Meanwhile In Top Lane… [Weekly roundup - September 17]

Are they here yet?

We revealed upcoming new champ Kindred, sparking lots of conversation on everything from its aesthetic to the impact of adding a jungle-marksman.

Meddler’s corner^™

Folks discussed Meddler’s post in which he offered a look at four teams in the Core Gameplay area of Riot and broke down what they’re working on.

League of Legends: Friendship Is Magic

Limely shared info about persistent chat rooms (currently on the PBE), and stuck around to host a Q&A and discuss our vision for social systems.

Too soon for “get ‘im ouuutta here” jokes

Dunkey’s 2-week ban prompted discussion on appropriate levels of punishment for verbal harassment versus other forms of in-game toxicity.

Machine learnings

Folks discussed the upgrades to the instant feedback system, including in-client reform cards and automated punishments for intentional feeding.

Jatt analysis tho

“Chief flatterer”(thanks ESEX) Jatt put together 2 in-depth analyses for Worlds Group A and Group B, breaking down the teams and his predictions.

Everything must go

Folks discussed the upcoming permanent discount for starter tier 3 runes, including the runes chosen, fairness to old players, and new player outlook.

I love gooooold

kfrr shared some pointers on how he finally reached Gold, including tips for everything from champ select to itemization and warding.

”Win NA LCS to give fans false hope”

CLG announced that due to visa issues, Xmithie won’t play at Worlds and HuHi will sub in -- Fans discussed how this could impact their chances.

The cleanest of slates

After Lyte revealed that we’d be lifting all chat restrictions enforced before patch 5.18, folks talked about our reasons for doing so and what this means for ranked rewards (with RiotNeuroCat jumping in to clarify).

Here I was hoping for an in-depth discussion on Dippin DoTs

Folks discussed Hyrum Graff’s idea for a way to add clarity to damage-over-time spells, with Riot Reinboom jumping in to share hurdles we faced when trying to implement something similar.

The roffles

/u/DeadNames kicked off a thread for folks to share their unpopular LoL opinions, and elsewhere aliceandsven asked the most important question ever: Why is there no pizza in this fking game?

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