Season 8:s limited customization makes league no longer enjoyable for me
This post is about ranting at the new rune system, you will not find much positive things in this discussion, just so you know!
Im that kind of person that were putting tons of work into the runes and masteries before almost every game. Finetuning stats is something i really enjoy, and it gives your champion that special personal touch. This is the reason i dont find much enjoyment in other MOBAS and similar games, they all seem to lack this feature of customization. Dota and HoN has nothing but in-game items from what ive heard, overwatch has neither pre-game or in-game customization in stats...
And now... when league decided to remove most of the pre-game customization, i was at shock. Yes, i did come back to my senses and waited to give it a review before ive tested the new system. Now ive played with the new system for about 30 games or so, with different champs and setups.
And now i feel it. I feel the lack of enjoyment welling up inside me when im about to start a game, because i never feel satisfied with what stats the new runes offer. With this level of customization being removed, its almost impossible for one to adjust the stats and feel happy with it.
Here is an example on my thinking when fixing with the runes: "Okay, so this game i want to play rumble, and i wanna be able to soak a ton of damage. ...i used to have alot of early hp-reg, so the closest i can get to that is grasp of undying and second wind... ugh, i cant pick revitalize as well..! (fixing fixing) There! I think im good to go! ..wait... with this build... im gonna be super slow! (Fixing fixing) Ah, got the celerity now! ...but now i sacrificed the sustain things from domination..ouch! (Fixing fixing) uhm... this item-build got really wierd when i tried to put in all my wanted stats... but what choise do i have... and im still missing that little extra attack speed...and my health regen is still not that good... argh!"
Another one: "Jinx today! Jinx should be fast! Okay runes, can you cover up the extra stats i want on jinx? The item-build i have is really fast but dont offer any sustain or mana, and i also need to grab all speed runes as well, since i wanna becomce faster than a speeding bullet! (Fixing) Okay so kleptomancy, biscuit delivery and mana ring... i guess i cant cover up mana and health restoration more than that, since i need both celerity and slightly magical boots. Buuuut i dont have much damage now, and i have zero armor and magic resist... (fixing more) Well... didnt expect an Zz'rot portal on jinx...that helped the resistance part, but not the damage part... (fixing) okay, now i instead have maw of malmortius and GA! ... At the cost of some speed, which kinda ruins the point of wanting to be a super fast runner jinx... now im only a mediocre wierd build jinx with not much love put into it..."
Do you guys start to see my problems? I almost never get happy with the setups on my champs, either lose stats i really want, or my item-builds gets really wierd. I dont really care about meta, i just want to be able to give the stats i prefer on a champion. It makes them feel more unique and fun to play, which then makes the game as a whole more enjoyable.
If you have any suggestions on a similar game with a similar system league used to have, with runes and masteries... please let me know!
So there, thats the rant ive got for now! Yes, many of you might say "Hey just deal with it, and adapt to the situation!" Well i want to, but it doesnt remove the fact that i dont enjoy playing when put in this situation... And some of you probably says "Just quit league and play something else!" Agreed! But i havent found any other good Mobas yet..!