Complaining.
We sound like bigots every time Riot makes a big change. "Change!? How dare you change things! They were perfectly fine the way they were!" It's annoying. You take one look at it, and you complain. No, the HUD does NOT suck. Sure, it could use the smallest bit of work in some areas which they will obviously work on in the future, but the rest will just take some getting use to. So get use to it. It's like you didn't even try to get use to it. It's out for an hour and people instantly complain. It's sleek and compact to help your gaming ability. It's a ever so slight minor buff that's useful in helping you dodge skill shots a bit sooner, since it's smaller, now. I don't know if that's what Riot was going for, but it's literally the first thing I noticed. The reason for that being, when they released the new map, they mentioned how they changed the color to help you dodge skill shots. I even heard complaining about how you don't know where everything is, it takes your attention off the map, and you don't really notice your items.
**Firstly: ** GET USE TO IT! If you take the time to get use to it, you will learn where everything is! Obviously! Secondly: No! It doesn't! I'm not even that skilled of a player, and it doesn't take my attention from the map. Don't use the HUD as an excuse not look at the map. It's in the same place it's always been, so if you've been using it, your eyes ought to automatically go to it whenever you need to, unless you are a new player. It's sheer muscle memory after playing for so long. If it really distracts you that much, either you haven't been looking at the map, you're new, or, as I've said a lot, GET USE TO IT! **Finally: **You mean the things right by your abilities? The things that you sometimes used as if they were abilities? Sure, you may have to get use to their new location. I didn't have to. It didn't take a full game for me to get use to it because it's right there beside my champion's abilities. If it's really that hard for you to look to the right a few more centimeters, then maybe you shouldn't be playing a game that requires you too look at an entire screen. I could see new people having to get use to it, but they'd have had to get use to the old one, as well, so if you aren't new, once again. GET USE TO IT!
As far as the Fiora splash art goes, you could get use to that as well. Honestly, I don't see what all the fuss is about. The most reasonable complain about the new Fiora in general has been her ultimate which has an aoe heal if she successfully procs all for weak spots or kills her enemy. The splash doesn't look bad. People are mainly talking about how ugly she is, but even if she were ugly, why does that even matter. Maybe it's just Fiora mains that hate that, but were you really playing Fiora because "Oooo, pretty?" Probably not! You were probably playing her because she was over powered and was hard to counter play once she was fed. Maybe you are interested in fencing, so you enjoy having a champion that does that. Personally, I love Sona, since she uses music and I'm a music major. If they made her "ugly," I'd still play her. Why? Because it doesn't even matter that much. Sure, if that screwed her up into oblivion, maybe I'd be pissed, too! If she looked like LeBlanc and Trundle decided to make a baby and beat her to near death, then MAYBE I'd be just as pissed. They didn't, though! If anything, she looks more competent. The old Fiora looked cocky and arrogant. In the new splash, she still looks arrogant, but not she looks confident and competent. She no longer looks like a teenager who just learned how to fence and turned out to be a prodigy. She looks like someone who has won championships as a fencer. She looks like a professional who is bored with every opponent she meets because no one is a challenge.
Maybe I'm the only one here who feels this way. I don't care enough to sugar coat it for you, though. You're being crybabies. Maybe a few of you have valid points, but most of you are just "Ew! Change!" and it's very annoying and unbecoming of individuals who in my experience generally show maturity, at least while playing the game.
I'm sure this isn't going to get through to most people. If anything, most of you will completely rage at me or something. It's whatever, have at it. I could care less, (I do mean could ) but I don't care enough not to post this. Good luck and have fun in all of your future endeavors.
