[MAY 28] Meanwhile in Top Lane...
Hey guys, welcome to this week’s 'Meanwhile in Top Lane...' post, with hawt banner courtesy of Crazy Boris.
A lot happens in a week - interesting discussions constantly pop up throughout the League ecosystem only to be replaced by the newest hotness and fall out of visibility. Hot topics of discussion don’t always stay that way for very long, so unless you’re on top of it all day every day (and who has time for that when there’s a ranked ladder to climb?), it’s easy to miss a lot.
As we mentioned in our test post, with this in mind we'd like to try out a weekly post featuring some interesting conversations you may have missed as well as upcoming discussion opportunities.
Let us know what you think!
I’ll show you mine if you show me yours
Shortly after the release of the new automatic reform system, a bunch of players shared their “friend’s” (wink) reform cards to see just how effective the new system is.
Riot posts on the sub
For those who’ve always pined for a subreddit equivalent of the Red Tracker, u/codersanchez created a subreddit that answers your pleas.
TIL Pobelter played Neopets
TSM Dyrus and CLG Pobelter each conducted an AMA over on the subreddit.
Surrender at 20 Forfeit at 10
Occams Raiser proposed a feature to deal with a teammate failing to connect, which prompted debate about why it would or wouldn’t work.
Derp, our bad..
After folks were caught off guard by Team Builder being locked until level 25, Lyte jumped in with some context and discussed our plan to unlock it once we’ve addressed the problems it presents for newer players.
Fun for the whole family
Frustrated with supporting solo queue Vaynes? Redditor u/kingcobweb created a game to help ease the pain: Vaynespotting.
Narrrrrratiiiiiive, come out to plaaaayyyyhaaaayyyyy (thanks Siggó)
Eyrgos expressed some frustration with the narrative team for not joining lore discussions, and Jaredan jumped in to address some misperceptions and share a bit of context around the team’s absence on the boards.
Diversify your spellfolio
Squeaky101 shared an infographic showing the lack of diversity in spell popularity, prompting discussion of why certain spells are unpopular and tweaks that could be made to them to fix that.
Serpents: love 'em or hate 'em
Canastus started an interesting debate about the Cassiopeia nerfs by theorizing about how they may impact her laning phase.
The roffles
For your double-dose of fun: Some lighthearted banter about which skillshot is the hardest to land, and folks sharing the best legit excuses they’ve heard for going afk (“My dog ate my router” didn’t make the cut).
You may have missed...
Couple announcements from us this week: We’re leveling up community tournament support, Hexakill is live on Twisted Treeline, and all login screens have been added to our YouTube channel.
Thanks for tuning in, and feel free to point out any great conversations we may have missed!
