So I'm playing the new Riven skin because its beautiful but..

Call Me Nana·Jun 16, 2017·132 votes·13,078 views

Im still learning Riven.

I know i am not good, i have I just got tier 4 mastery, and thats kinda cool.

Im vsing another Riven with 500k mastery.

You do not need to:

-Flame me when she out plays me -Flame me when i get ganked and you have no provided any support or suggestions

Flame me for messing up a combo (because i use mages, and riven is a whole different play style for me)
Tell me to kill myself because I'm learning
Become overly toxic in a normal

TL;DR Its a normal, people play them to learn and have fun. Telling people to kill themselves because they want to try a new champion is just unreal.

89 Comments

RiotRiot RendersJun 16, 201781 votes

Forge on! Haters gonna hate.

Even top Riven players mess up from time to time. There's no good reason to be toxic - there's always a better option. Ignore 'em and level up your game. :)

rtbf225618241Jun 17, 20171 votes

Kind-of wondering. What's "HRIS/Payroll Administrator's" job?

MansanaJun 17, 20172 votes

I'm guessing he manages the system that automaticly pays dividends to employee bank accounts online and/or the person who hands the payday check to those who still like seeing that signed certificate of monetary value.

rtbf225618241Jun 17, 20171 votes

Oh okay. So he's basically doing the printer's job at the cashier. :)

DecritJun 17, 20171 votes

... no, just no.

IDK the specifics of the job, but managing an automated system does not mean just "oh look at it go".

that was very indelicate of you, lemme say that xP

rtbf225618241Jun 17, 20172 votes

It was a joke. Relax.

I'm pretty sure if it was that simple, he would be replaced with the machine i was comparing it to.

RiotRiot RendersJun 20, 20172 votes

{quoted}

It was a joke. Relax.

I'm pretty sure if it was that simple, he would be replaced with the machine i was comparing it to.

In theory, I'm the person that is replacing the manual tasks with technology. My best suggestion in these times is to be the person who knows and empathizes with the work so you know how to be a solutions architect (which is probably the closest title I can think of as to what I actually do). I translate functional and technical need into an actionable plan with our systems team, and then help deliver the solutions and support it as need arises.

One could argue that that is a typical IT Engineer's responsibilities, and you'd be absolutely right. Talent systems solutions vary from company to company - sometimes it falls under IT and sometimes it falls under HR/Talent. I make the argument that having it fall under Talent sets the team up for success much better, since you are working directly with your customers - those that are using your solutions and the best points for your feedback loop. The closer you are to the problems, the better you'll be able to design solutions for them.

rtbf225618241Jun 21, 20171 votes

At Riot Fenyx's oath

"I am the Admin in the dark. The Watcher on the servers. I guard the realms of Riot Services and by doing so am the protector of Runeterra."

Kindlejack:"Rise!"

He blesses him with a T-shirt that has a Riot logo and a Wrench on it.

Kindle:"You're on of us now." As he teleports to a catastrophe area in EUW where lag has taken over.

"50 000 people used to play here. Now it's a ghost town."

Image captured by a bypasser of Riot Fenyx's first day on the job:

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/daCOJpCUgFY/hqdefault.jpg

RiotRiot RendersJun 21, 20173 votes

{quoted}

At Riot Fenyx's oath

"I am the Admin in the dark. The Watcher on the servers. I guard the realms of Riot Services and by doing so am the protector of Runeterra."

Kindlejack:"Rise!"

He blesses him with a T-shirt that has a Riot logo and a Wrench on it.

Kindle:"You're on of us now." As he teleports to a catastrophe area in EUW where lag has taken over.

"50 000 people used to play here. Now it's a ghost town."

Image captured by a bypasser of Riot Fenyx's first day on the job:

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/daCOJpCUgFY/hqdefault.jpg

It's... beautiful. wipes tear from the eye

rtbf225618241Jun 21, 20171 votes

http://img02.deviantart.net/2f4e/i/2016/038/f/7/jhin_meme_by_mikouchan-d9qyb6a.png

RiotKindlejackJun 17, 201723 votes

His main duties are to remind me to get regular sunlight and come up with skins based on puns.

