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Dear Riot; about the new mastery system...

Mister Beane·5/6/2015, 7:13:59 PM·3 votes·482 views

Dear Riot,

So far I believe this system has been a bust and will eventually be bad for business. I've been in several games where people have seen their scores, even in a winning game, and the harsh truth that they were carried and/or did poorly hurts them. So far I've played a few games as Sion in this system and have gotten a B, B+ and an A while others on my teams have gotten upset and/or raged to the point they needed to log off to cool down. It is my belief that getting bad grades on a regular basis is going to end up discouraging people from playing their favorite champions or discourage people from playing the game.

Without giving names, a player I was in a game with ( she was on the other team ) got a "D" for her score in spite of putting up a valiant effort. She had put in a lot of work for her game, even seemingly holding off our entire team at one point. To come out of the game she put so much effort into only to see her contributions were ranked "D" was simply to much for her and caused a fight with her friend who had gotten a higher grade.

I'm sure many more incidents like the above have and/or will take place and eventually contribute to the toxic attitude that many players have when it comes to their rank. While Grades are currently only visible to the person that earned them all it takes is a change of that to further divide the community. Comments like "STFU Bronze Scrub" might now be coupled with comments like "You're a shitty D+ [champion name] so don't talk to me" or the like.

Adding onto this, the fact this is titled "Champion Mastery" is somewhat misleading. With no decay possible for absent/bad playing it seems that even AFKers, players bad with X champion or players who've left the game ( and would need to re-adjust to the game and their former champions upon return ) can be a "Master" simply by using the champion. I feel with how you've set this up there is little incentive to actually play with champions for the sake of self-improvement given you've made getting the master/mastery crest sound pretty easy.

If I'm missing something please let me know, Mr. Beane.

4 Comments

ShaftyMegee5/6/2015, 8:47:37 PM1 votes

I.... don't think it's a bad idea. If you get a D then you probably deserve it, even if you think you did well. Now I do think if the idea could he tweaked a bit. IE giving suggestions on how to do better (this would he very hard to do accurately though.). But if someone gets into a fight about their grade in LOL they need to step away from the game and do something relaxing. Then come back.

Bîjan5/7/2015, 6:07:50 AM1 votes

If they get a bad score and are upset, good. They deserve it and need to play better.

I think that leaving should drop you like half a level and losing is ok since you get less for it.

The Bearded Bard5/7/2015, 6:15:25 AM1 votes

Meh, if people can't handle an imaginary grade that means very little in a video game maybe they should find a different way to pass the time.

Valor Bot5/7/2015, 6:31:47 AM1 votes

That some people respond with hostility to these scores does not necessarily mean the system itself warrants removal. There will always be those who behave negatively in competitive environments, regardless of the features implemented. It's admittedly unfortunate that they now have a new avenue for disrespect, but this new Champion Mastery seems like a fair and straightforward grading mechanic that can help guide our performances.

Keep in mind that Champion Mastery accounts for AFK players in its scoring. Check out the FAQ.