write down, every single letter which takes a lot of time and probably could cost a game. Voice Chat is also in many other games like Heroes of the Storm, Dota 2 or CS:GO. If someone tilts you, you just (guess what) mute him, which will also work for Voice Chat. Why is it called SoloQ, if you still can queue up, as a duo, SoloQ should be SOLO and not Duo since it isn't just called SoloQ.

Thirdly, TFT, I think you focus too much on TFT and less on the primary game which makes League... league. You are constantly looking up what could be changed, what could we improve and you make that very good! I love it, too see changes! But that also reminded me that you could do that also for Summoners Rift. TFT is, of course, currently your best-played game and this is good. Change is good (-Kha'Zix) But you shouldn't lose focus what made your game big. Try to find a balance so both players could benefit from it, that means Summoners Rift players as well as TFT Players.

Next, balance changes, sometimes it feels very random why you're doing these changes, of course, you want to invent your own ideas, but it is never wrong to communicate with your community. I mean you just gave Pyke a random buff which he didn't need at all. You gave Kled a buff which shot him to the top tier. Even though the changes are small they have an impact. I see posts of Kled Mains who are saying, you shouldn't give Kled this huge of a buff. Or posts why Pyke got this buff. I know you have a strict plan to fulfill, but don't hesitate to ask us, and ask for balance changes. Be mindful and think what would happen, if I give champion X that buff. Ask the subreddit, most of them are really friendly and share their opinions! ^^

So, last but not least, the community itself. Even though you made mistakes, many of us will understand, and try to share our ideas with you! It's your game of course, but what is the meaning of a game if all players are not friendly and upset because you don't listen to the community? The community is what the game makes it be alive. Without us, there wouldn't be League of Legends. I am proud to say that I went through, these seven years, with you and I will keep playing the game, but as long as you don't listen to your community, you will lose players, sooner or later.

Many of us love League of Legends and some of us, don't want that the game dies.

1 Comments

Daddy Ants7/29/2019, 7:32:28 AM1 votes

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Secondly, Ranked, Riot Sapmagic said that every position will get their own ranked, EUW still doesn't have it. Also is ranked currently a hell of a coinflip.

No server has it and never will.

The system was trial tested on North America and Korea at the beginning of the year.

It caused so much damage to the ranked ladder and to the player experience so Riot discontinued the "Position ranks" permanently.