Leauge of Runeterra aka Literally no skill braindead card game

PuffyCheeks·Feb 4, 2020·2 votes·1,175 views

Some cards/legends are so op that you cant do anything about it and just watch get destroyed because they are literally uncounterable... [sg-lux-2]

14 Comments

CaptainAntiHerozFeb 4, 20202 votes

Legends or runeterra is still in beta im pretty sure

Pika310Feb 4, 20201 votes

"Beta" is a buzzword that is abused by modern day companies to excuse bad design & bugs. Make no mistake, Runeterra already has monetary purchases, IT IS NOT IN BETA. THIS IS A FULL-RELEASE GAME.

That aside, this game feels like it was thrown together by a bunch of casual MtG & HS players. Not a single serious player or Rulings Judge in the lot of them. There are broken mechanics & game contradictions everywhere I look. These kids have no idea how to design a card game.

"Spell Mana" is a failed concept. Cheating mana costs is extremely difficult to balance & has been the downfall of multiple previous card games. HS, Naruto, etc.
Split Second is a power level 7 on the Storm Scale, it CANNOT be an evergreen mechanic (which are typically power level 1.)
Provoke should not be capable of forcing IMPOSSIBLE blocks. If a creature is incapable of blocking (such as the attacker has Flying or "Fearsome") then it cannot block. End of story. Functionally & logically, another mechanic which does not otherwise say that it can break the rules, should thusly not be allowed to break the rules. This makes me think the devs are filthy casuals who do not understand basic rules comprehensions & believe they can make up whatever shite they want, like Konami.

CaptainAntiHerozFeb 4, 20204 votes

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"Beta" is a buzzword that is abused by modern day companies to excuse bad design & bugs. Make no mistake, Runeterra already has monetary purchases, IT IS NOT IN BETA. THIS IS A FULL-RELEASE GAME.

That aside, this game feels like it was thrown together by a bunch of casual MtG & HS players. Not a single serious player or Rulings Judge in the lot of them. There are broken mechanics & game contradictions everywhere I look. These kids have no idea how to design a card game.

"Spell Mana" is a failed concept. Cheating mana costs is extremely difficult to balance & has been the downfall of multiple previous card games. HS, Naruto, etc.

Split Second is a power level 7 on the Storm Scale, it CANNOT be an evergreen mechanic (which are typically power level 1.)

Provoke should not be capable of forcing IMPOSSIBLE blocks. If a creature is incapable of blocking (such as the attacker has Flying or "Fearsome") then it cannot block. End of story. Functionally & logically, another mechanic which does not otherwise say that it can break the rules, should thusly not be allowed to break the rules. This makes me think the devs are filthy casuals who do not understand basic rules comprehensions & believe they can make up whatever shite they want, like Konami.

someones salty

Kai GuyFeb 4, 20202 votes

Cheating Mana costs is done all the time in MTG thou. They seem to be doing pretty well.

Pika310Feb 4, 20201 votes

Cards that cheat mana costs frequently get banned for doing so.

Once Upon a Time
Almost every Mox ever
Dig Through Time
Gitaxian Probe
Hogaak (this card was 100% of the format when it was legal)
KCI
Rite of Flame
Seething Song
Flash
Channel

...and this is still only a fraction of the cards that are banned for cheating mana costs.

ProphetOfDravenFeb 4, 20202 votes

Wait so you're complaining about bad game design, but then you complain about challenger being the counter to elusive. If challenger didn't counter elusive then demacia would seriously only be able to kill elusives with purify. Sorry bro but they have to give us meatheads some counterplay to the OP Ionian decks.

Pika310Feb 4, 20201 votes

Do you even think about what you're saying before you say it? Flying creatures can block non-Flying creatures, they just can't BE BLOCKED by non-Flying. There is literally jack shit in what I said related to your post, please actually try to fucking read what people are saying before you misinterpret it.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with Provoke working against Flyers. The point that I was making is that Provoke should not work against 2 or lower power if the provoker also has "Fearful." "Fearful" makes it literally impossible for 2 & under to block & absolutely nowhere in Provoke's wording does it make any implication that it can force impossible blocks. Rules, design & comprehension fail.

The devs either need to completely rewrite Provoke's reminder text or remove the contradiction altogether. My vote would be for the latter.

ProphetOfDravenFeb 4, 20202 votes

This isn't magic tho bro, this is runeterra. The game logic is not the same.

Pika310Feb 4, 20201 votes

Magic isn't perfect & most of their formats are fucking messes right now, but logic is logic is still logic. Mana cheating has killed multiple card games & it will kill this one too if they choose to repeat that mistake instead of learn from it.

ProphetOfDravenFeb 4, 20202 votes

Game logic is different between games.

Pika310Feb 4, 20201 votes

It's okay to be wrong.

ProphetOfDravenFeb 4, 20202 votes

Yeah it is, why won't you accept it.

JustA kleoFeb 4, 20201 votes

and what champs are you talking about? because imo the only champ who needs a nerf is tryn.

i dont get why tryn basically using his ult ends up with him having 125% more hp. (starting with 4 and ending up with 9)

he should be a 8/5 and after his death a 9/2. way more to what he is when he ults in LoL. not at 1 hp but at around 100.

imo the only "unkillable champ" is heimerdingers spell mania. and thats only if he has his denies ready.

Panthaz89Feb 5, 20201 votes

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and what champs are you talking about? because imo the only champ who needs a nerf is tryn.

i dont get why tryn basically using his ult ends up with him having 125% more hp. (starting with 4 and ending up with 9)

he should be a 8/5 and after his death a 9/2. way more to what he is when he ults in LoL. not at 1 hp but at around 100.

imo the only "unkillable champ" is heimerdingers spell mania. and thats only if he has his denies ready.

Tryndamere isn't that hard to deal with especially with frostbites.