Why Riot loves to have a handful of champions viable and the rest in the trash can?

Laura ß··2 votes·1,472 views

If you don't play the current meta champions you lose, as simple as that. Go into a game and play one of the meta champions and you will see how you out damage, out sustain and just be better at everything then the pathetic off meta champion your dumb opponent dared to pick.

Go and see LCS games and you'll see the same fucking champions in every single game, how pathetic can it get when your mid meta was corki-azir every game. Does Riot even have the slightest shame watching how pro games use the same 2 champions in mid lane? absolutely no

I get every game needs to have a meta, things that will be inevitably stronger than the rest, but there is a limit crossed when the meta is that much stronger then off meta that picking something out of meta is even considered troll.

Riot games I know how hard it is for you to balance even the most simple of things, I know, we know, I've been playing this game for 10 years I know you very well as a company and just try at least fucking try to make off meta champions stand a fucking chance.

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DuskDaUmbreon2 votes

If you don't play the current meta champions you lose, as simple as that.

I mean, sure, if you never bothered to learn to play a few champions and have only ever been playing what's considered top-tier, that's true.

If you actually play what you know, though, that's pretty false. Especially in low teir.

The other issue is you probably playing pretty much nothing but Pantheon, when you need to have a pool of champions that you can pick for your role. If you play nothing but squishy burst AD champions in toplane, don't be surprised when you've killed any chance you have at winning by massacring your team comp.

Steeds of Time1 votes

Balancing according to pro play and not mentioning broken champions are left to dominate for months in a row. And most of the time, if they get nerfed they receive compensation buffs or get half of the nerf reverted in the next patch. Months after months of rusty League client. Immense BS for skin releases, prioritizing meta champions. Matchmaking is downright broken.

Riot doesn't care about the game, it is just a tool for grabbing cash at this point.

preternatural1 votes

what elo are you though, I can't see meta picks mattering beneath platinum.

Daddy Ants1 votes

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what elo are you though, I can't see meta picks mattering beneath platinum.

Meta picking doesn't mean shit at any elo.

People get to Grandmaster / Challenger one tricking all sorts of champions.

The only place the meta truly means something is the professional stage.

Daddy Ants1 votes

"Handful of viable champions".

Every champion except maybe Galio can be played and can win games.

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