So when is Riot gonna make the client supportable for High Sierra

Bıogen·5/23/2018, 7:32:42 PM·2 votes·922 views

For some reason I cannot downgrade my iMac, due to it being too new and not supportable for Sierra iOs or lower. So basically, I can only run High Sierra. Riot has decided not to support High Sierra in the mac client, which means it frequently (about once a game) disconnects through a bugsplat. It's not that big of a deal, since I can simply reconnect. But it does take me 1 to 3 minutes off my game, which could be crucial in the early game in e.g. ranked games. Why doesn't Riot support this new iOs, while billions of people are running their systems through different iOS?

5 Comments

FOR JUSTICE5/23/2018, 7:39:17 PM2 votes

Because even big rito knows

One does not "game" on a mac

MagicFlyingLlama5/23/2018, 8:02:03 PM2 votes

OSX is not iOS.

The OSX userbase is tiny, well under 1% of players, and developing for OSX is harder than for windows, plus far less developers that are familiar with the drivers and OS exist.

It will either get fixed, or cut entirely if it is too much work to fix. You should strongly consider dualbooting windows with bootcamp. It is free, easy, and will give much better performance than the OSX client anyway.

It wont fix the shit hardware, but it will at least fully utilize it.

DuskDaUmbreon5/23/2018, 7:48:28 PM1 votes

Odd. I've never had an issue with League on this laptop, and it runs the latest version of High Sierra. I've had maybe 3 crashes since I've had it, and have had to restart twice at most.

It's probably an issue with you, your computer, or just outright terrible luck.

Oleandervine5/23/2018, 7:58:23 PM1 votes

Apple rolls out OS updates at a helluva higher frequency than Windows, which makes them a pain to have to constantly work on compatability for, which is why people prefer to game on Windows. They'll get there, with time, but that's just something you'll have to live with if you're gaming on an Apple.

PS: Apple's OS names make no sense. This is a case where it's more easier to grasp what level an OS is at when you say Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 10 as opposed to Bobcat, Snowflake, or High Sierra.