Riot, stop bots from infecting your precious Summoner's Rift.
First of all, I want to start off noting that Riot values SR highly. It's the main map with the most traffic, further shown from constant SR updates (Mainly item tweaks) and the new visual update. Which, by the way, left old time players wondering "Where the fuck is Dominion changes and it's anicent recall?" and ARAM smurfs wondering "Update the goddamn buildings and minions!"
Click on the "Maps % Modes" section, look at the URL. /en/c/summoners-rift
This is already a form of bias that Riot has, since it IS their primary gamemode and it attracts players. Earning them plenty of money in form of purchases. I'm currently leveling up my smurf and bots is basically a vital sight when I play.
I play ARAM for fast games, IP/EXP/Fun is what I assumed. More like penta killing dumbass bots and feeling pity for newbies that are getting a bad exmaple when they inspect their "teammates" in order for how to play. I can literally tell who are bots.
ARAM BOT DETECTION 101
- Single usernames, maybe something crazy like 'Gregours", "Adiruis". Those quick and random names are obviously lazy botters trying to find usernames. (The leveled up accounts are then sold at lvl30)
- Goes out of base together, sits right behind first tower or the bush nearby.
- Will follow players or minion waves, the first one that passes them.
- Will attack at once.
- Unaware of skillshots and prone to being feeders for actual players with skillshot champions.
Why does ARAM bots pose a problem to Riot? It fucking doesn't.
I have played two teambuilders on my smurf, on a row, with bots. I just literally ditched my teambuilder mere minutes ago because I had 3 bots, with similair behavior like poor item choices (Our Annie was a bot program that speaks stuff like "My ultimate is ready.") or not buying at all until later on. Me and the other player can not surrender since the bots simply votes no.
Riot, fix this clusterfuck. Low level players are suffering because they're getting bad role models from bots and when they find out they're playing with bots, they're outraged at a diffcult game. I don't know how long those level-up bots have been in SR, but Riot better care before more bots appear in Ranked and not just guys afking at ranked for easy wins.
From my PoV, Riot is treating new players like one-time players, they dump their RP to buy stuff, rages at bots, leaves and Riot doesn't appear care because they're rolling in dough from tourmants, fames, constant influx of new players and the game's overwhelming popularity on Twitch/Youtube.