Lost Hope on PBE

NightEfx·11/2/2015, 6:36:20 PM·35 votes·3,083 views

So after applying for two straight years and at every chance I even heard about a PBE sign up opening, I jumped on it and applied. I've constantly read posts of people saying they know people who don't play the game much and they applied once and received a pbe account within two weeks. Two years and constant hope to just be denied again and again.

I don't get what someone who is so enthusiastic about a pbe account has to do to get one legally by your standards. It's super disheartening to sit here and read posts about people getting accounts after signing up for two weeks and there are those who have sat here faithfully and patiently for years and still haven't received one.

I honestly don't understand it Riot...I really don't but if this is how you do things then fine.

I'd much rather receive a denial message on why I am not admitted into PBE rather than sit here hopelessly like a moron waiting for something that will never come. At the very least be sympathetic enough to tell us why we won't receive one.

At the very least do that if you refuse to let us join the testing environment.

46 Comments

Only Play Darius11/3/2015, 12:17:27 AM9 votes

You aren't missing much TBH. I got my account yesterday and I have yet to play. The login queue is about 30 minutes, the PBE starter bundle doesn't work so I have to buy every single champion and rune one at a time, which takes forever because PBE shop is extremely slow and laggy. Queue times are about 25 minutes, and they have ranked playlists up despite ranked not being available on PBE so that misleads a lot of players.

Worst part is that I'm not even what you would consider an ideal candidate. I started League mid-season 4 (Braum release) and although I have received no disciplinary actions since April, I have had my account suspended not 1, not 2, but 3 times. I also submitted my first ever application less than 2 weeks ago. On top of that I spam teambuilder and play the same champions every game so my roster isn't even that deep (and they explicitly stated they look for people with large champion pools). Don't get me wrong i'm honored to have been accepted to the PBE program, but in all honesty you sound like you deserve PBE access more than I do.

im always salty11/2/2015, 6:45:15 PM5 votes

well dude i have PBE i was on a waiting list for close to three years before i got it and i can honestly say it is not all that much different. sure everything is free ( well cost one IP ) but that is NOT what u go there to do. its designed so you can test the new stuff they come out with and report bugs and help them move stuff forward to live. and half the time the client is buggy or glitched cause its a big testing ground. and when ever something new comes out custom games are basically disabled from an overload of requests and you gtg into normal's for a 1/5 chance over 0.25 seconds you get what you want and then if you do get what u want there is a 1/4 chance someone will dodge on your side cause they didn't get it and a 1/5 chance someone on the other team is in the same position. it really is just a big shit show when something new comes out not to mention buggy and laggy due to a sudden uprising in activity on the server. and after about 2-3 weeks sometimes even a month after the release of basically anything cool the ques times start to climb up and your stuck waiting 4-5 minutes for a normal game cause everyone's had there fun and doesn't play on it anymore. bottom line don't get upset that your not getting accepted. i was in your position before i got accepted and when i did i finally got on logged in and was like " MAN THIS IS AWESOME " for like 1 day then it was just like...oh...and you lose the thrill it really is not that exciting unless you love bugs and reporting them to riot.

NightEfx11/3/2015, 2:41:26 PM2 votes

So I got a response. Here you go guys...view the awesome response i've gotten. That's awesome customer support btw.

****Hey Summoner,

I can't really share the details as to how players are chosen for the PBE, but many of the parameters are often based on what we're testing. So, for example, if we're reworking Garen, we might look for players with an unusually high number of Garen games.

This process is completely automated and new accounts can't be added manually. We also don't know when or even if individual players will be accepted.

Let me know if you have any other questions!

chinchan Player Support Specialist Riot Games****

IcyPepper11/3/2015, 12:29:35 AM1 votes

I've waited an entire year.

Not as long as you, but not all of us were accepted instantly :/

Jingerbeardman11/3/2015, 12:41:11 AM1 votes

just constantly apply thats how i got in

Meep Man11/3/2015, 12:42:12 AM1 votes

You can in fact get in. I am in.

Autrah Fang11/3/2015, 7:08:45 AM1 votes

honestly, i got into the PBE before the whole "apply and they accept you" thing was implemented (i forget when exactly, as i rarely actually check the date and even if i do i forget it easily... i am terrible with time lol), but honestly, from my experience the PBE is rampant with people who are worse than your average bronze player, trolls, and people who can't even connect to the PBE server (aka leavers, afks, etc). these things make it really hard to actually test any of their new stuff, so i always just wait until their patches go live...

however, my information is pretty outdated, as i haven't been on the PBE often in the last couple years, and if i did get on to test something i usually went into a custom bot game by myself. i heard there was a report system added onto there now that can get a troll's PBE account removed but i wouldn't know how much better the games are nowadays since i still prefer to just see the changes in a custom as i prefer to actually test what i want to, rather than being at the mercy of what other players want to do..

