When you realise worlds is less than a day away

So mute it?

Had a really great time going out to a bar and watching the finals a couple years back. Since then they have been in time zones that make something like that impossible, but hey one year i had fun.

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Well. The announcers are exactly what keep me away from LCS. Its literally the most irritating and headache inducing garbage I have ever watched.

Then just mute it and watch if it bothers you that much.

I take it you've never watched any live sporting event ever if that bothers you.

You have to be joking. Open your eyes.

I think I disagree with that fact that the balance team has too much of a focus on the professional scene.

First off, of course the balance team has too much focus on the pro scene. You can't look at their history extending back all the way to season 3 without thinking about their motives when it was the time LCS was going on. Mostly, they make no sense. They're ignoring glaring problems with the game and enforcing the meta they've created and modify according to what people find entertaining or boring as spectators.

Secondly, what do you notice about the picks nowadays? Have they been updated, have they received VU's or texture touchups? Chances are, they have - why does that matter? Who wants to see old, outdated, sloppy models? Not the spectators that's for sure (maybe you haven't noticed Eve getting nerfed yet again on the PBE, just saying.) Why else would Riot want to force the ugly models out? It doesn't look good for people being introduced to the game.

Finally, on that note, since you're probably one of the people believing the pro scene is a money sink, this is advertisement for champion and skin sales. Think about it. When people play flashy bullshitters in the LCS, it prompts sales because people want to be like pros. This also applies to skins they use. Now lets go back to the models and gameplay. Who would want to buy someone that looks and plays like Yorick? Who would want to play a game where teamfights last more than 3 seconds? That sounds boring, and that's a bit reason Riot wanted to crush the Cinderhulk meta as quickly as possible - even though it was the healthiest and most accepted meta we've had in years...because it was "boring..."

Sure, 1 patch towards the end of the season is more fine tuning because of worlds, but think about it, that also is great for people looking to rank up as we come towards the end with a more stable game.

This. Isn't. The. Only. Instance. Where this has happened. And you call this stable? Yeah, let's all just ignore how much they baby the pro's with shit like this. That reason doesn't apply to us because we aren't being pampered and protected by Riot. They want the pros to be content during Worlds. We don't play into this whatsoever and you know it.

They tend to tune towards higher level play(not just pros) because it's easier to see what's actually ridiculously strong when there are less factors affecting gameplay such as bad cs, inability to position, quick tilt, etc.

Explain the top picks. Explain their win rates. In some cases such as Yasuo, Kalista, Ekko, Thresh, and Lee, look at those kits and explain how they're remotely healthy. Explain how nothing is being done about them. They're flashy and they make money. Plain and simple, that's why they aren't being touched. And if they are, the pros will piss and moan like a bunch of prima donna prom queens until Riot decides instantly that they won't touch them. See: Lee Sin and ward hopping.

Riot is not trying to MAKE you watch pro-League, in fact if you compare it to usual advertising campaigns for sports it's pretty tame.

So ads for pro content plastered over every square inch of the client blocking out everything else is tame? Alright. The only saving grace from this is they stopped with the featured big plays. That was obnoxious and needed to go, so I guess good job in that regard? Keep enabling them, you're part of the problem and the reason the Riot's balance team is a laughing stock.