So what morons did you actually accept into the Alpha Client tests? Or did you just not listen?
Personally, I was expecting the Alpha Client to be old client + new coat of paint + polish and maybe some cool features people have been asking for over several seasons (basically just something that looks nice and doesn't crash every 5 games).
I got accepted into the Alpha on the last day of testing only to find out that:
- Nothing is where it is in the old client. 'Play' button is awkwardly crammed into the far left corner.
- Stuff that used to be in one tab is now in another.
- I've yet to discover how to minimise my friends list.
- Shop, profile, hextech, etc that used to sit nice and neatly in the corner of the client now inexplicably spans the screen and has no icons (probably not the best idea to have only english words and no icons if there's multiple languages in the region).
This didn't have to be a new piece of art - all I was expecting was a modern interpretation of the classic design we all liked and were comfortable with. After 5 seasons of playing this game it'll be months before I can auto-pilot myself into games, or set up pages.