Why is this entire game balanced around something 99.99% of players aren't apart of?

waiting for WoW··4 votes·437 views

Honest question

Why is every patch and balance change centered almost solely around LCS and LCK?

99.99% of the people that these changes impact will never get to play in the LCS. and yet balance changes that are intended for only a handful of people end up affecting millions of other people who actually make this game what it is?

7 Comments

Darkdemon6533 votes

{quoted} Why is every patch and balance change centered almost solely around LCS and LCK?

Do you actually believe that is the case?

Gelmous1 votes

he is right

4th Shot Killer2 votes

If the game were based around poor players, League's competitive scene would vanish and that is arguably the most essential part of league as a community. By basing the game around people who actually know how to play it, you reward good skill and punish bad skill, just like how any game should be. Imagine the NFL if it were based off high school teams. Wouldn't be such a big sport.

teegorom2 votes

Because that's what makes the money.

Breaku1 votes

It's an interesting debate

Do you balance around the game being played (near)perfectly or balance it around people playing it poorly?

That being said, I think that Riot does a good job taking care of outliers in both worlds.

Rins Thigh Socks1 votes

Let me ask you a question;

do you think that champions should be balanced around playing them correctly?

Because frankly I'm tired of Azir failing in Silver/Gold and I think he needs buffs. Damn the consequences and forget those shitters in Diamond+ let's just break Azir because the needs of the Bronze/Silver/Gold players are far more important than 2% of the playerbase.

Right?

Jinzo Torrance1 votes

Why would they even balance around silver when everytime they reveal a Star Guardian skin most of the silver players go "woweowow best skin evah, so cute, must buy" and forget everything about the game?

Why do champion like Voli, Garen and Singed should never be buffed because everybody acts like a monkey in silver?

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