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Locking missions behind Ranked participation

Kaaaaaayn Do·1/17/2020, 9:04:43 PM·5 votes·2,077 views

To say it simply, not everyone enjoys ranked play. Some people hate the competitive nature of it. Some people are tired of trolls and afks. Or some people like me hate what ranked play turns them into. I used to be incredibly toxic, to the point of getting multiple 2 week bans for flaming (got permaed for asking a player to play safe when I should have ignored them, my fault) But I don't play ranked because of that. I hate feeling stressed. I hate feeling the pressure to win over enjoying the game. I've reformed, want to just enjoy some casual games, get a few skins here and there and enjoy doing stupid shit. But locking 2 missions behind playing ranked feels incredibly bad. Riot has said multiple times that they don't want their missions to encourage certain playstyles, like fishing for a good KDA and throwing the game when you could have ended. But shouldn't that translate across the rift and into players themselves? Not everyone enjoys ranked, or aram, or tft. So why lock missions behind a certain gamemode people may not enjoy? Seems counter to their own philosophy. And you may disagree with me because 'its free don't complain about it' and that's ok, that's your belief. But for the people who do care, do you think this is something Riot should carry forward? Or do you agree with me in saying that it promotes people to play ranked who don't enjoy it or shouldn't even be playing ranked.

9 Comments

Cind3rkick1/17/2020, 9:14:08 PM3 votes

Riot: "Gives free stuff" Players:"Ew stop making me do stuff"

The entire point of the quest line involving the ranked games is that its EVERYTHING for the start of the season: Sett New drakes Mecha "event" Ranked reset

Inkling Commando1/17/2020, 9:16:04 PM3 votes

i completely agree. i've played for about a year and a half and i wont ever touch ranked with a 10 mile pole. the ranked rewards are never worth the hassle of climbing and falling. and every player in ranked expects players to go by the rule book and so much as 1 death they will start crying to report that player for feeding. all ranked is is a dick measuring contest to prove who is supposedly better with their ranks. i treat league as a game not a sport. i am not competitive in any aspect and enjoy playing for fun regardless of win or lose.

KVbqbFsC8e1/17/2020, 10:18:11 PM3 votes

You could always just do it in Flex que. Very few people treat it as though its Ranked.

Oleandervine1/17/2020, 9:20:32 PM1 votes

The missions literally are commemorating the start of the new Ranked season. Why are you complaining that missions celebrating Ranked require you to do ranked? That's like going into a Chik-fil-a and complaining that they only serve chicken based meat.