Some Rules the Gameplay Boards Need to Realize About Discussing Balancing

1. Gutting a Champion Is Never the Answer Gutting someone as in making them weak and underpowered. This is never the answer. I don't care if you hate the champion because there is someone out there who loves the champion. Hate Yasuo? Tell that to the Yasuo player base which is huge. I don't care if he is hated by many, someone loves him and making him unarguably unplayable is not the way to make this game better. Edit: And by gutting, I mean make the champion completely unplayable by any means. In the past, Riot would make a champion relatively underpowered intentionally if their kit was flawed, but they were never unplayable. No one, even if everyone told you otherwise, was an instant lose upon locking them in.

2. We Cannot Buff Champions That Are Currently Balanced Without Other Negative Changes If someone is sitting at a 50% win rate and has their dedicated player base, unless the buff is something so minor and/or more of a QoL change to make playing them feel a little better, you can't just buff a champion because they aren't seeing frequent play in the meta, are countered by the current meta champion, etc... That is exactly how some new OP rises up and kills everyone. Then they become the ones complained about. If someone gets a buff while balanced, they need to get nerfed somewhere else or they will become overpowered. That should be obvious.

3. Details Details Details When Telling Why a Champion Needs Nerfs/Buffs "This champion is extremely broken because I hate them. Fire the balance team. Gut this. Gut that." No, we need details. If you can't come up with an argument other than "I hate them" then chances are you just got whopped by them in-game and are angry you lost. Furthermore, don't close yourself off from discussion in the thread. If you don't want to discuss something like a human being, don't post something on a forum. A forum is a place for discussion, not baby talk. Act like a baby, and you will be met with other babies and be treated like one.

4. Insulting Others During a Balance Discussion Helps Nothing I don't need to explain this point. If someone is insulting you, try to keep your head. Likewise, however, if you start throwing out insults, don't expect the other person to treat you like a king or even a respectable human being. If you sucker punched someone, don't expect some free cake in return. However, all in all, just don't fight. Control yourself and act mature.

5. If a Champion Is Reworked, There Was a Reason Try and learn what these reasons are before speaking. If you don't come in with all the details, you will just sound like someone who is ranting and doesn't know what they are talking about. Also, please try and understand the reasoning behind the rework. By all means, if Riot decided to rework someone because "they felt like it", jump on them and tell them why this rework helped nothing. However, if Riot has a reason that is valid, please understand that the charm you saw in the champion was likely very annoying to everyone else... or you were a very small minority and if a champion is only played by like five people, Riot will likely try to expand that number.

6. Don't Discuss the PBE Like It is Law If you see a change on the PBE, do not treat it like it WILL happen. Several changes are constantly removed from the PBE, so if Kha'Zix got some insane buff that seems strange, chances are it will be removed if it really is that bad. Likewise, do not treat changes on the PBE like they aren't there. If Malzahar is OP and Riot nerfs Malzahar on the PBE, please don't continue to ask for Malzahar nerfs on the Boards when they are already coming. Also, if you really don't like a change on the PBE, you can definitely voice your opinion, but please abide by the other rules listed here and don't overreact about it.

7. Stats Are Not the Full Picture, But They Are a Great Guide If someone on multiple sites is sitting at a 50% win rate, a 4.5% play rate, and maybe a 5% or so ban rate, don't deny these stats like they don't exist. There clearly isn't as big of an issue with this champion as you think there is. Chances are you just got hit by a OTP that has mastered the champion when they stomped you last game. Just respect that the opponent was good and move on. Learn from your mistakes and become a better player.

8. Read and Analyze All of a Post Don't just assume something about a post before you read it. Be sure to analyze all of a post and read it all before passing a judgement about it. If you don't have all the information, you could end up just looking kind of dumb and asking questions the person you are discussing with has already answered. Furthermore, don't continue to ask the same question after someone gave you an answer you don't like. You have to change their opinion somehow before asking again, so just spamming someone won't get you anywhere.