Petition to keep the old client as an option. Pls upvote.

Moriss··7 votes·1,102 views

It's a simple petition with a simple statement. The new client is not good and for a lot of older PC's it sucks.

We should always have the option to use something that just works better. Please don't deny us this! It's a really big QOL factor for me at least and I imagine many others. There are so many instances where I get super frustrated with the new client in champion select i barely want to play the game itself. Reasons why I get frustrated.

Can't change masteries quickly enough. Can't change runes quickly enough. Chat communicate quickly enough because chat is terrible

Pls dont forcefeed the client to us! Getting into the game efficiently and preparing for the game efficiently is just as important as playing the game efficiently. Note for the board moderators. Champion Select is part of the game play process and specifically where the mental game begins where you identify what you need to do for your team so..... that being said this post should remain in the game play section.

5 Comments

Dynikus2 votes

All of your issues are likely going to be addressed before the client is fully released and forced on everyone. Having to work on bug fixes and integrating anything new into both clients is twice the work with next to no benefit.

Zielmann1 votes

Well, they really couldn't/shouldn't keep the old client. Yes, the new one has problems, but the old one did, too. The old one also just isn't sustainable into the future. There are features they have added or that they want to eventually add that would have been very difficult, if not impossible, to implement in the old client. So from a platform perspective, the new client is what they really do need.

However, it needs a lot of work. Some parts are clunky. The layout and menus aren't all that intuitive. Sure, I've gotten used to how the new one is set up, but there are a lot of design choices that do boggle my mind a bit. I doubt this is the case, but it doesn't really feel like the design and layout was vetted by a good User Experience expert or team. It really has more the feel of a bunch of engineers going "oh, wouldn't this be cool" which does result in something cool or flashy, but not actually good design.

Lauchmelder1 votes

No. Now let me explain why:

The old client is a mess. Riot has literally no way of changing stuff in the old client because of their coding. The new client fixes this.

This discussion can easily be explained with the following: If the early human would've said "I want to keep carrying rocks on my back instead using this so called wheel because it just works better for me" we would still bash our heads in with bone clubs.

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It's a simple petition with a simple statement. The new client is not good and for a lot of older PC's it sucks.

You need to understand what a Beta is. It's an unfinished product that aims to stress test, find bugs and, to some extend, hype.

Performance is bad on older PCs? Use potatoe mode. I didn't have a problem with my 2006 laptop. If you actually play on a 1945 machine I'd suggest getting a new one.

Tworie1 votes

They should keep the old client so those of us playing on Linux can still play the game.

XmortoxX1 votes

"I want to use this really shitty client instead of one that works so much better"

/shrug

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