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Nah Riot, I think I'm gonna pass this event of yours.

SaltyToplaneGoat··3 votes·637 views

I mean yet again this is just a gigantic skin-promotion thing, with the gamemode effectively being "try out the skins for free". But with that alone I wouldn't have a problem. I don't even have a problem with the mode itself being hard as balls.

You know what I have a problem with? First you overprice the freaking hell out of the content. 50+ € for a bundle? Lol nope. This is pretty much a decision between five virtual costumes and groceries for an entire week, and that with quite some variance and quality on the menue. Let's compare this again: virtual costumes that do nothing besides pleasing my vanity Vs. my physical wellbeing for an entire week. A more practical example: I could buy almost 20 Döner Kebabs for that.

And then the missions - a FIVE MAN PREMADE? What the fuck makes you think the average player has even four friends?! I mean this is the literally most toxic saltpits of the online gaming world, and you think everyone is just here for a good time with FRIENDS? I wonder how removed from reality you guys must be at Riot - at least that would explain some balance-decisions...

So, and what is the wonderful content that I can gain for putting up with your horribly designed missions and pulling through all of it? At least one, just ONE skin? Nope, an icon and a ward skin. IP-Purchasable content? Zero. EVEN THE FREAKING ICONS ALONE COST RP.

All in all I must say, I think I will just carry on with my ranked games as if this entire event didn't exist, as one mediocre ward skin is not worth the hazzle, not even for bragging rights.

Also, maybe don't force people to repeat a game-mode if the mode itself is already extremly repetitive to the point where I pretty much have more than enough of it after 2 games. Less levels, more intersting boss fights, or at least a mini-boss with unique mechanics in between. But nope, this mode feels like this entire event: cheaply made around somewhat pretty content, and then just pushed out, mostly with the eyes on the $$$ instead of aiming for a wonderful player experience. Heck, you couldn't even come up with unique enemies and just re-dyed and re-sized some Void champs. Generally I have the feeling you have tried to bring out the event out with as little effort as possible-

This could have been an event to remember, something players will talk about years to come. But like this? Nope.

It's a shame given the potential it had, but once again you blew it.

Next time, try actually making an effort.

13 Comments

DarthPancake3 votes

It is also set up to make you fail. The levels for the quests and such are designed so you only die,no other option,so ontop of premades you have to hoep your premades stay with you intil you get levels that are passable,and not ones with over 500 monsters you are unable to reach outside the portals.

SaltyToplaneGoat1 votes

At least one level is set up as "almost impossible", that I would have seen without five years of Media Studies with focus on game design. It's so freaking obvious that I wonder if either Riot doesn't know better or if this is just how little fucks they give.

This gamemode is nothing but a massive repetitive time-sink. Apparently someone there thought "well, the longer they play the more succesfull it is, right?" and that's generally a sentiment that ruins videogame developing. Or they apparently do not know what the purpose of a boss in games is besides being "the end". People grind through endless metroidvania-corridors, enemies and puzzles to get to the next boss, because bossfights are what actually brings UNIQUE challenge and what is fun. Also, they have some personality, as opposed to faceless mobs.

They could have easily done the following:

"Tutorial Level" -> "First real Monster Shredding" -> "Mini-Boss" -> "the walking thing" ->" Set Up on limited location" -> "Mini-Boss #2" -> "Monster Shredding #2" -> "Endboss". Again eight segments, but this time a lot less repetitive. But apparently they couldn't be bothered to come up with a single new enemy besides giving herald a random bullet hell attack and overdrive the dash it has. As I mentioned before, they were just too cheap to put a single grain of effort into this event.

SaltyToplaneGoat1 votes

Ah yes, let the fanboy downvotes commence. What would the boards be without you just surpressing every opinion that goes against your beloved Riot Overlords?

ModWulf Helhammer4 votes

You're complaining that you don't want to buy new skins. No one cares that you don't want to buy the skins, so stop making whine posts and just move on with your life.

SaltyToplaneGoat1 votes

I would buy them - heck I considered even taking money aside for a bundle. But with prices like this?

Ah yes, I see where this is going. People like you bought it and now don't wanna realize they have been effectively scammed. Have fun with that cognitive dissonance lol.

ModWulf Helhammer2 votes

Dude, you're talking to a guy who has all the hextech exclusives, all champs, and skins for all but 6 of them. If I didn't feel like I was getting my moneys worth from this stuff, I wouldn't still be buying it.

Devilreaper XIII2 votes

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You're complaining that you don't want to buy new skins. No one cares that you don't want to buy the skins, so stop making whine posts and just move on with your life.

no hes complaining about a retarded game mode that is meant for promotion with a useless event and nonsense missions....

riot just says PLAY OUR IMPOSSIBLE MODE AND PURCHASE THESE SKINS INSTEAD!....

SaltyToplaneGoat2 votes

Neither the missions nor the gamemode are any good - so what is left of this so called "event" then?

ModWulf Helhammer1 votes

riot just says PLAY OUR IMPOSSIBLE MODE AND PURCHASE THESE SKINS INSTEAD!....

No. No they aren't. You don't have to do anything involving the new skins and mode. Why is that something people don't seem to get?

Devilreaper XIII1 votes

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No. No they aren't. You don't have to do anything involving the new skins and mode. Why is that something people don't seem to get?

what i meant is : that they are showing off those star guardian skins which are only purchasable with RP, so this is sale, the more you lose the more you wanna play since you want to get the reward and the more time you spend with these skins, the more you gonna want these skins since you are getting used to it.

luckily stuff like this doesn't work on me, i can't speak for everyone though, in the end its a sale promotion nothing more.

midnight oil242 votes

Actually, it's because you're being immature. You're free to have your own opinions, but no one will respect them when you phrase your issues like a toddler upset that someone else is playing with their toy.

SaltyToplaneGoat2 votes

What "toy" do you mean? The cheap cash-grab they threw at us? Seriously? You accuse me of jealousy?

My points still stand valid, no matter how I phrase them.

But it is always like that on these boards, you write something negative about Riot, and unless you crack some really good joke or meme early on, the fanboy-brigade will downvote you into oblivion. That's why I hate this reddit-like system tbh - especially since with a community like this game has it there shouldn't be any sort of voting system. That just fucks things up beyond believe with the people you have here.

midnight oil241 votes

Your point is perfectly valid. It's just no one is going to actually respect it if you phrase it poorly. You never have a free pass to be immature.

You are right about the system not being perfect, though.

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