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Give Riot a break! :(

GoodHotFreshFly·8/28/2015, 3:08:18 PM·3 votes·624 views

Before you downvote, just know what when you complain about something on the boards: I WILL agree with you. I feel your pain. It IS annoying seeing Vayne and Kalista in every ranked game. It IS annoying that Riven is still OP. It is annoying that AFKs still exist and affect peoples' games. While these are very valid things to complain about, I just want you to think about these four things. :D

1. They're only human They're not gods with billions of dollars who will always make the right choices. They are humans that will make mistakes, but they are actively trying to fix them. Especially since Riot is made up of tons of people, they will often disagree with each other, making it harder to identify their mistakes and to fix those mistakes. So, don't expect them to fix these mistakes right away. Remember, time is the best medicine.

2. They've had success Though Riot has made mistakes, they have also had a lot of successful additions to the game. Such as the server move to Illinois which improved players' ping a lot. Such as the tank meta that replaced the annoying assassin meta. Such as the many creative champions that we only take for granted. There's so much more they've done that we should respect.

3. Believe it or not, League of Legends is important Well, by "important", I mean to the gaming industry. They have dominated the MOBA genre of games and are among the leading figures in e-sports. They are also among the most popular online games. Let me repeat that: They have dominated the MOBA genre of games and are among the leading figures in e-sports. They are also among the most popular online games. Please, just don't take this game for granted. :)

4. Though we complain, we still like League of Legends Even though we all complain about this game and its flaws, we still like it and we still play it. It's not as bad of a game as we think. (remember that "we" includes myself).

Though complaining is great and it shows what Riot needs to improve, I see things on the Boards that are just downright mean with people angrily agreeing with them ("people" includes myself), almost like some sort of rebellion. If you think about it, Riot is more likely to consider a problem if it's presented assertively than if it's presented aggressively. Just, please don't take these things for granted, and hopefully Riot will listen to the community more. :)

6 Comments

KMannnnn18/28/2015, 3:13:44 PM3 votes

What makes me feel bad for Riot is that trying to appease one community circlejerk makes another come out of the shadows.

For example, for the longest time on the boards, people would complain that thornmail was too strong and MR itemization sucked. Once Riot announced that they were nerfing armor and buffing MR, I saw a bunch of threads saying "they gutted thornmail for no reason" and "I guess only ADCs are allowed to do damage RIP."

With such a gigantic playerbase, Riot will pretty much always upset about half of it, even if they make the best possible decision for the game.

Balmor08/28/2015, 3:18:24 PM2 votes

I have given up on climbing ranked coz of feeding trolls and afk and some times all that in one person. Not saying i win my lane 100% that i do everything 100% correct am just tired of feeders and losing 21-23 lp every game and gaining 17 lp for a win (i'l play one game in ranked just to not start decaying coz i am hoping riot will some day read this comments and balances the game but probably not ). It's their game so we can hold them accountable for their mistakes but people have a tendency of bringing out only the bad things .

BakedLotion8/28/2015, 3:19:40 PM1 votes

then why havent they lowered the amount of intent feeders and trolls? I'm pretty sure everyone wants them gone

Dreadlocks8/28/2015, 3:33:07 PM1 votes

I feel bad for them for many reasons.. but then I remember that they only care about money.