Why do people complain when champions are balanced to plat+ or LCS results?

King of Mongoose·Oct 18, 2015·3 votes·311 views

why in the world do you people think that riot would balance around the low elo community (gold, silver, bronze)? those players are too incompetent to play a champion to the highest standard and highest efficiency, so then if the champion is balanced to be stronger for the low elos to actually be able to perform, the champion becomes a stompfest in high elo and lcs.

stop asking for balance changes to be balanced around the worst demographic in League.

3 Comments

EndlessSorcererOct 18, 20152 votes

Because it means that the champions stomping them (Master YI, Katarina, Annie, Darius, Riven, etc) aren't going to be nerfed because skilled players are capable of handling them.

Sir YamazukiOct 18, 20152 votes

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Because it means that the champions stomping them (Master YI, Katarina, Annie, Darius, Riven, etc) aren't going to be nerfed because skilled players are capable of handling them.

Those champions when popular had higher win rates in plat+ than in bronze/silver. People need to stop spreading the lie of some champions only being good against low elo players, they tend to be better in higher ranks for different reasons. Darius for instance had less than 50% winrate in bronze/silver before being changed while doing fine in plat/diamond.

ScurvyNaveOct 18, 20151 votes

Besides Human beings being self-centred jerks most of the time, the only other reason I can think of is that certain strategies or game styles that counter champions cannot be accomplished as easily in lower ell's / soloQ.

Teamwork trumps all, which is why the pro teams that practice together so much can effectively counter any champion. This is the reason why Master Yi's and katarinas just pub stomp low elo's/solo Q's because there, no one can chain cc or communicate as easily as the pro teams with their comms or higher ell's with their game sense.

Hence, the elo hell. Where any champion that thrives in chaotic fights against unorganized enemies are super strong. In order to balance these champions to make them viable in higher elo's, Riot has to buff them which to the bronze and silvers seems like strengthening an already "OP" champion.

Riot balances to LCS levels but since none of us have the pleasure of being in constant communication or choosing who we play with every game the balance seems unfair since we don't have the teamwork or communication to make that balance apply to us.