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New Rune System is Awful.

ByteOfData·11/9/2017, 2:48:51 AM·34 votes·7,233 views

Honestly, the title says it all. The rune system now is really bad and it ruined my league of legends experience. Now I understand that its still pre-season and things are getting changed, but it's nothing about the strength of the runes themselves. The game no longer feels like league of legends. Games snowball way to quickly and the whole dynamic has changed. The new rune system was a good idea in theory, but there really was no point in adding it. Sorry to say it, but it kind of feels as if the Riot dev's put a lot of hard work into nothing because, while it is interesting, the system did not NEED to be changed. All you guys had to do was make ALL the old runes free and viola. Now each rune only works well for about 4-5 champions and all the rest feel useless because they have no good keystone, as all the keystones do something very specific. Sorry to shit on Riot's hard work, and I know that they won't revert it back, but this whole system is a failure in my opinion and I (as well as many other people) are probably going to stop playing league as a result. In one fell swoop Riot has ruined league of legends for me more than any balance change or class update could.

44 Comments

PreMult11/12/2017, 8:42:27 PM13 votes

It is pretty simple and basic. The new rune system kinda just made league into a more easier game for elementary kids and noobies to play with while Riot disregarding the original players because they have been leaving the game A) idiots that dont belong in a certain tier costs others time and points, B) childish chat fights with the most unnecessary things. These resulting into mature experienced players leaving because sick of it and manages to keep new players in just from ads and the reputation the game had. The new system basically proves its not anymore a game that used to be with deep thinking and style development but rather a candy towards noobies and kids to suck on. I totally agree with your opinion and just wish it was back to S3,4,5 when it was actually challenging and a good experience game. This seasons update just lost me from the game to. Time to move on to a better game since riot doesnt care anymore for the "actual" players that stuck long enough patiently and waited for a descent change. This season's update is just pure disappointing on top of the toxic players that has been around and growing in numbers season after season.

ahcCwBiMFZ11/9/2017, 3:29:25 AM9 votes

This. They have ruined league of legends for me. I don't even enjoy playing it anymore. I can't even go through a single game without getting irritated at how bad these changes are.

Håppy11/9/2017, 3:01:09 AM8 votes

This is exactly what I've been saying. It's change for the sake of change. The old rune system worked wonderfully, and they had seven years of public gameplay to build upon it, now they're just.. scrapping it all in favor of something inferior and overall more confusing.

Bastanu201611/9/2017, 9:14:26 PM6 votes

ever since the new runes me and my friends close the client as very salty guys, no matter if we win or lose it is very annoying, tanks do no damage top, so yasuo beats them, i used to play a lot of jungle tanks but now it's horrible i do 0 damage to the camps, tried a lot of the junglers i play and it's the same, the snowball is too fast and just pisses everyone off, everything is unbalanced, it's not that i am not embracing change, i was pretty excited about the new runes, but it's a complete chaos, it might be the end of the rift for me, i think of quitting league because it's not fun anymore

ahcCwBiMFZ11/9/2017, 3:30:42 AM5 votes

^ Normally I don't get frustrated over the game. But it simply just feels way too different.

KillAlIGays11/11/2017, 6:07:39 AM5 votes

I was so excited for the changes when they first came out. "The biggest change ever to league of legends" turned out to be the laziest change ever. I have played since 2011 and now I have no desire to play this game anymore. Fun while it lasted...despite the huge flaws, but time to move on at long last.

Faithlez231011/15/2017, 11:35:01 PM4 votes

gg new runes made the game shit, aint fun no more...ppl cant stop trolling or accept they cant allways have the role they want..and then they HVE TO RUIN OTHER PPL GAMES....goodbye LoL im out...i pray for u

Quinnderbreadman11/13/2017, 5:03:17 PM4 votes

They saw Heroes of the Storm and how that deals with Champion options and for some reason wanted to try and use bits of that terribly balanced game probably because it was just a novel idea. Adding more importance to the rune masteries thing with these cross champ "options" is sort of daft to do in champ select or pre-game given even if you do balance them out for the regular season because it makes it far more likely the actual game part of it just playing out the meta determined by choices before you hit the rift assuming roughly equal skill at playing out your given choice of extra abilities. It won't be about the soft skill of adapting to other players pre-game choices. Chances are it will end up like thunderlords and then it is just an extra passive or whatever for both players on a lane rather than variation they want.

Riot can't have it both ways. Runes and Masteries either matter and that will develop its own meta and make competitive (as in player skill balance not e-sports) games about pre-rift choices or Runes and Masteries don't matter in which case why add in pointless info and up the entry bar to the game.

