(Just for fun) An interview with Riot's Balance Team

Jamatrix666·2/16/2015, 9:12:51 AM·111 votes·9,047 views

As I read the forum quite regularly, I noticed a lot of complain threads recently, especially in this forum section. I made the attached video for fun only and I'm not going to explain here all the things I agree or disagree about the subjects seen in the video. In all honesty, Riot actually has my trust about balance since pretty much every time I found myself upset about a certain change, I noticed it is never as bad as we think it is. In other words, I think people are over reacting a lot about certain nerfs/buffs/tweaks, especially when some of them aren't even out of PBE.

So I guess this video is kind of a parody about some players who think Riot game is the "big bad guy". While I don't say the balance choices have always been beneficial to the game, they are FAR from being pure failures like some people tend to think.

Enjoy the video! :)

65 Comments

skyfall6192/16/2015, 9:52:57 AM18 votes

why am i laughing so hard. Zac item 3070

Maestro802/16/2015, 2:42:53 PM10 votes

This is freakin' hilarious! Well done, sir.

Gank in Progress2/16/2015, 9:56:26 PM8 votes

except that ahri got buffed and not nerfed. otherwise nice

CoolKnightST2/16/2015, 1:28:39 PM7 votes

The video is hilarious even when not everything in the video is correct:

  • Ahri was litterly buffed, not nerfed (she's just changed back to a kite mage)
  • Veigar was nerfed however his Q got a serious buff (longer range, dubble hit, easyer to get stacks, harder to punish him for not getting stacks). He might getting nerfed but it's also a buff vs counter matchups. Don't forget their wasn't been change a thing to how he stacks that AP and whe all known it can already stack pretty easy. Now with a change to get dubble the amount of stacks his midgame could be powerfull than it was before.
Jakojo2/16/2015, 6:23:59 PM6 votes

BUMP!

This was gold.

Remlap12232/16/2015, 11:58:19 PM5 votes

Oh Jesus I almost pissed myself! Someone help, my sides weren't prepared!

Raid Boss Morde2/16/2015, 10:44:34 PM4 votes

Ahri actually got buffed...

Matezoide2/16/2015, 6:17:42 PM3 votes

Replace Ahri with Mordekaiser and this would be pretty accurate.

Ahri is one of Riot's favorite champions lol

Quil Evrything2/17/2015, 12:51:32 AM3 votes

Awesome fakesubbing job. The matching to the emotions is just spot on :)

Malix Farwin2/16/2015, 9:30:26 AM3 votes

A couple of things wrong with the video such as the Fizz comment didnt mention he got gutted and the 20% bonus to ult is worthless. Also didn't mention how ahri got more ms.

Zendrô2/17/2015, 12:38:43 AM2 votes

As long as we're not Reddit, they won't ever listen to us

Silverthane2/16/2015, 5:29:23 PM2 votes

im fucking dying OMFG

this man is hilarious! omg dude GOOD JOB! had me dying.

MarhsallLee672/16/2015, 5:48:25 PM2 votes

Yup nerfed.

Learn 2 Swim2/16/2015, 6:57:59 PM2 votes

riot employees post on their forums under hidden accounts telling everyone "its not that bad"

Hard Penetrator2/16/2015, 7:01:08 PM2 votes

Of course riot made some good decisions that were condoned by community in earlier seasons, but s5 changes pretty random, and weird to say at least.

New Jungle that murders 50% of old junglers straight up. New smites that made few champions pure nightmare to play against. (Jarvan, Lee, WW). Buffs and Nerfs cycles that are very inconsistent, useless or unneeded (Lucian, Gnar, Azir) New Champions that outclass old ones in every possible way.

I don't recall so many changes ppl didn't like at once for 4 years.

Anthroz2/16/2015, 10:02:24 PM2 votes

But it's ok because we keep testing things on the PBE Even tho we rarely listen to the players feedback afterwards

I wonder if this is true, sometimes... The only mean to be taken in consideration by Riot is to make an intelligent, structured and detailed 20 pages long report on a single point, it seems. And even thought, that does not mean they're going to do the obvious conclusion.

Well done, sir. You made my boring day funny ! :D

TotalJerk2/17/2015, 2:00:17 AM2 votes

DFG wasn't removed because of a lack of counterplay. It was removed because it was a pain in the ass for the balance team because they had to balance every champion around it, else it be OP.

affectioned2/17/2015, 12:08:55 AM1 votes

Can anyone link me to the original video?? xD

Dingding1232/28/2015, 8:39:17 PM1 votes

5 AD

PlsTouchMeGently2/17/2015, 2:03:45 AM1 votes

That was beautiful XD

Killer X 122/17/2015, 3:37:34 AM1 votes

Damn i wish i had that much fun lol

Profirix2/17/2015, 4:57:35 AM1 votes

It matched up SO well. Very well done!

Beertaster2/17/2015, 6:01:37 AM1 votes

About veigar q, some one said it helps him poke. Yes, the super weak ealry game mid champ viegar is given better dueling in the laning phase. Yea cause no mid is going to shrug it off and out trade him anyways. totally. 100%, always. best way to realign his power. early game options for an end game champ. nothing wrong there.

Oh and an immobile mage with no animation cancels is going to be pokeing in team fights and the rest of he game w/o missing, cause player will always get a chance to predict it. Not like other champions that animation cancel to reduce counterplay. Don't worry veiggy can just get closer to land abilities. He can walk there.

Teeek2/17/2015, 6:25:45 AM1 votes

OMG this was awesome. I dont post often but this made me laugh to hard.

Athenes Lulu2/17/2015, 6:36:49 AM1 votes

His laugh is so contagious that I can't laugh anymore D:

And I don't think Ahri was even nerfed, if at all. But +1 for the efforts.

NIEKUH2/17/2015, 9:10:57 AM1 votes

i can not stop laughing!

Gigglebytes2/17/2015, 4:26:12 PM1 votes

The ironic part is that Ahri is making the LCS Big plays now. Bjergsen turned the tides of the TSM vs CLG game with her.

Robby Dawg2/17/2015, 4:39:31 PM1 votes

Absolutely spot on flawless, dangerously accurate and intensely hilarious.

Celeste Benal2/17/2015, 7:49:10 PM1 votes

That was really funny. Well done.

BeerGutz2/17/2015, 9:30:09 PM1 votes

Bravo!!! I pee'd my pants watching this!! I have to thank riot for the nerfs otherwise I'd never have seen this!!

Chespin20132/17/2015, 10:00:44 PM1 votes

im guessing the wheezer is meddler or ghostcrawler right lol

Amachy2/17/2015, 10:45:55 PM1 votes

THe laughing mexican dude. Boy, this is going to be good.

X Frady2/17/2015, 12:19:13 AM1 votes

Joder tío :/