Part of Riots job is to make the game fun
And currently, its a complete failure.
To look at the current state of the game and say nothing is wrong is asinine. And I believe that it has a lot to do with the stylistic and creative choices.
League has lost a lot of what made it fun to play, over the top ridiculousness with a key focus in strategy, teamwork and skill. Where each one worked in harmony, where raw power could be overcome by strategy and skill, where power and skill could beat strategy. All kept away from the horrible idea of the "what ifs". Where the question was always "What if X did X"
But we have gone down this steady slope to where we are now when we stopped putting the brakes on game designs elements that broke the key philosophies in place before it, in that _it has to be fun to play, and fair to play against. _
A single champion that could almost invalidate a class, a runes system that is FUNDAMENTALLY broken, all examples of a system where there is no pressure to say, "I think this is a bad idea for X reason".
League has become so stale because at the heart of it, There are all of these champions, all of these skins, but there is no content. Because its the same game over and over again, where losses feel twice as sour as a victory does sweet, And the balance is so far out, that no matter how hard you push down on the other end, the seesaw doesnt see balance. Even playing with 5 people doesnt have the same energy as it once did.
Look at all of the streamers and content creators that make or use to make content for league. A lot of have quit. A lot make other game content as well, and a lot feel like they are ready to quit.
There has been amazing content made for league, amazing people that have amased millions of people to come and play this game. . . . . .
But you will never see them stay if the game is not fun to play.
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Make the game fun again.