The Good, The Bad, and The League: 2/7 - 2/13

RiotRiot Morgageddon·Feb 15, 2019·4 votes·52,765 views

Your weekly dose of server problem-os, NA League news, and other!

With some expected changes (hello crit changes) and some unexpected (0 cs top laners) and some just plain ole weird (Hide and Seek with Kobe and Phreak), we’ve got a new week and only a few server issues!

Follow-Ups:

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**Server Stuff: **

Some players unable to queue for ranked together (1/24 started, 2/6 noticed, 2/11 fixed, ~18 days) A combination of working as intended features and a bug caused players to be unable to queue for ranked properly together, due to a highest rank bug. After a fix and eventual redeploy to the party system, we fixed the bug between intended functionality and not. Those who should be able to play together now are able to!

Game reconnects and player drops due to network changes (2/23, ~43 minutes) An early morning change to networking routes caused a spike in game re-connections and disconnects. After the change was rolled back, the spike disappeared. Said change will be reviewed and the problematic part fixed before being implemented.

**Game Stuff: **

New articles not set correctly (2/11, ~14 minutes) Monday started, and a tired Draaaven felt only two articles were needed on the front page. After correcting him and showing that we can count beyond two axes, we fixed the front page and multiple articles appeared.

Store cards not visible on front page (2/11, ~73 minutes) The tired Draaaven also didn’t think it was worth showing deals to players either, since you only really need one type of axe ever. After a brief triage to see why that was the case, store cards were properly enable on the front page as well.

Player Support Trend:

A slightly higher than normal amount of error messages cropping up! We don’t see a root cause yet, so if you see issues with patching or from the patching screen, take a look here before contacting player support!

UPDATE: For anyone reporting on issues that they are experiencing, please take screen shots or videos of the issue you are experiencing . If you don't have them, that is okay too, report it anyways. Any visual evidence will help us a bunch :)

Morgageddon & Couch Commando

41 Comments

PadoµchFeb 15, 20195 votes

I understand you are split into team, working on different things, so here is the list of things I m looking forward to (even tho I honestly dont think it will happen).

Client is a mess. Make a reverse engineering, build it from a scratch again. DOTA2 has it flawless, HOTS as well. Please, dont make us suffer like this.

Make classes useful in the way, you created them. -> I mean it like this: Support Janna shouldnt loose in the early game to support Zyra just because Zyra has so much dmg in that lane. Make it, so supports are determined with how much utility they provide to the adc, so people will not just pick full dmg supports.

Remake the champs into their main role, into which they were created to be. Zyra was made as a mid controll mage, make her so she is there again.

Remove spellthiefs edge. Lower dmg, lower healing, remake true dmg on champs. Now you have everyone taking dmg champs, because the dmg is too high. Make it so that people who are good at laning are still gonna be good, but not because they play some bursty champ top lane.

Make tanks feel like tanks again. There is just too many options to counter resists and stacking HP.

Remove CS gold bounties completely.

Increase jungle camp exp, and gold, so that farming jungler are still playable against ganking junglers. Decrease the time for which the scuttle crab provides vision. Make certain champs and their mechanics viable again -> Pheonix udyr is dead because you cannot understand, that R doesnt (adaptive stats) scale with ad, but you will force AD on him.

I think there is more, but this should do it for the next 6 seasons at this rate.

ŚtrongMentalFeb 17, 20191 votes

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Remove CS gold bounties completely.

Of everything you said, I'm pretty sure we can all agree on this change. Considering it was put in place to counter Funneling (and once they reverted back too monster hunter, this wasnt removed LOL)

Couch CommandoFeb 19, 20191 votes

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I understand you are split into team, working on different things, so here is the list of things I m looking forward to (even tho I honestly dont think it will happen).

Client is a mess. Make a reverse engineering, build it from a scratch again. DOTA2 has it flawless, HOTS as well. Please, dont make us suffer like this.

What about the client is a mess for you?

PadoµchFeb 20, 20191 votes

[{quoted}](name=Couch Commando,realm=NA,application-id=6WpmgL9O,discussion-id=AAFb2N75,comment-id=00070001,timestamp=2019-02-19T20:31:40.154+0000)

What about the client is a mess for you?

