The Future of League
Alright so I made this massive post about my topic and I accidentally deleted it. I'm very upset at myself and I am going to type this really and quick and skip over some of my lesser points.
I have not been playing this game so as long as some players. However, I think a solid 4 years of committing my free time to this game can give me some leg to stand on. The game was amazing, super fun. I loved getting on everyday to play with my friends. Now the game is not fun. I could right tons of paragraphs just about how this game is not fun anymore. But I don't think I need to. I think the community is aware the the game is essentially a coin toss. The new champions are ridiculous and completely unacceptable. The sheer lack of skill some champions require is annoying. I hate the dashes with low cooldowns, the item powerspikes, the oneshots, etc. No one likes to be oneshot. When a champion leaves five other players frustrated and not having having fun, there is a problem. When Camille jungle presses two buttons to get a free lane kill, it's not fun. You are left there thinking to yourself "There is nothing I could have done there, this sucks". It has gotten to the point where every game I feel this way about some champions. Because if something is broken the only possible solution is to make something else more broken. They hardly have any good nerfs, and when they do, it's 2 movements speed (a real nerf onto Katarina). Regardless, take the role ADC. The damage on that role is completely stupid, and the health is a joke. Why not just make the role normal. Normal health, normal damage. The same with every role. I want it to be fairly even throughout a game. When I hard stomp the enemy is not fun, just purely boring. On the other hand, when I get hard stomped it feels terrible. Having a Kai'Sa burst your entire HP from the safety of the enemy 3000+ tank is frustrating. Unless someone is 10 and 2 or something I don't want them oneshotting, or destroying me. For instance, I played with a support Brand who when 4/4, with 50 farm, and 1 ap item. He did the most damage in the game, more than the 10/5 Kai'Sa with 3 full items. Does that not seem flawed?
The fun in League of Legends, is the competition. So why not make the champions somewhat equal. Tanks can continue to tank, hypercarries can continue to carry, etc. But to some capacity. Just make is it a slight difference in roles. These major differences causing imbalances are annoying and frustrating. And the E-Sports are fine, but don't let them make our games zero fun. So perhaps the pros know how to counter Akali, but the other about 95% are struggling to have fun with her dashing around, not taking turret damage, and oneshotting. Keep in mind only 0.02% of the players are challenger. What reason is there is there to screw over the other players? Please, please tell me there are going to be major changes in the future, like major changes. Because the game needs it. Something fresh. I think everyone would enjoy a lot more evenness throughout the game. And I understand creating such changes would create new imbalances, but simply nerf what is broken a patch later. That is what balancing is for. Even if you lost 25% of the high ranked players, which is unlikely, it will still be worth it. To save this sinking ship, to make the fans happy, to make the game fun. Because isn't what League of Legends was originally for?
Please no hate, I am just very frustrated about how this game which I am very passionate about is become so very crude and enjoyable. I am don't know everything about the game so Riot does not have to most things I said, those are just recommendation. But PLEASE do something. The was this game is going it will become nothing but a waste of time, money, and computer space. It is become very frustrating and the small nerfs aren't doing much. Feel free to criticize just no hate please. I have to ask this because the League Community is toxic. I saw a very interesting post which had a fix for toxicity. https://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/player-behavior-moderation/78ZPlLKN-hear-me-out-instead-of-perma-banning-people-for-toxicity. I like the idea of the toxic working for their right to play the game. One a plus the design team is doing very well. I love the Praetorian skin line. My only complaints are that some champions are being ignored https://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/story-art/T8MAhdBX-10-champs-over-1000-days-wo-a-new-skin. Thanks for hearing me out!
- Apelord