Feedback on ARAM changes
I started playing this game about a month or so ago. I really liked it, fell in love with ARAM. I've built a roster of around 30-35 champs so far. I was having a lot of fun until this patch sucked it all away. Now I don't get my champs anymore, I get free to play chumps....all the time. The changes to the art and stuff is great, the reroll bin is awesome. But it don't matter if I have to play free to play stuff most of the time. Every time I get stuck with one of them its like I'm just phoning it in...waiting for the next match maybe I'll get to play someone I actually have. Play 3-4 matches getting stuck with garbage, use both rerolls to end up with skarner is getting old fast. Sure could be bad luck, I get that but man that's some insanely bad luck ever since patch came out.
I played lots of close matches before this patch. Many times there was an epic comeback to win. Since this patch I haven't seen a single comeback, it seems like 80% of the games are decided in the first 5 mins. There are definitely more dodges now. You said that it would be easier to get a S grade in ARAM now. I see the exact opposite and I'm not talking about just myself. Teammate and opponent S grades are much less common in my experience.
As far as items go I can't really comment as I don't have enough knowledge of the game yet to really understand the impact the changes have made. Although I do really like Ghostwalker boots it has added a new element to ARAM game play.
Overall this ARAM patch blows. You had me hook, line and sinker I spent well over 100 bucks buying boosts/chests and skin boosts in the last month. I would've kept buying for months but you changed it. As a new player that sucks. Unless it gets changed for the better I'm probably done spending cash. Soon after I'll likely be gone because I don't like summon rift, the games are too long when I tried it. Maybe I'll try twisted tree line....