When starting up the client, my CPU usage jumps straight up (i5-4460). So I have to wait till the client loads to do anything :). I understand that the anticheat scans all my processes, but srsly.
When opening tabs (mostly crafting) it just stays black, and I have to click on another tab and back to get it open, sometimes even 2-3 times.
I understand that I got a new skin from crafting/new emote from the box, but seriously I have to see the notification (7) times, (7) times to click on that skin/emote for it to understand that I know its there?
Having client cut from the game itself causes issues, like bugsplats, the game is now opening etc. The best thing is when you get packet loss when the game tries to load (not even getting to the window) - it will just tell you that you have no internet connection for like 3 minutes.
The pre game lobby - the client changing my summs at it wants (ghost cleanse, ghost heal).
Poeple cannot ban in ranked, causing them to get LB (Unexpected error)

Between us, the client feels really unpolished. Paragon in Alpha testing had a better client, but as I said, those games have it full screen, the whole program running. The main issue everybody has is that its slow, and taking a lot of resources from the pc itself. But yea, that is caused by optimization.

I just thought of a question I would like to ask. Why can I still get champ shards from lootboxes, when I already have all champs and 225k BE? :). There is nothing I can use it to. I dont want emotes, I dont want ward skins, not even champ lvls (because they tell you nothing about the player).

Revive AatroxFeb 20, 20192 votes

''2- When opening tabs (mostly crafting) it just stays black, and I have to click on another tab and back to get it open, sometimes even 2-3 times. ''

This

AprilEEPROMFeb 15, 20193 votes

gonna be honest. I've had several bugs within the client that ether me or my friends have experienced. number one: when opening the missions tab when there is a chat underneath the voice chat button will up and disappear. no where to be found number two: being unable to click "accept" because it just...doesn't appear to them. number three: with each update my game gets slower and slower. I end up having to reinstall due to residual files. perhaps a fix can be released? thanks riot! If I'm being honest my life is league at this point and I want to see it succeed more then it already has.

AprilEEPROMFeb 15, 20193 votes

oh and also. one more bug I just remembered. clicking on loot, then having to click on something else then move back to loot to get it to load. no clue whats wrong but if that could be fixed that would be wonderful

Couch CommandoFeb 19, 20191 votes

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gonna be honest. I've had several bugs within the client that ether me or my friends have experienced. number one: when opening the missions tab when there is a chat underneath the voice chat button will up and disappear. no where to be found number two: being unable to click "accept" because it just...doesn't appear to them. number three: with each update my game gets slower and slower. I end up having to reinstall due to residual files. perhaps a fix can be released? thanks riot! If I'm being honest my life is league at this point and I want to see it succeed more then it already has.

Let me look into this. For any of these, mind taking a screenshot for us? It'll help us, especially for any issues that are new to us.

LinkechFeb 19, 20191 votes

And if i might add: sometimes the Launcher freezes completly when opening Loot tab

AprilEEPROMApr 24, 20191 votes

I think it was fixed when I got my new computer and reinstalled league of legends. it still pisses me off that I have to reinstall league once every 6 months to keep the performance I do need to play these games.[sg-shisa]

MinardeFeb 15, 20192 votes

Forever waiting for "Definitely Not 'Definitely Not Dominion.'" Barring that, Ranked ARAM. Barring that, I'm looking forward to pretty much anything for Twisted Treeline or ARAM. There's too much emphasis on Summoner's Rift and not enough love for League's other maps.

Malix FarwinFeb 15, 20192 votes

I am looking forward to you guys fixing the lane trading issue.

XanahFeb 16, 20192 votes

REVERT RANKED

Sleep On StreamFeb 18, 20192 votes

matchmaking update reset the ladder

Yoshino334Feb 15, 20191 votes

Do you guys have any plans on increasing LP gains for plat+? I'm currently d4 getting 11lp per win and thought it was a bit unusual, and I've seen people complaining about LP gains as well.

Charm With parmFeb 15, 20191 votes

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Do you guys have any plans on increasing LP gains for plat+? I'm currently d4 getting 11lp per win and thought it was a bit unusual, and I've seen people complaining about LP gains as well.

I've been getting 27 lp per win in silver I

EeszsaFeb 15, 20191 votes

I would love to see more work being done about both the client features as well as the merch store. The merch store feels empty for a multinational video game and brand.

JuiceBoxPFeb 15, 20191 votes

In august 2018 you guys mentioned reworks for Amumu morde and kayle... so here is kayle but what about amumu and mordekaiser?

RiotRiot MorgageddonFeb 15, 20193 votes

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In august 2018 you guys mentioned reworks for Amumu morde and kayle... so here is kayle but what about amumu and mordekaiser?

We have Mordekaiser coming up as a rework! We officially announced him not too long ago.

Don't know about Amumu... sad mummy is sad.

[sg-soraka]

JuiceBoxPFeb 15, 20191 votes

I will definitely be waiting! please don't abandon him. after a couple hundred games on him i feel he just isn't a good pick because he doesn't have his place anywhere in the game. Other champions fill his role better and he is not played. i would love if you guys gave him some love and find a place for him in the game

GilgayuFeb 17, 20191 votes

What runes do you run?

