A Sincere Thank You @Riot

Ishmar··17 votes·2,411 views

I'm just a bronzie nooblord, but I've played League of Legends for years, so I've seen how the community has shifted and changed over the years. It seems that as time goes on, more people are showing more discontent with the state of the game. Unfortunately, some of those people feel that the only way to make their voices heard are to spew vile hatred at Riot.

The unfortunate truth of the matter is that the player base for League is extremely large, and despite all of the slander that Riot faces, they continue to do their best to meet the needs of a community that is ever more divisive.

It is literally impossible to please everyone, and I know that the Rioters are doing what they can. I know that if I had to get up every morning and go to a job where half of my customer base literally hated me, I would have a difficult time. So kudos Riot. I may not agree with every decision you make, but you're doing your best.

Keep it up.

20 Comments

RiotRiot Sotere14 votes

Thanks for the kind words. :)

There are certainly pockets of negativity, but we get tons of positive reinforcement as well. I get to interact with people in games on a daily basis and the large majority are having fun and challenging themselves.

I never dread coming in to work because as opposed to other jobs I've worked in, my whole aim is to make people enjoy the game (and themselves) more. Sometimes that means nerfing a champion a lot of people love, but we wouldn't do it if we didn't truly believe the end result would be a better, more enjoyable game.

Faith Breaker1 votes

Time to take my adc's farm because I'm dangerous with the gold :)

Ishmar1 votes

Positive feedback and constructive criticism go a long way. I wish more people realized that. Thanks for the reply. :)

RobTheTank7 votes

Actually it would be interesting if Riot posted a counter of some kind. Like how many active players, how many logins per day, how many wins, losses, skins purchased, champions purchased, Teemo s killed, gold earned, barons and dragons killed, etc.

Maybe even post a real-time counter somewhere on a League site.

Dehitay3 votes

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Actually it would be interesting if Riot posted a counter of some kind. Like how many active players, how many logins per day, how many wins, losses, skins purchased, champions purchased, Teemo s killed, gold earned, barons and dragons killed, etc.

Maybe even post a real-time counter somewhere on a League site.

Active player count at the minimum should definitely be posted.

Ishmar1 votes

I could get behind that.

Sahn Uzal4 votes

Well worded friend I wish more people looked at it that way (including myself occasionally)

Ishmar1 votes

We all have bad days. Thank you for the kind words.

Ralanr4 votes

A friend to everyone is a friend to no one.

Just focus on making the game better Riot. Not everyone will be pleased, but I bet a large portion will be with the end result.

Ishmar1 votes

Wise words.

The Yetii Rider2 votes

I only make threads and call out Rioters specifically because I think they can do a better job and I firmly believe my voice helps with that. Even if my ideas aren't considered, my opinion is added to a pile that Riot sifts through and considers before they make big decisions.

But I love this game and I only want to see it improve as time goes on. I play constantly. I'm not someone who hates Riot and I think Andrei does a great job.

Ishmar1 votes

They love the game too. I'll never state that Riot is perfect. No company is. But they love the game and they are working hard to make it as good as it can be.

Very Hard Engage2 votes

they dont have to please everyone, just their majority, which they are crapping all over right now. (soloQ)

"in order for the game to be balanced we have to limit dynamic queue at the later stages of ELO" because that isn't proof that the system is broken

Ishmar1 votes

They never denied that the system had issues. They're working on the issues constantly. Ever queue that Riot has released has had issues at one point or another, and this is the biggest queue change yet. There will be problems.

Very Hard Engage2 votes

oh you mean besides the removal of the other queues to force people into the only one left to make it work.

if we had options we would be "voting with our wallets" like steam. but mandating dynamic queue or "get off league" only drops so many junkies, the rest stay hooked and will just tough it out.

Sneakyy XD2 votes

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It is literally impossible to please everyone, and I know that the Rioters are doing what they can

They aren't. Your delusion is hurting yourself, hurting Riot, and hurting the rest of the playerbase.

The Last Ballad4 votes

Would you be part of the group that thinks they can somehow please everyone(despite that people want very different things on every issue) and they chose not to? Something about your tone screams "YES" with an intensity that can be heard from space.

Because people like that make this forum and game horrendous to be part of.

Ishmar1 votes

They are. Riot is huge now, and decisions take time and effort to both make and implement. A little bit of patience never hurt anyone.

Desiderium2 votes

STOP ENCOURAGING THEIR MISTAKES

"It's okay that you're fat, you're still beautiful"

DON'T DO THINGS LIKE THIS, PEOPLE MUST LEARN

Ishmar1 votes

That's a completely unrelated argument, but we'll go with it for now. Riot has made mistakes, as we and they have noted. They are not perfect. They know this. They're trying to make it better.

You wouldn't go up to a fat person who is earnestly trying to lose weight and say 'You're still fat. Get skinny now.' That would not be constructive in the least.

They're working on what they can, when they can. No one is encouraging mistakes.

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