I say put the game in a 24 hour standby and update everyone (not NOW but future) in one big patch.
Also does this mean Taric can no longer armor shred 1v5 anymore?
Is Zed Stronger with a more W delay than weaker so its not spamable?
Nanuk Pihoqahiak3 votesYou obviously have no idea how production in the gaming industry works if you think they could just magically put out a patch with every single update required to bring this game up to speed. Even if it was done a year or two from now, it still wouldn't cover the scope of what Riot is going for.
The Fallen Joker2 votesis this why I can play Steam games in Alpha while its being Developed?
Also I would like to add to personal cander I do enjoy a Fully updated game in one go with yearly patch
I just received leave buster because my client froze while waiting for a match, i think these minor issues are affecting my personal commitment rating.
Nanuk Pihoqahiak1 votesIf we went to yearly patches, that'd be a huge step backwards. Changes throughout the year are required and also take resources to produce. The artistic team has to release skins throughout the year to keep the game fresh. The balance team has to make sure outliers that dictate the meta are kept in check. The manpower required to keep all of these things in flow prevents a 'mega patch' from being feasible. The closest we'll get is a few champions in specific roles getting shifts in identity and maybe a few new spell effects.
And putting out a yearly patch that includes all of the content you want would likely break the game in terms of bugs. A bug pops up for the silliest reasons. Putting out what you proposed? I dread the thought of half the game becoming unplayable and buggy.
Trylobyte2 votesSure, we could do that... if you don't mind waiting until about 2019 for the patch to be finished, tested, and ready for deployment.
meohmichael1 votesRiot used to put out two champions a month a few years back
Trylobyte1 votes[{quoted}](name=GFA Blahbasaur,realm=NA,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=qA0BwpE7,comment-id=00020000,timestamp=2016-04-06T11:43:19.497+0000)
Riot used to put out two champions a month a few years back
meohmichael1 votes
- It's easier to make new content than it is to rehash old content. And when you take an old champion and turn them into something totally different, there tends to be... Backlash. (See also, Trundle's lore, Karma's everything)
- Many of the new champions we got back then weren't really that great from an originality POV.
- There are almost 130 champions. Assuming we take only the oldest half and do one every two weeks (per the old release schedule) that would still take two and a half years.
The Fallen Joker1 votesi dont mind
Oleandervine2 votesI think a better solution would be to put a halt on new champ production for a while and funnel all that energy into remaking older champs. I'd rather have the game brought up to speed in terms of visuals and gameplay, even if it means pissing some people off, rather than have constant new champs that further invalidate older champs.
meohmichael1 votesI like seeing champions in new light for the first time. The other day when I saw Taric's new splash, I almost died.
I'll admit, though, the juggernaut and marksmen updates bringing tons of new mechanics to old champions all at once is pretty fun and surprising, too.