People Weren't Kidding

This preseason is rough. I've seen plenty of threads decrying the new fast meta, where games can be decided on a knife's point very quickly and calling for balance changes. I was one of the people who said, "Well, the preseason is meant to introduce a slew of new things, but whatever." But now, I'm starting to see a trend in my games as of late: People weren't kidding.

All the games I've had on this patch don't go much beyond 30 minutes, and on those games I do end up losing, I find myself staring at the clock only to see there's ten minutes 'til 20. And when my team does surrender, it's almost unanimous. I remember before this patch that surrender votes weren't cast as quickly as they are now, and only rarely did all five team members agree to raise the white flag.

In the games I've lost as of late, I don't feel aggravated so much as crushed. Small setbacks spiral into bigger ones, and can do nothing as I see the team go to pieces. I know I can play competently, but these quickly-decided defeats are demoralizing to say the least. Makes me sort of wish not to play, and that doesn't strike me particularly as well and good for a game. Now, that's not to say I'm leaving the game like some people threaten. I just wanted to acknowledge that the game, in my opinion, as gotten harsher, yes.