Tune in to our playtester stream on Wednesday from 6 to 8 PM PDT!

RiotAesah·8/16/2016, 7:45:32 PM·18 votes·24,152 views

Hey guys! I'm Don "Aesah" Ding on Riot's Playtest team, a group of Diamond+ players who play with the new champions, reworks, balance tweaks, items, map updates, etc. before they are released. It's our job to the test the ideas that our developers come up with and ensure that we're introducing positive changes to LoL in terms of both balance and fun.

I host the Playtest Stream along with another member of our team every Wednesday from 6 to 8 PM Pacific Time. The main focus of the stream is to answer any questions you guys have for us. We will also be playing games with viewers (in a custom game where the password is announced in the chat) and delivering a few high level gameplay tips.

All of us on the Playtest Team are avid gamers so feel free to talk to us as fellow LoL players. While we can't answer specific questions about anything that would be considered confidential or a leak, you guys can also use this opportunity to ask us anything about Riot.

Feel free to use this thread to leave any questions, suggestions, or comments about the Playtest Stream, and see you guys at www.twitch.tv/leagueoflegends!

EDIT: as of 9/28/16, this stream will be on hiatus. I'm not exactly sure how long but definitely AT LEAST a few months.

113 Comments

Fllesh8/16/2016, 10:18:56 PM3 votes

here is my question, supposedly the majority of the player base is located in gold and below... why is the game play tested and balanced to plat+?

rtbf2256182418/16/2016, 9:40:43 PM3 votes

Which type of ability mechanics do you enjoy testing the most?

Cardi9/19/2016, 7:56:38 AM2 votes

In reference to this post from reddit (https://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/4en3fi/serious_playtesters_plz/) quite a few months ago, is Riot still hiring candidates for their playtest team?

Adauchi8/16/2016, 9:20:51 PM2 votes

Will you guys be talking about the assassin changes? Or just talking about the possible changes happening for the world's patch? Just PBE changes and tweaks?

LEÄHCIM9/14/2016, 11:18:22 PM1 votes

test

T0k3n blackguy9/16/2016, 9:06:45 PM1 votes

ok

gimme money9/20/2016, 3:20:24 PM1 votes

item 3632

trapbird9/20/2016, 3:50:55 PM1 votes

When will we see the new Talon come around?

Vegan Man9/23/2016, 3:36:50 PM1 votes

Sounds fun!

Maximus Paine9/26/2016, 11:40:53 AM1 votes

Hello, Did you guys broadcast last wed 9/21? I don't see the video on Twitch. :/

AMYS GRAVE9/26/2016, 7:54:16 PM1 votes

is there a reason this thread is still stickied on the boards a month later?

C 19/27/2016, 10:28:56 PM1 votes

Nice :D

Nivek Skraps9/28/2016, 1:58:34 AM1 votes

Hiii

League SJW10/7/2016, 11:43:39 PM1 votes

You should Chang guinsoozs rageblade back to the way it was before it was reworked and bring back devour and fix the bugs on master yi

imofchinaese10/8/2016, 3:33:40 PM1 votes

I want to get PBE.....................LeeSin [zombie-nunu-tears]

mannyshb10/9/2016, 1:54:09 AM1 votes

TSM

xBatousai10/12/2016, 4:20:22 PM1 votes

when is the lol record match history thing coming out?

HEdi0110/14/2016, 11:06:36 PM1 votes

end ban

artini110/18/2016, 4:41:42 PM1 votes

what is thiss??

AnimalGeti10/19/2016, 3:39:12 PM1 votes

Well as an assassin main i will just say this here. The update is fun for sure for some assassins for others not so much.

Katarina Katarina i must say it is fun and looks okay. (and inc ad katarina xD)

Talon Talon, i feel like his potential for roam is amazing and to kill the jungler (which i think most high elo player will focus on that mostly because well he can get fast in lanes but he cant really do anything with out a blink....and no a dash is not a blink)[slayer-jinx-unamused] . so i am not sure about him being playable.

Leblanc Leblanc, well it looks like she will have easier farm mechanics Ryze for the rest i cant tell. And for sure she wont b able to escape anymore almost at all with no double W. (she dies fast a slow effect will destroy her)

Rengar Rengar, it looks like the ulty and the W are very good the Q tho i dont know... i mean okay the basic aspect riot dev focused was to give counter play and not die in 0.5 sec from rengo ulty but with the change on ulty you already nerfed the teamfight ability to assassinate why a change in Q. I cant tell if its good or not until i play.

Shaco AND FINALLY SHACO WILL DO SOMETHING IN A FIGHT A CC!

Liquid Poro 8/16/2016, 9:45:19 PM1 votes

Will you able to test the assassin rework on pbe?

Obalazs9/10/2016, 3:15:11 PM1 votes

I thin try again

togapika9/11/2016, 2:53:47 PM1 votes

Glad to hear Robert is doing well. I used to watch him stream before his accident.