In need of Insight on matter

AtomicParadigm·Jul 19, 2015·1 votes·397 views

In a strong growing E-sport, such as league of legends, there is a benefit to having high levels of skill. The employees at RIOT even thought that it would be appropriate to reward those skilled players at the end of each season with simple things such as borders and a special skin not buy-able by the general community because skill should be rewarded right? well, what happens when a player lacking skill desires that special VICTORIOUS skin that RIOT promises to the higher tiers for accomplishing the feat of GOLD status? i know to a large portion of the community, gold isn't the crem de la crem, but is it okay for someone to buy ELO just to get a skin and a border? I want to know what the community thinks on the matter, and i really hope a Riot Employee can clear up this matter. i have an example that has a high probability of being such a case.

6 Comments

GenuwhineJul 19, 20151 votes

its pretty much a joke, gold means nothing hell diamond means nothing all bad players. Nobody but the challenger players deserve a skin/ something "victorious" otherwise you are just giving a participation medal to every idiot who ques up for ranked.

AtomicParadigmJul 19, 20151 votes

So you are saying people who worked hard to earn their ranks are basically garbage anyway so why not let just anyone have whatever rank they want? doesn't it defeat the ideal of hard work and reward to let boosting be overlooked?

GenuwhineJul 19, 20151 votes

if thats what you read you should back to school LOL. i said only good players should deserve a reward tiers are useless besdies for timmy to say "your silver i got gold" otherwise the mmr is basically the same. im saying none of you should get rewards

AtomicParadigmJul 19, 20151 votes

I respectfully disagree. i think for a person who doesn't pay for skins but works hard for a long time to reach a certain skill, there should be a reward. It isn't about rubbing it in faces, it is a principle that some individuals care about their hard work and the idea of a cheater, in any ELO is insulting to time and energy hard spent. i think the cheats are punished by getting stomped outside of their MMR range anyway. So, thank you for your non empathetic elitist mentality, it serves the community quite well.

GenuwhineJul 19, 20151 votes

"certain skill" which is why i said challenger because gold is just above brain drooling monkeys. Why give rewards to brain drooling monkeys? also there are no "cheats" in this game kiddo

ZombiemasterJul 19, 20151 votes

Riot does not like boosting, and they have ways to catch anyone who does get Elo boosted. Idk what their ways are, but the punishments for Elo boosting is not being able to qualify for any ranked rewards, and I think you lose any ranked rewards you had from previous seasons, as well as receiving a suspension.

So no, it is not okay for someone to "buy" Elo.