Sifusin11/10/2017, 11:26:00 AM4 votes

I logged in today and saw this new system. I absolutely hate it. Its clearly a move to simplify the game to support a younger, more impatient client base. It's a trend that happening in every single popular game that i've played online. Any degree of complexity and customization to my champions that made them feel unique is now gone.

o itz rampage11/10/2017, 8:39:15 PM4 votes

i couldn't agree more with this post! GG riot you gone and fucked up league..........................

FOR JUSTICE11/9/2017, 2:55:37 AM3 votes

hasent been 24 hours yet.

we need to give time for the balance team to do their jobs

Spotlite11/9/2017, 4:22:42 AM3 votes

The new system is going to require you to buy a rune page for each champion you want to play. Players can’t afford to do that. So now your choice in who you want to play is very limited. This seems like a money move on Riots part. Before, I had about 20 masteries to edit for the champs I enjoy playing. Now I have to spend blue essence to buy pages for any champ I want to play? That’s ridiculous. This new system ruined gameplay and champ selection.

Every champion is different. The old system allowed you to pick masteries that we’re designed to individually enhance the champion you chose. Now I­t­ looks like if you can’t afford BE then you have to settle for the standard given rune pages. This means you won’t reach the champions max potential.

PreMult11/13/2017, 5:32:48 PM3 votes

Yup its offical. After S8 played about 10 rounds, more toxic players and ignorant players than used to be. Good job riot, you made your product officially elementary. No wonder you have youtube ads consisting of kids with undeveloped brains. For any mature players still in league, its time for us to step out since the level of gameplay has hit the gutter

Áctual Pepega11/15/2017, 6:52:23 AM3 votes

I agree with you. But people should stop posting about this because we all know Riot will never admit they made mistakes. When they first announced runes reforged I was like "Yeah, I don't really care about runes too much, why not." Now I'm thinking about quitting league, played since season 1. All of the changes the past 2 seasons were all changes for the sake of changing stuff.

I just want an honest awnser from a Rioter, why did you feel the need to completely SCRAP the runes system that has 7-8 years on its back for something you worked like half a year on. AND why did you change it into something that would probably fit into DotA. I honestly just want to deinstall the game everytime I think of the "futures market" mastery, what is this... going in debts?! If a Rioter can awnser me this in a way that I'm thinking "Makes sense" I will donate 1000€ to charity. But since this will never happen make it a million. (Sorry to get vulgar now) Dear idiots from Riot Games, did you NEVER thought about why you always make changes for the sake of changing? And never change something for the fact that it needs changing? Because your game is good, it was always good, sure there were balance changes, bugs and QoL changes that could be done. But gameplay wise, the game was fun to play, you are slowly killing your game. Even a child would understand that every major change you made the last 2 years was slowly killing your game, why are you so incompetent? Just explain it to me.

Sorry for no formatting and if I repeated myself. But I simply don't care about stuff like that, just like Riot doesn't care about their game [slayer-pantheon-thumbs]

Edit. Also you always say "We do what we think is best for our player base." Straight up bullshit. If you would really work up to that policy then.. STOP. CHANGING. MAJOR. PARTS. OF. THE. GAME. WITHOUT. ANYONE. ASKING. Thank you.

Amarillys11/15/2017, 9:45:59 PM3 votes

Totally agree, new runes system is a mess

Tamotefu11/15/2017, 11:32:58 PM3 votes

Give me back my defensive runes right the fuck now, this update is trash.

Sigmuus12/29/2017, 8:42:34 AM2 votes

In one fell swoop Riot has fucked the game up for most players. This new rune system does not allow players to apply runes and fix their favorite characters, or their own, weakness. This will, and has, caused people to move on. If this is their intent, then they need to be aware of what the are doing. When I stop playing due to constant surrenderers not being banned, glitchy gameplay, and now shitty runes not being useful, I am actively looking into other games with the same premise that are actually fun to play. I never played MOBA2 now I have due to this breaking of the game. Way to drive people to your competitors. LoL = lol.

LickerUp1/7/2018, 1:21:59 AM2 votes

I invested so much time into my runes that got me to plat 1. These runes ruined the experience for me I can't feel the effect of them at all it's terrible.

TP4MyBungHolio11/20/2017, 9:47:44 PM2 votes

The new runes literally destroyed the whole idea of matching abilities of a champ and pre game planning to separate you from noobs. Instead its a freekin burst fest with tanks nerfed to oblivion. Nice way to totally destroy the game Riot. Uninstalling after 6 years soon.

ÝÓŁÓ11/24/2017, 9:33:06 PM2 votes

new runes and masteries are really suckk this game is not interesting any more too many of my friends gone of lol for that new shit update and riot dont give a fuck to players . it just change as riot like we are players and play this game 24 hours riot should ask or voting for new changes of old players at least and care about it

mel9itchpseudo11/17/2017, 7:23:22 PM2 votes

GG Riot today I played my last game I uninstalled the game, I regret spending time to play this season,I tryed every single champ that I used to have fun with but no more fun .I gess you f***ed up realy bad. Thanks for the last 5 years.

