I read all these articles 2 days ago concerning the chinese corp Tencent buying all the remaining Riot shares... They are now the only shareholders and people are shiting their pants about the compagny enforcing micro-transaction policies into the game eventually.
Is this just a rumor? Bullshit? Truth?
I just need something from riot so i don't flip my appartment upside down.
Transgressor8 votesenforcing micro-transaction policies into the game
Are you on drugs? Are people crying about this matter generally high?
What do you mean enfrorcing? This game is made from the ground up for microtransactions, and they are fucking everywhere. It's just that they don't pose an obstraction to your gameplay, and they do not affect player balance. The fact that they don't give players any advantage, thus not turning this game into a pay to win, doesn't mean that microtransactions do not exist.
There are microtransactions for the stupidest of stuff, there are mystery boxes ever for the bloody icons for crying out loud.
Remlap12231 votes
IT'S A CONSPIRACY!
DREADN0UGHT2 votesMy bad, i should have been clearer for your sake.
What i meant is I heard and read from people who claimed that tencent would turn the game into a "pay-to-win" game where some champs would be available only to "paying users" with "premium accounts"
I'm just trying to get straight answers. No need to turn into Captain Dick.
Transgressor1 votesNot my fault you have no idea what you're talking about.
Not my fault that hurt your feelings, nothing I can do about it.
DREADN0UGHT2 votesI never claimed to know anything. I asked questions concerning things i read off the internet. I am seeking answers.
You claim i had my feelings hurt. You claim I "have no idea what i'm talking about"
You are a pitiful person.
ModWulf Helhammer7 votes99% likely that the game will continue to run as it always has
Kürama4 votes100%*
TurquoiseYoshi1 votesYou can never be 100% sure. I was 100% Minecraft would never come to Wii U. That was wrong.
Kürama1 votesWell, I'm 100% sure that the game will continue to improve and evolve and we'll love it. Just look at the Season 6 update! I'm pretty sure they already have plans for cool stuff in Season 7. :D
TurquoiseYoshi1 votesI agree, it's incredibly likely that it will keep going down the path of excellence.
However, there is that small chance that the world ends or something and the game shuts down.
Kürama1 votesWell when the World ends everything will shut down. Until then, League will thrive.
Masterofchaos9991 votesBut Lee Sin will still be meta.
Kürama1 votesI try my best to shit on every enemy Lee Sin. Most of the time I'm successful.
Vellich0r3 votesOh fun, now we get the sesame credit corporation supporter as the ONLY owner of this game
Kürama3 votesAnd?
Vellich0r1 voteshaving anything to do with this game now means that I have to actively ignore the fact that I am fully supporting tyranny and oppression and the potential formation of a true orwellian dystopia???
Kürama1 votes[zombie-brand-facepalm]
Vellich0r1 votesExplains what? That I am aware of a potentially disastrous system being made mandatory for the chinese general population in 2020? A system like this could be executed to effortlessly bring an entire nation into line with government ideals without even needing to elicit fear. That brings the potential to have people enforce the parties ideals for them, and that is a truly terrifying thought. It could turn out harmless and benign, but are we really sure that is the case?
Kürama1 votes[zombie-brand-facepalm]
Vellich0r1 votes[slayer-jinx-unamused]
I find your hard headed speechless criticism annoying.
Kürama1 votesRofl. I gave you a speech, you simply ignored it.
Vellich0r1 votesYou linked me to a rant on another post that you made that had a few valid points yet ignored the problem. You seem to believe that a system like that isn't going to be abused, and while there is a slim chance that such a system has no malicious intent you never know what its purpose will be when it becomes mandatory.
Kürama1 votesIt addressed the problem...and I don't see how it will be abused...by being the best citizen in China perhaps? Lol.
As for if unfair penalties would be included in the future, that would be bad but in it's current condition, it's harmless and according to sources, there are no unfair penalties planned. Sources could be wrong / lying as well if you want to judge them as well.
MasterSomething3 votesThey already owned 98% before this. They could do whatever they please. Nothing is going to change. At least you are nice enough to not yell at them to fire "every incompetet rito employi" because they think you can fix bugs in two minutes.
Mech0p1 voteswhen a company or person has a 51% or more share of they copany they can do as they please... If they told riot to shut down the game for a week delete all characters and make as many as they can before they go live again riot would have to comply unless there is some sort of contract that states what all tencent has control over,,,
Kürama1 votesNot necessarily no. Having the majority of shares in a company entitles you to a say in what said company does. The company is not required to comply to the shareholder's request(s).
There are specific conditions which must be met in order for Tencent to call the shots. Marc is still the President of Riot and Brandon is still the CEO of Riot. They are the ones calling the shots. Tencent can't simply fire them or force them out and put one of their own in place to call the shots.
VictoryDance962 votesChina owns everything... even some of the United States.
Kürama1 votesNo.
Remlap12232 votesTencent has held the majority shares of Riot Games for YEARS now. Nothing happened then, nothing will happen now.
I get it, Sesame Credit is extremely morally reprehensible, but it doesn't affect us non-Chinese folk, and even if it did there'd be nothing we could do about it.
The micro-transactions have not gotten worse, the business model is the same as it has always been.
Tencent bought the game to make stock dollars off of it. They don't have any more pull on Riot Games than we do. If they decide to pull out of Riot Games, it would be because we the consumers did it first. That's what happens when you do investment with stocks to make money.
The sky isn't falling Chicken Little. Calm yourself.
Lintu Puck1 votes"I get it, Sesame Credit is extremely morally reprehensible, but it doesn't affect us non-Chinese folk, and even if it did there'd be nothing we could do about it." Here's the thing, though. Even if it's only China now, if this proves successful what is to say other countries won't try the same? Yeah America might not be next in line, but something likes this could still find a way to slip into our systems.
Kürama1 votesAnd how would that be a problem?
Lintu Puck1 votesbecause it would be yet another way for people to control lives. games already control the lives of people, and turning into a large scale social network could make it more dangerous then what we already have in the form of stuff like facebook and all the micro-transaction "pay-to-win" games out there
Kürama1 votesIt doesn't control your life. You can still do all the shit you want, you'll just get a low score. You want to do great things? You get a high score and are rewarded. Simple.
Lintu Puck1 votesthat is like telling people to play only meta champs/roles in league if they don't want to get shit on by their own team. conform and get goodies vs be different and make your own choices and get nothing but shit for it.
Kürama1 votesNope. There's a difference between being unique and being a disruptive citizen.
Kürama1 votesHow is it reprehensible?
Kürama1 votesLintu Puck1 votesI think I saw a video the other day about the Tencent company.....and ooooh boy China might be in trouble with them..... I hear Tencent is working in conjunction with the government to make a game to teach citizens to be more obedient to the government via positive reinforcement and social networking rewards.
Kürama1 votesNot obedient to the government, just by living right. Doing things a regular citizen would do basically and being rewarded for that.
Lintu Puck1 votesThe way I heard it there is a point system, and if you are friends with Government supporters your score can go up, but if you are associated with someone who makes negative comments your score can go down. And the longer this goes the more stuff could implemented and this might even become a mandatory thing within a few years. Do you have info I can check out that can prove otherwise and quell fears, because the people who made the video I brought up would LOVE to have their fears proven wrong and this game isn't a possible nightmare scenario.
Kürama1 votes