Sythriel Draken11/3/2015, 7:10:02 AM1 votes

two years? makes me waiting 5 months seem tiny in comparison. If toxicity plays apart in applications, then half the people on the PBE need removed from what I've seen watching a few youtube games.

7Artemis711/3/2015, 2:47:41 PM1 votes

I've been applying for 6 months with about as much luck as you've had. I've never had any suspensions or chat restrictions or anything like that. I'm not the most active right now, but even over summer when I was playing at least a few hours every day consistently I was never accepted.

Pawn of hearts11/3/2015, 3:35:10 PM1 votes

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ElieeCH11/3/2015, 6:30:18 PM1 votes

For real you shouldn't get upset cause trust me you're not the only one who has been waiting for months/years. We share the same fate! _

Silents42911/3/2015, 8:09:30 PM1 votes

I believe they pick people for PBE based on what you play on the Live account, as well as whether you are toxic or not.

I got picked last year for the beginning of the Pre Season when the jungle was getting overhauled, I happened to be a jungle tank main so my application stood out more because that was what they needed at the time.

RottedApples11/3/2015, 8:21:18 PM1 votes

I really would love an answer as to whether or not my application has even been seen. I just sit there and wonder what is even going on.

It bothers me because I play this game daily and i'm not toxic so I don't even know why I wouldn't get an account. If there was a reason I would love to know why. I'm ok with not getting an account but please just tell me i'm not getting one and tell me why. don't just let me sit here forever.

Darius Strada11/3/2015, 8:36:36 PM1 votes

I had to wait one and half year myself.

Alëk11/3/2015, 8:48:30 PM1 votes

It only took me a month to get accepted.

kureransu11/3/2015, 9:01:08 PM1 votes

I think it's based on what's going on the PBE and what you play in league. I've signed up, got accepted, account suspended for inactivity, and just got back in (had to make another account). I applied the first time when the Kat rework was live on there and i Played Kat almost exclusively at the time, so It made sense that i'd be on there and provide proper feedback. I didn't even play ranked then, so it's nothing o do with ranked. This time was for quinn, as she's the only marksman I use (besides the occasional sivir). So obviously i'm going to use it to specifically play the new Quinn. I've only applied 2 times, so I hope that helps.

ThePartyLeader11/3/2015, 9:01:56 PM1 votes

Same me obi-wan-kanobi. Your my only hope.

Find some of the current bugs on live. Be able to reproduce them. Report them to riot. Then be like hey. I can find bugs and I want to help on pbe.

61939590DEL111/2/2015, 6:42:45 PM1 votes

it's all about behavior aspects in the past of in-game matches. I know i won't get accepted because i had like 7 chat restrictions place on me before. I enjoy swearing @ myself, but i still get reported, hard not too when you screw up:(. #### WW.

ZER0 211/4/2015, 12:03:34 AM1 votes

I've also been waiting about two years, done the exact same thing. It made me really sad when I was asking anyone if I could borrow their PBE account and I was met with "Why not just make one? I signed up and got it in 2 days." My account is clean, and I'm considered a good mannered player (even have the icon) but I've been waiting two years and nothing. And then Riot says they need more PBE testers, so ofc I run and wait and hope finally they'll look at my application, still nothing. Really disheartening.

TurquoiseYoshi11/2/2015, 8:51:16 PM1 votes

I really wish they would release more data on how and why people are brought into the PBE. There really seems to be no logic to it.

Rundus111/3/2015, 12:06:45 AM1 votes

I feel your pain. I joined with Vel'koz and applied for a PBE the moment I hit 30 because i really wanted to be able to test stuff and give feedback and feel like I made a difference. I've reapplied every time they say anything about wanting more, I've never been banned or chat restricted, and I'm still chillin here waiting too. I'm told it's because I don't play enough ranked and they don't want people who get placed in s4 and just don't play any more ranked games, and that they want golds and plats, but I have a bronze 4 friend who applied and got in within a month of applying and 6 months of starting the game. It is so frustrating to not know how I can get them to pick me. Do I just binged ranked? Well my d1 friend did that and he never got accepted (its been two years for him). Do i behave well? Done. Maybe I just gotta main someone 5000 games and they'll call next time that champ is messed with? Idk about that one, but the champs I play a ton have been tinkered with a ton too recently and I never got a word from anyone about why I'm not qualified. I'd just like to a) know why I'm not qualified and b)know how I could get more qualified for later.