@RIOT SEASON 6 IS THE WORST SEASON AND HERE IS WHY

2016 is the worst season and time in LoL history. Riot is removing and changing things in this game at such a rapid and inconsistent pace, that no one wants to take the game seriously anymore. We are half way into the season and it still feels like Riot doesn't know what they want to do with this game. I will break everything down as to why this is the worst season for LoL.

• STORY AND ART

Riot announced at the end of 2015 that they would be removing events and event themed skins at specific times of the year. The reason they did this was because Riot didn't want to feel forced to wait one time of the year for them to release stories and skins they wanted to. It also interfered a lot with their competitive tournaments and made it hard for them to produce this type of content. Events and event themed skins were a big part of LoL's success. Players would play featured game modes, wait in anticipation for their favorite themed skins and what skins they would be creating for the season, and just enjoy playing LoL around certain times of the year.

Riot promised to give us skins, events, and stories that didn't have to wait at specific times of the year. Till that day and to now, we have not received a story, event, or event themed skin from them. The last "event and story" themed skin we received from them was on a Chinese holiday. The reason they probably did that is because it was completed far in advance of their removal and announcement . . . the game is also owned by Tennecent so that may have had something to do with it as well.

There are MANY champions that do not have a Legendary or decent looking skin. It seems the same old champions get new skins this entire season while other ones get none. Riot makes this excuse that they don't want to work on skin for champions that are part of the update roster . . . . which is almost half of the champion pool . . . so great excuse.

Players miss the events, event themed skins, art, and stories that they used to get in past seasons. With the removal of all this it feels like Riot is catering more to the competitive and tournament play and falling back on their word that we would receive special events, event themed skins, and stories at any time of the year. All it looks like is that they are boasting about their tournaments and trying to change the game so much.

• GAME PLAY AND BALANCE

Let's talk about this part of the game that is doing the most damage. Riot has changed how the game works in season 6. They completely reworked ADC and then towards the middle of the season mages. A lot of champions, items, and functions in the game were also changed. Jungling is a lot different, how people play roles and champions is different, and there is always something being changed in every patch.

What does this mean for the game? Chaos. Everything was changed so much . . . and all at once . . . that it is hard to tell if this is even LoL anymore. There are champions being reworked to be made way to strong . . . and other ones that have remained untouched, made worse, or even worked on. Riot wastes time on champions like Brand and Vel'Koz, even when the community asks them not to. They refuse to balance their new Malz passive and really nerf Zed and Lucian where it matters. Almost every item in the game is changed and a lot of it still needs to be changed and balanced. Dragons were changed, roles and abilities were changed. Nothing in this game is the same . . . and they continue to change major things about the game halfway into the season. Riot takes months and sometimes years to finally work on certain things and a lot of it never works out or is asked by the community.

It took Riot four months to complete "balance", in their eyes, all of the overpowered and worked champions and ADC they did at the beginning of the year. A few weeks ago we got the new mages and now we have to wait another four months for them to "balance" that. Riot continues to change kits, items, and roles so much that players do not even know how to play the game anymore. Riot removed dominion, seasonal game modes, and other stuff because they didn't have the time to work on it. All because of their tournaments.

• MATCHMAKING AND RANKED

With the removal of solo que and solo players being forced to play against and with toxic premades in ranked and normal games, it is ruining this once beloved game apart. This decision to remove solo que and replace it with dynamic que . . . and the outright refusal to fix or bring solo que back will effect the game dearly. Riot is implementing badges that they hope will appease players so they can continue finding a way for them to marginalize solo players. It will be four to six months for them to gather all of the data so they can finally give us back solo que or fix dynamic que so no solo players are forced to play with or against premades.

• CONCLUSION

I wish all of the new players had a chance to play league before season 6. They would understand why we are upset at Riot so much. A lot of you new players do not understand how ridiculous it is to be ignored and see your favorite game be broken apart. LoL used to be a game about good story telling, detailed skins and art, neat gamemodes and events, a easy to understand and competent gameplay for the season, and more. This is not LoL anymore. This is a game that Riot is trying to force to become a competitive sport. All that we loved was taken away because Riot didn't have the time or want to spend the time on it anymore. They do want to spend the time on their tournaments though. Riot games work ethic is slow, they are stubborn, and make VERY stupid decisions without any regard to community feedback. This is a problem they continue to neglect this far into the season.