4yearsinplat12/4/2017, 12:09:45 AM2 votes

"Create your unique playstyle", "Pick your playstyle" - THE BIGGEST Kappa EVER. I'm forced to play one and only viable keystone that everybody is using, and i have same build every single game. I started playing league at season 4, wanted to tryhard for diamond in season 8 but now... I'm done with this game. Rest in peace League of Legends.

GHOSTCRAWLER turns everything he touch in a stinky brown stool. : ]

d3wmAnchU11/19/2017, 5:27:29 PM2 votes

I couldn't agree more It has nothing to do with not wanting change and having issues adjusting. There is so many people commenting on this there is obviously a big issue. People literally uninstalling the game and quitting playing a game they have for years. This has nothing to do with the meta its just broken system with broken champs that snowball too quickly then the game is out of control. The chance for stalling or making a comeback is done the games are won and lost now in the first 10 minutes. GL all RIP LOL

Kaiseray3/31/2018, 11:50:51 AM1 votes

Summary:

Old Runes/Masteries: Want an incentive to engage as an ekko, neat take this and you'll get 15 gold every time you e and ult your opponent. And the rest of your mastery/rune page wont suffer. New Runes: Want to do the above, you can sort of do that, buuuuuuut it's only available if your major rune is a support rune page, problem? Touph. But it's all worth for that Mana Potion eh?

High Elo Coffee11/18/2017, 9:53:38 PM1 votes

"Are you guys for real??!!" true words from the god of pies, addressed to you people. How dare you insult riot games, they are trying their very best to milk the old player base while making the game holy moly smoother for new players..."Games snowball way to quickly",https://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/player/NA/ByteOfData said.... that is what an ignorant noob would say!! if you make a mistake, you are supposed to be punished for it! In my opinion, thats what was missing in the game this whole time. If you were plat and below, games would drag on for over 40 minutes and as such champions like veigar easily dominated without skill. Do you want to fall asleep during games?? And all runes just work for 4-5 champs? that is bull****. And even if certain champs have an advantage, don't be salty just because the ONE champ you main got nerved... And runes aren't even that important... I played my first games not even looking at the runes and won easily, it just takes "more skill" to win..... Thats what riot wants..a changing game where you have to adapt..if you can't, then don't start crying and start trying. This game just gets better and better!!! Stop talking crap about riot...thx

JuliaKrystal12/12/2017, 10:46:56 PM1 votes

I haven't been playing league for very long (like a year and some months maybe) which makes it really sad to say that I agree that the game is trash now and I'm joining a lot of the community on the quitting wagon. I was just starting to really enjoy and understand the game. I reached Gold 4 on my main account this year. I ranked at last minute, just before the season was over and I was pleasantly surprised, even excited. I was setting goals for high Plat in season 8 but League just isn't the same now. When I or my team is losing it feels like the game is unwinnable; there's no reason to stall a surrender because there is no coming back anymore. Even if I'm winning or my team is winning, it's not fun because it was too easy. I can't even remember the last time a game was won through legitimate team fighting and strategy since the beginning of this season. Riot has ruined what League of Legends was and replaced it with some cookie cutter bs. It's really sad. This was one of the few games I had enjoyed playing.

Krazioz3/14/2018, 6:03:44 PM1 votes

I was playing lol since 2016,yeah pretty shor time but anyways.The new rune system changed the game and totally destroyed the lane between higher levels and lower levels.Like everybody can have the runes full and things like that.I liked the old ones more because you could have more cdr or damage than others and it was their fault that they had lower levels.I'm done playing.I like really can't understand why you made this game more for kids.Amumu R.I.P. old rune system

Kaiseray3/31/2018, 11:47:02 AM1 votes

I agree, I feel like the new system has 'streamlined' the whole thing into the ground. The old runes were customizable(and fun at that), while these are the old ones were't limited to 10 pages that are a 10th of that a single old rune page and mastery page was put together. The old system was very player-style friendly and these just feel like it only works for a very narrow view of league. It seems like the fun of league is sucked out now and will require a whole lot of adaptation or very severe misuse of the 'runes'. You can't get creative anymore, oh and of those 10 rune pages only 5 are customization as the 'defaults' can't be edited or it wont let me edit them rather. Either you keep to a very narrow and boring play-style or you are going to have a hard time is the options. I too was hoping they'd at least make them tolerable but it's April Fools Patch now and they still are dry. Yeah you can argue it's more skill based but hey you could play adc ivern and carry if you were skilled enough, it doesn't make it a good choice to make standard.