Ok I know I posted this one fast after my previous one but this is something I want to know. I see these board discussions about OP runes and saying that lol is unplayable. Now I find lol to be fun, but is it worth it to play this in my free time and put effort into it. I just don't want to get into something that wont be good. Again, lets keep this discussion civil and non-toxic.
Whether or not it is worth it is up to you, however coming to the forums is not the right call as most people here are the pissed disgruntled players unhappy with the current changes.
That said, all forums are the same way, with the ones that are happy just playing with the pissed disgruntled players being the ones to talk about it.
Honestly, for a new player, no, go DOTA 2, you have all the heroes, or HoN, but it has smaller palyerbase (but game is similar).
Really, the fact you don't have all champs and can't even buy them at a reasonable price is the main reason i would stay away from this game, as a new palyer, especially now that the new blue essence system is up, and it is horrible.
The only true plus this game has over HoN and DOTA 2 (the other mobas i palyed, for hundreds of hours) is the fact that roles are more "important" and "well" defined, meaning that even if you like or are assigned support you are still valuable, whereas in the other games is all a matter of getting faceless void/chronos fed and watch him killing everyone. But the other 2 games i'm talking about are somewhat more advanced, since they feature a more complex map and more advanced mechanics, like wood cutting, tower and minion denying, minion waves to b e used to clear jungle etc.
No but this is a pretty terrible time for online games in general. Nothing but developers nickle and diming their sheep while not putting any effort into giving them something enjoyable.
in its current state
no
Chambers where people complain. Sometimes the complaints are reasonable other times they aren't.stop using the word "toxic". You define this stupid word as "Oh he hurt my feelings" So therefore it's toxic. That's what toxic means...
TLDR, I quit because the game wants to go faster and faster and that shoves more and more options out of the gameplay pool and forces content creep.
Pedantic aside I started in S3 and quit in S7 because games became spikefests-- the first champ to hit power peak usually carries their team with them to victory.
The snowbally direction of the game spoke about its future, and I knew for sure I wasn't going to keep enjoying a game where fights weren't planned as much as three people pressed R at the right time. I think a lot of people can list three man wombos that turn games and teams inside out.
I think I ultimately left because it seemed and even now seems like Riot, League's creators, are even proud of this direction the game is going. In the end, I think what I wanted out of them was to make teamfights a thought process. But they were assuredly not making them so, and even after I've all but uninstalled, they've gone and released Zoe. The game is not headed for a healthy direction in this guy's opinion.
But I'd suggest you play it, see how you like it after they release a new champ, or rework someone. Get a feel for their balance direction. It's one of the many many MOBAs, and it's free. A month or two to give it a solid trial shouldn't be too much.
What do you want out of a MOBA? For me, it's teamfights and HotS is teamfight-centric. DotA has an intense lane-phase, and SMITE is a hit with everyone I know who doesn't like any other MOBA on the market. That's about the extent of my knowledge on the genre but I'd say LoL holds a place with the most sheer content thanks to 139? individual champs.
Is any video game worth it? What is it worth? The only thing you are spending here that has any real value is time, so it depends on what you want your time to do for you.
Do you enjoy competition? Do you enjoy playing with friends? The key is to make sure you are enjoying the time you put into a game, and if you are not getting enjoyment you should set that game down and come back to it later. Distance makes the heart grow fonder, so taking a break from something you don't enjoy can end up reminding you of the important parts you actually like. If you don't feel like coming back it is probably for the best.
if u don't ever plan on playing ranked? i would say yes. as long as you play to learn and have fun, take advise try to improve yourself.. you will have fun. the issue i have is f its ranked.. i can get tilted if i get moron teammates who feed their ass off. if it unranked.. its like "ok dude, u seriously suck.." but its not tilting because i don't lose anything for losing.
that being said it can get quite annoying if your teammtes arn't even "trying" in unranked.
like if u want to learn a champ.. try it to practice too to get a feel of the skills, a feel for how to cs with it, then try it in bots for a few games. then once your confident in your ability bring it to unranked and get it to lvl 3 or 4 or 5 before going ranked with it
Wait and see what the general consensus is next season.
Preseason is over and they aren't gonna change the game drastically outside of then. Drastic changes need to be made in order to bring many veterans back to the game.
Thx for all the feedback I appreciate it. :)
If you like a game where the meta is not as volatile like other games and every game have the same sructure yes and this game is amazing.
And don't listen to all the crybabies that think that this game is unplayable because now it's more balanced between the 5 roles so it's harder to win 1vs9, and ofc you can still carry, but not as easy as it was used.
Honesty time. I have been visiting these boards for years, because understandably I have from time to time wanted to discuss and dig into a game I enjoy. The boards have been saying the game is awful and is dying for years. These boards has been complaining that the game is in a new terrible state now unlike previous years which were great for years. People have made highly upvoted threads about how Riot is deliberately ruining the game by buffing a champion and he should be nerfed instead and that Riot is doing it to distract from being criticized for not nerfing other champions the boards lose to, even though that champion had a 44% winrate.
Maybe it's because certain other popular game discussion websites delete negative posts and delete content from people who criticize Riot, but either way boards.na.leagueoflegends.com is where someone goes to when they just want to complain the game is terrible with other people want to complain. I could go on with examples, but it doesn't matter. The point is: I would advise you as someone new to the game to not listen and not take anything the League boards write seriously.
