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Why not just release separate patches for Competitive League of Legends?

AmenPerson·3/26/2018, 6:54:48 PM·2 votes·318 views

Just some food for thought, but why doesn't Riot just release separate patches for the comp league scene?

It just really doesn't seem like it's easy for Riot to balance out the Pro scene from the Solo scene. I mean just look at Ryze. Here's a quote from RiotRepertoir that I grabbed from an AskRiot:

>Ryze is a common example of being dependent on team coordination as well as mastery of the champion’s inputs (i.e. hitting his buttons correctly in any given circumstance), so it can be difficult to get him into a state where he feels balanced for pros but still useful to solo queue players of all levels. On the opposite end of the spectrum, the things that would need to be done to make Garen a powerful option in pro (or even high skilled solo queue play) would likely mean he’s disgustingly powerful for most players.

More examples would be the 'recent' Baron changes, which I noticed did spring up a bit of controversy on the Boards (but to be honest, what doesn't spark some controversy on the boards?).

I do doubt that Riot would go ahead and separate the balance team to try and make two completely different version of League of Legends, but it would just be nice to see them put some thought into it, to go ahead and make the game easier. Invest early with hard work to get an easy life in the end.

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IP Masquerena3/26/2018, 7:59:29 PM1 votes

I'll quote myself from another topic, just so I don't have to rewrite it all:

"Sorry if I don't agree, but I do think Riot went in the good direction with these champs, and I hope more stuff will be balanced only for high elo/pro play.

Maybe it's because I am a Dota player as well, but having things balanced for those who know how to play the game is astronomically better and healthier for the game than having it balanced for those who....I'll give you an example: LeBlanc mid pings SS on Akali twice (habit) Akali goes bot through a scuttle ward, then clears a vision ward, while LeBlanc keeps pinging danger to her bot lane Akali double kill " /all Report mid, noob no ss" - Varus.

Do I need to say more? I'll quote a Dota coach: "If you want the skill of the community to Ryze, you need to raise the skill of the lowest players, sometimes even forcefully" (that pun was intended by me, not the coach)"

Phieldworker3/26/2018, 9:52:37 PM1 votes

Coding is not as easy as you might think it is. Not to mention they would have to make a client for each group. Also when is it decided that you need to get off the normal client and move to the pro one?