Positive Feedback on Preseason (For Once) (and some s***slinging on the side)
Hello Riot and League Players,
I just wanted you to know that of my 5 games played so far, I have been trapped in a losing game for less than half of the time I am normally trapped, and it didn't feel as frustrating to be trapped there. Now I don't want to go so far as to say you are done with tweaks in this area, but it has gone in a good direction.
[katarina-love]
The ONLY reason I quit playing this game after reaching diamond in season 8 is because of the MASSIVE waiting times. I had to wait 8 minutes for que, 3-5 more minutes for draft, 2 more minutes after someone dodges at the last second, and then 3-5 more minutes for the real draft. After ~15 minutes I get into game only to have my entire team feed their ass off before 10 minutes. Then sit 30 MORE minutes waiting for the enemy team to figure out how to close out the game they won at 10 minutes.
[sg-janna]
That means I got 10 minutes of fun for every ~90 minutes played.
In my very brief testing (only normals, plus I decayed to gold, plus im rusty) I had fun for ~70 minutes of every 90 minutes played. LOSING CAN STILL BE FUN. Just not when I am stuck with no hope for half an hour.
[sg-lux-2]
Predicted reply to reply: Yes every game is winnable. If you plop 5 pro players into any solo que game at any point, they will be able to come back and win 90% of the time. The problem is that the players you are stuck with for 40 minutes are NOT good players. If they were good, your team wouldn't be 10k gold down at 10 minutes. I'm not saying im good. I'm not saying my team is shit and I'm amazing. I'm just saying if you lose the game, FF. Its ok to lose. That's how you learn.. not by playing for 10 minutes and then getting dumpstered for 30.
[slayer-jinx-wink]
P.S. In THOUSANDS of games, my FF vote has only been wrong 4 times. In THOUSANDS of games, my FF vote has only been accepted a couple hundred. Yes comebacks happen. 4 times out of a couple thousand.
[slayer-pantheon-thumbs]
Good luck in preseason guys, and Riot, if you stick to the goal of maximizing fun time and minimizing shit time, you will have happier players. <3 NAFB
(tried to include some emojis for you cancer lovers. You're welcome.)
[slayer-jinx-catface]