The Boards: "Snowballing makes the game less about skill expression."

Marshbouy·Mar 30, 2018·3 votes·444 views

Also the boards: "insert specific mechanic to slow down snowballing ruins the game and makes it less about skill expression."

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Taliyah RocksMar 30, 20182 votes

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"Snowballing makes the game less about skill expression."

Yup. Everyone can make mistakes. Just because you messed up once doesn't mean you should automatically lose your lane and tower, or even less the game. Sadly the game is often decided after the first couple of mistakes, giving a massive lead that's really hard to come back from.

The game used to be (at least more so than it is now) a tug of war that required you to be on your toes all game. Sure getting an early advantage helped you win the game, but it wasn't as severe as it is now.

What happens nowadays? Whoever gets an early lead can pretty much go on auto-pilot and win the game with very little effort.

Obviously there were games that used to be very snowbally before, much like there are strenuous game today, but on average, games are decided much earlier than before, and comebacks are more unlikely than they used to be.

AhristocatsMar 30, 20181 votes

also the boards: "ninja tabi is balanced"

SirLimeMar 30, 20181 votes

A player is able to carry by crushing their lane -> "The game is determined by the weakest link on the team and thus there isn't enough skill expression."