Oblivious DenialJun 17, 20179 votes

And Bard Bard was a success. Good Job [slayer-pantheon-thumbs]

Bardo Bard BardJun 17, 20178 votes

Bard Bard is the only skin I have two one-trick pony accounts for. I love Bard Bard, and he ...

Bard Blyat BardJun 17, 20177 votes

...was worth the money twice. This baroque/rococo theme totally hits my nerve. Well done, 2x 15€ spent.

MetallmeisterJun 17, 20171 votes

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Oblivious DenialJun 18, 20171 votes

Technically already has that skin with Pentakill.

Sp33d Zer0Jun 17, 20171 votes

What about Brad Bard, kind of a spinoff on the old Brolaf skin.

RowneJan 6, 20191 votes

Is Candy Kayn otw?

RiotRiot RendersJun 19, 20172 votes

{quoted}

Kind-of wondering. What's "HRIS/Payroll Administrator's" job?

OH man, that's a really old title! Was one of those titles when you hire a mix between technical support and engineer, but they're dedicated to Talent/HR.

My current title is Systems Administrator - I just happen to work with developing/implementing technical solutions for our internal staff - to keep the company running. Business continuity and all that.

Also as Kindlejack says, to make sure he gets sunlight and to make great, pun-worthy skins.

rtbf225618241Jun 20, 20171 votes

So you're the reason why all off Riot's business decisions are revolved around equipping 6 Talismans during Events. >_<

just kidding. I imagine it's similar to being an accountant/manager i guess.

RiotRiot RendersJun 20, 20174 votes

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So you're the reason why all off Riot's business decisions are revolved around equipping 6 Talismans during Events. >_<

just kidding. I imagine it's similar to being an accountant/manager i guess.

Haha, nah not so much! I develop/code/configure depending on what the job calls for. I code very seldom, but when I do it's mostly to tinker with XML/SQL/RAML/Java/Perl/Javascript and such. Lots of web-focused languages and some static languages.

My main mission though is more around business technology strategy for Talent and supporting our key systems that keep the lights on - stuff like your HRIS, Payroll, Comp, and so on. I also work with our infrastructure engineers to explain what data we have, the process in place and how that gets surfaced through API's and consumed by our other internal intranet applications.

It's pretty cool because it's a pretty young company with a LOT of talented people who are building the unique, quality of life applications that help make Riot an awesome place to work.

rtbf225618241Jun 20, 20171 votes

I see. So you're kinda like the infrastructure guy behind all the stuff that handles the paperwork.

Velkoz Intriguing.

And ofcourse it's young, but it certainly speeds things up i suppose.

RaptorKarrJun 17, 20173 votes

Pfff top Riven, Jungle Riven is where it's at

Sun Wu RyuumokuJun 17, 20171 votes

Ignore 'em and level up your game. :)

Best option of riot : mute ping and chat.

SchmidttyGamesJun 16, 201731 votes

My grandfather told me something once that applies to these situations. "If someone doesn't like what you're doing, **** 'em. You can't make everyone happy."

Glory ln DeathJun 16, 201714 votes

Yeah, but... then the police (and society in general) will be unhappy with you...

SquashCannonJun 16, 201719 votes

So im playing the new riven skin because its...

Lets be real here

Dat ass

reaperteaserJun 17, 20179 votes

lol, i read "because its beautiful butt"

ZyniXJun 17, 20173 votes

same

SoryInAdvanceJun 17, 20171 votes

Did he edit it?

reaperteaserJun 17, 20171 votes

no, but there is an implied comma inbetween ~~because~~'beautiful' and 'but'

SoryInAdvanceJun 18, 20171 votes

No where in his comment does the word "but" appear.

reaperteaserJun 18, 20171 votes

did you read the title?