I take phase rush and my core items are item 3151 and item 3075 Liandry's alone gives you the power to solo kill most non-carry champions, and your tankiness just makes you even more annoying.

Personally I like his current design, but he does need a new passive and w though.

JuiceBoxPFeb 17, 20191 votes

i tried phase rush AP. you just do massive damage and get out. lately i stuck to tank because his AP build is really only viable against pure squishy team. but his problem is that he can win a teamfight with his ult alone but he is absolutely USELESS without it. like his ult is 90% of amumu.

Another thing that's bothering me is that he needs to stick close to enemies to do damage and his mobility is disgusting... long cooldown on q and if you miss it you're pretty much either dead or no engage unless you blow your flash.

gileskdFeb 15, 20192 votes

please leave my mummy alone, instead you can have this guy please rework this guy instead [galio-happy]

p.s. he still needs a name

Grey WolfFeb 15, 20191 votes

No touchy Amumu. Don't make sad mummy sadder by giving him the old rework treatment.

KüramaFeb 15, 20191 votes

Slightly higher sounds like an understatement for Live Chat to be turned off and for ticket replies to be significantly delayed. You guys should also know why players are writing in so I don't get why you don't know the cause either.

RiotRiot MorgageddonFeb 19, 20191 votes

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Slightly higher sounds like an understatement for Live Chat to be turned off and for ticket replies to be significantly delayed. You guys should also know why players are writing in so I don't get why you don't know the cause either.

Well, each patch usually touches dozens and dozens of different systems, so if something goes wrong, it can take a while to narrow down particular issues in order to get them fixed.

That's a bit different than something called 'Known Shippable'

A known shippable bug, is a bug that was found somewhere in the development cycle, but usually too late to fix for that same patch. The impact of the bug is considered not terrible enough to warrant fixing the bug and delaying the cycle, so it's a 'known shippable' and usually fixed the following patch. However, sometimes bugs can remain 'known shippable' until other dependencies are fixed. It's not great, but it's what's needed to prioritize bugs.

KüramaFeb 20, 20191 votes

Understood.

Rapterminator 02Feb 15, 20191 votes

I want a unique buff to Shen. No item buffs like what you did with sunfire. Just a solid buff. Maybe make W duration scale with bonus health?

Rusky22Feb 15, 20191 votes

My accont

Moonboy65Feb 15, 20191 votes

Game stuff:

buying RP doesn't allow you to purchase items until you switch between tabs in the store

remember the Zombie Brand VO bug, i might have found the same bug but on Ice King Twitch

Le me cure UFeb 17, 20191 votes

Revert whole jungle patch

Stop rewarding people who spam ganks on bot lane. Make jungle feel like a different role and not a secondary support role

A CheezburgerFeb 18, 20191 votes

Please for the love of God remove win rate based matchmaking weight. Countless games end up unwinnable just because I crept toward a win rate above 50%.

You can play far above your rank skill wise but it will never change anything, you aren't going to climb as long as this asinine system is in place. Let MMR decide who you are matched with and against. Don't adjust my team's MMR down by a full three divisions just because I'm on a win streak.

spinxerFeb 18, 20191 votes

league voice on mac os mojave :(

ReGaM 01Feb 19, 20191 votes

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King BraumFeb 19, 20191 votes

Dont advertise your content in people's discussions. Especially if it contributes nothing to the conversation. Instead make a Discussion yourself advertising your content.

NadiriFeb 20, 20191 votes

To get trolls out of game so I can play game without someone from bot coming and feeding my lane for no reason

XeodelopFeb 20, 20191 votes

Buff Shen please

Angel From HellFeb 20, 20191 votes

I think the new qualifying system is stupid，because I played five times more games than I did last season，and I don't always get the seat I want，I can't score points for playing other seats when a seat is 100 points, but when a seat is 0 points, it will be lost because of a failure of other seats。

usul1202Feb 21, 20191 votes

So, this is a completely ridiculous request, but I'm hoping y'all are better connected to the backend coding than the support team is (they were nice, but unable to help me). My question is about turret targeting. We know that turrets target based on the closest minion (after choosing based on minion type), but what if two are the same distance? My gut instinct is that it picks clockwise or counterclockwise from some 'zero position', but I'm having difficulty testing it. Despite my best efforts in practice mode, there appears to be no way to guarantee that two minions are equal distance from a turret.

Again, silly request, but y'all are very responsive and possibly connected to the correct department to ask (no idea where in the forums that group would be at besides report a bug and it seems rude to use that forum for this), so i figured it cant hurt.