This gets under my skin too much, I know.

Elite4Runner·Jan 9, 2017·1 votes·319 views

When I see these, "Riot plz buff/nerf [Champion Name]!" ...

I feel like Riot has a blindfold on and it's the community's job to tell them "warmer/colder" until they have everything just right.

IT ISN'T THAT SIMPLE.

And if people can acknowledge that they don't have any clue as to how a champion SHOULD be changed in order to be balanced, they shouldn't be trying to direct Riot when they are not on par.

THEY KNOW!

I bet you they monitor the statistics more than you do. .... just a hunch.

2 Comments

CrettJan 9, 20171 votes

But that's not to say statistics are all there is to balance, right? Game feel plays a large part in balance, and is often the sole determining factor in whether people complain about it or not, rather than their actual power level. In a sense, that gives some people's complaints some value; just not necessarily in the way they intended.

Elite4RunnerJan 9, 20173 votes

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But that's not to say statistics are all there is to balance, right? Game feel plays a large part in balance, and is often the sole determining factor in whether people complain about it or not, rather than their actual power level. In a sense, that gives some people's complaints more value; just not necessarily in the way they intended.

I don't think so.

I could say all day that I don't feel strong when I play Katarina but that could easily just mean that I don't understand how to play her.

All that does is tell Riot that she is not a very simple champion to master.

However, there are clearly players out there who are very familiar with her and can hard carry with her.

Even still there are statistics like loyalty and abandonment that Riot can use to verify that on a level that is significantly stronger than an individual's post on the discussion boards.

When a discussion along the lines of how Katarina's E takes too long to land is brought up, there is a completely different matter however.

This at least tells Riot what is wrong and how it can be fixed.