"So I'm playing the new Riven skin because its beautiful but.."

also my bad, there was a typo in my post, it's corrected now

SoryInAdvanceJun 18, 20171 votes

Ohhh the title...I thought you meant SquashCannon's comment.

NiceTryViJun 17, 20171 votes

EXTRA THICC

RiotKindlejackJun 17, 201718 votes

During development a lot of the team working on the Riven skin also picked her up and tried to learn her in order to do the skin justice and really understand what's important. It was a long hard road and we lost many good people along the way...

I remember in particular the character artist for Riven, who dutifully laned against the pre-alpha Camille build which was suuuuper op.

BârdJun 17, 20171 votes

You wouldn't happen to have any juicy details on the alpha Camille, would you?

RiotKindlejackJun 17, 20178 votes

My team was working on the launch skin - our testing was for bugs and clipping etc, although if you're lucky one of the champ team might come out of the woodwork. There was some interesting exploration around what gadgets she would use and the balance between human and machine.

Oblivious DenialJun 17, 201710 votes

I have level 7 and around 236k mastery on Riven and I still get flamed from time to time like "Boosted to lvl 7?" and "You're lvl 7, you should be better" etc.

This is probably why Riven mains are known for being toxic; because everyone else treats them like shit and are assholes whenever they see one, so the Riven tilts and flames.

Laxfan52Jun 17, 20174 votes

I got mastery 6 heimer but i dont play him that often anymore. I played him recently and did kinda bad and got flamed for it. I think people assume that lv 7 mastery champs would go 10-0

MhihnjJun 17, 20173 votes

124k mastery thresh but i still miss one or two hooks sometimes. The moment I miss one, The missing pings start spamming like crazy. And if I hit a madlife hook, nobody notices

MyrkrvaldyrJun 17, 20173 votes

Because it's easier to notice mistakes than good plays. Rare is the occasion when a team mate praises your good plays.

Darth StepVaderJun 16, 20175 votes

I'd tell you to go to normal draft instead of blind pick, to avoid mirror lanes in the future but, 10 bans mean you'll probably never get Riven anyway.

Gl in learning her and use /muteall...

I NEED HEALlNGJun 18, 20171 votes

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I'd tell you to go to normal draft instead of blind pick, to avoid mirror lanes in the future but, 10 bans mean you'll probably never get Riven anyway.

Gl in learning her and use /muteall...

actually, riven isn't banned hell of a lot like yasuo is. i've played her at least 20 times today

Arcus DiabolusJun 17, 20175 votes

If there is anything I learned in the years I've been playing League, its that due to the unreasonable hate Yasuo, Riven, Lee, Vayne and whoever else gets on a daily basis, those mains typically end up either massively toxic right back or unapologetically thick skinned.

Don't let it bother you that much. They'll give you shit no matter what you do, so try to fall into the thick skinned side of things.

DRAGOON BurstJun 16, 20173 votes

I would like to suggest watching boxbox on Twitch. He is a Riven main in high divisions (Diamond or so). He's very friendly and you can watch him to learn some moves. He also messes up time to time on his Riven plays, Riot Fenyx says.

rengar voreJun 17, 20172 votes

If you are learning a new champ just mute all at the beginning of the game so you don't have to deal with the flamers. Then when you are decent at the champ you can play with everyone unmuted.

Oblivious DenialJun 17, 20172 votes

Or just mute all as a general rule for all matches, esp ones that might tilt you (losing match ups for the majority of the map, bad late game, poor communication from the others in champ select, etc).

MagikarpIsBossJun 18, 20172 votes

If you truly want to get good at riven, don't give up at all. People do this shit all the time to people, regardless of how experienced they are.

Just don't straight up int if you don't know what you're doing. I faced a Riven last game who decided it was a good idea to go full lethality into a rammus top and had like 15ish deaths. Don't be like that guy.