I Really Want to Know the Logic Behind Balance Decisions

Woodakoodashooda·Nov 20, 2018·5 votes·1,684 views

Because I am tired of seeing buffs to champions with high ban rates and nerfs to champions with low play rates.

Really, I am.

7 Comments

DuskDaUmbreonNov 20, 20183 votes

Because banrate and playrate are not metrics of balance.

Literally no other metric in the game means jack shit without mentioning playrate.

60% banrate? Well it doesn't fucking matter because they have a 43% winrate so they need buffs.

1% playrate? Tough fucking shit his mains have a 75% winrate and that's too fucking high, he's getting nerfed.

Banrate without winrate means literally nothing in regards to balance.

Playrate without winrate means literally nothing in regards to balance.

Literally any metric in the game without winrate means literally nothing in regards to balance.

HügöNov 20, 20181 votes

And winrate is a shit metric too, as one tricks will push it up no matter how strong/weak the champion is. While banrate doesn't show how strong a champion is it is the perfect indicator that the players don't like something about that champion.

DuskDaUmbreonNov 20, 20181 votes

Winrate is kinda bad by itself, sure, but it's the only metric that means anything by itself.

Pickrate alone just means the champion is popular. Nothing else.

Banrate alone just means people don't want to deal with the champion. Nothing else.

Winrate by itself at least gives an indication that there's a problem, and you can take winrate versus games played and winrate by tier and get a pretty good idea of balance that way.

AseraanNov 20, 20182 votes

Play rate doesnt always indicates champion problems......atleast thats what they say. I dont know.

StigranNov 20, 20181 votes

That is assuming there is any logic. The way i see it, they have 2 baskets full of champion names in one and assorted nerfs and buffs in the other, and just randomly pull from both each patch.