League 2016 is becoming everything I hate about game industry
Marksman update - I think (before juggernauts update) s5 was the most balanced patch I played. Mages and assassins could play, riot mana starved some of them, but in the end we had carry/tank/bruiser/and nidalee junglers, top laners. Now we go back to ADC fest. The role that warped the game in season 1 making some player their bit* (Hey I got to farm, you'll have to babysit me) , throw in the spot light again. The role that has a permanent spot in team composition. Black cleaver was good on bruisers? Not anymore. We will release new items that upgrades from last whisper but we need to take a decent item from bruiser. While we are at it, triforce will be changed too. I could go on and on, but you already know that.
Keystones masteries- More burden of knowledge. Since they are buffing some hidden stat (Hey, there is no need for ingame info about your opponents, use a third party site for it).
dumb down the game - Too busy to upgrade your trinket? No problem sugar pot, we will upgrade it for you! We already gave it for you so you could deal with the meanie jungler that was ganking you in this season!
Bias- Someone is spamming skills and using mana pots?No more mana pots.
- Why I'm the only one that has a high energy cost for my skills?
"Shut up and wait for your update".
- I'm OP for pros and decent in normal games! ( Nerfed to death).
: I'm fine for pro palyers. Why I'm getting buffs and being dumbed down?
Ranked solo abolished- It is hard to climb? No worries! Now elo boosters can group up and carry more than one boosted player! You want to play with all your friends in ranked? F*** the ranked teams that already give team rewards. If you play as a loner YOU WILL GET A HANDICAP and who groups up will get the same LP you would. We say that 95% you'll face a team with the same team members as you but remember we abolished third party whistleblowers that told who were duoing? So just trust us.
Promo helper - Because you need some help winning. Because you really need that icon/skin we will give you an get out of the jail card. That means almost nothing because we have a "hidden" elo. The MMR. Climb up and fall off really fast because you are in an elo you don't belong with a low MMR =].
HEXTECH CRAFTING - We were thinking on giving more IP so the game isn't more grindy. We prefer to add an illusion of choice, because good luck getting something you want, dust that rental into some shards and wait a lot for that champion you want. Sou you get boosters! I mean, hextec boxes. That's what the cool kids want right? That's what Halo 5 is shoving up their player base throat right? We are already milking you for skins, champions (cyclical FOTM champions), rune pages and even runes (if you consider ip boosts). Now we will add % in league, because we love RNG, spent 4 seasons complaining about crit chance but now it is here to stay. Want somethig good? Buy our rigged safes, ops, hextec boxes. But wait, there is more! Wait until we will sneak in some "rare skins" for some booster madness! Not available now, but it is the next step .
Drop hack/botters/scripters - LALLALALALALA look a new interface LALALALLALALALA.
The only good thing is a team builder for ranked. That took 5 seasons to be created.
What is next? No more ip champions buy? Time restrictions that will only vanish a pay wall? (see mobile dungeon keeper/candy crush) .
Kudos to you riot. Milk the cow while you can. Sooner or later the game will lose it's player base. (Except for starcraft. That thing is stable).
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lost a core item. AS I said, I could go on and on.