I think i found out how to fix Game Balance.

LlamaSpeed··1 votes·559 views

We, the community in league of legends, have something wrong with balance changes every. single. patch. And if a patch does not have an issue with game balance, there will be issues from the past that will remain.

**Examples of Horrid balance changes:**Recent Elise patch (Ban rate went up by around 20%, along with win rate but im not sure about that). Tahm Kench buffs (He was fine, literally the only reason his win rate was low was because he was a new champion). Other changes across the game that i just can not remember


My solution? Though it may be a huuuugeee stretch, and i can see thousands upon thousands of issues with it, i still would like to throw it out there.

**Here it is:**I thought that the community should take a much larger part in the game when it comes to actual balance changes, because in the end, WE are the ones who will play with the changes and love/hate them. I thought of this: Every time a player (Must be level 30 and ranked) ques up for summoners rift, a pop up occurs saying something along the lines of (Just for examples sake)

Where X = Value of damage "Yasuo is getting a buff next patch, his Q damage will be going from (X/X/X/X/X) to (X2/X2/X2/X2/X2) Do you agree with this change? 1.) Yes 2.) No

And then, based on the results of the poll, the buff/nerf will be implemented.

Just an idea though, definitely not final. Any thoughts? i'd love to hear em. Thank you for viewing this post! i greatly appreciate it.

EDIT: Only Diamond/Master+ players should be given the balance polls.

10 Comments

Dreadlocks2 votes

So what does this fix exactly?.. Serious question.

LlamaSpeed1 votes

I don't know, really. I just find the community always uptight with balance changes, so maybe with this implementation they won't get so angry at the changes.. Just an idea though

Dreadlocks3 votes

I can honestly say I find the game to be in a MUUUCH MUCH more balanced state than it was preseason 5... holy shit the jungle sucked balls. I get a lil annoyed when X champion is cried about on the boards over and over just because 1 thread got a lot of attention doing it. When I started looking at these boards it was Lee Sin, lil nidalee some kassadin, then it was Zed, Leblanc both of which got nerfed ... then riven.. and more riven still, and now vayne? Like what the actual fuck? Vayne was never cried about when she shined the most (cinderhulk introduction) but now... like a month after that meta has died down a bit, shes literally the most cried about champion on the forums.. Just pisses me off because riot will probably nerf her like they did every1 else that was cried about. The champion is freaking balanced, learn the counters of the game instead of throwing ur hands up and asking for sm1 to make it easier for you. If these kids think thats how life is going to be after High School, they're fucked. /Rant.

Raptamei1 votes

So champions that are played by lots of people, as well as champions that stomp bronze and silver, will get buffed.

Great plan.

LlamaSpeed1 votes

The poll should only go to master+ players, on top of this, I'm sure not everyone will find the champion in the poll their favorite champion. Thanks for the reply though!

Dreadlocks1 votes

I think a lot of people Diamond + have a big enough ego.

thinking man1 votes

if this survey goes to master+ only then sure

LlamaSpeed1 votes

I agree with this, only those players truly understand balance, thanks for the reply!

Kazaashi1 votes

Balance by committee sounds like a really, really, really, really, really, really bad idea. I'd rather leave the real balance to the people Riot hires, people with statistics and game theory degrees.

Edit: Since master+ players make up >1% of the LoL player base, you kinda removed the community balancing from your proposal of balance by community.

Sachabot1 votes

The thing is, the community doesn't actually know what's good for the game. They know what they want as individuals, and what they want is based on their experience as individuals. These individuals will often agree on things, but that doesn't make them right just because they're all agreeing.

I'll trust the guys who are getting paid to step back and see a bigger picture of the bronzies like myself who get stomped by something and then QQ.

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