Shouldn't all the Balance Team members be like at least Masters and above?

ArnoldSchwarzens·Dec 12, 2016·1 votes·735 views

I mean, to be qualified to really make big changes about the game you need a lot of practical game knowledge, you can't just base everything on empirical data. I know I'm just a random ass plat pleb and that my opinion doesn't have a lot of weight but it just sounds logical to me that master and challenger players should have a better idea about the game than you know, some random ass plat plebs whose opinions don't have a lot weight.

It makes me wonder what the qualifications are to become member of a balance team in the first place.

11 Comments

duckarpDec 12, 20162 votes

The fact someone can play the game at the highest level doesn't automatically mean he knows something about balancing the game out and vice versa. If someone is in lower tiers, it doesn't necessarily mean he's lacking in game knowledge. He may be weaker in terms of mechanics. On the other hand, someone in master/challenger maybe doesn't have a clue how to balance EVERY SINGLE champion in the game for all skill tiers, tournaments etc. I'm pretty sure Riot's balance team discusses changes with high-level/pro players too, but there's no reason why masters/challengers should have the final word.

some random ass plat plebs whose opinions don't have a lot weight.

So people who developed the game and/or are working on improving it full-time are "random ass plat plebs"? Way to go Sir.

ArnoldSchwarzensDec 12, 20161 votes

The fact someone can play the game at the highest level doesn't automatically mean he knows something about balancing the game out and vice versa.

I still think while being able to play the game at the highest level doesn't automatically make you a balancing genius, I think that it should still be mandatory.

The balance team has a lot of empirical data and theoretical game knowledge but this just won't be enough. Combine that with the practical game knowledge and in-game experience of challengers and masters and I guarantee you that the game would be much more balanced.

OkumaDec 12, 20161 votes

So people who developed the game and/or are working on improving it full-time are "random ass plat plebs"? Way to go Sir.

Did you even try to understand what he meant...? He was talking about himself not the Balance Team!

duckarpDec 12, 20163 votes

So he wasn't referring to the balance team as "not qualified enough" at all, right?

OkumaDec 12, 20161 votes

Well he was referring to himself as the "random ass plat pleb"

duckarpDec 12, 20162 votes

Yes, but you probably missed the context. He effectively called the balance team a "random ass plat pleb" as well.

OkumaDec 12, 20162 votes

Oh yea he did. Sorry for the inconvenience.

TerozuDec 12, 20161 votes

He actually called himself one, then the whole of the balance team, he says it twice. "I know I'm just a random ass plat pleb" "that master and challenger players should have a better idea about the game than you know, some random ass plat plebs whose opinions don't have a lot weight."

AngelFrost00Dec 12, 20161 votes

When you create the game but you suck at it .

https://media.tenor.co/images/a964264ca4b0ec5b0506f2d9dad2370e/raw

EndlessSorcererDec 12, 20161 votes

That is why we have the Konami Code.

DolasaurDec 12, 20161 votes

How many masters players are there in the world? And how many of them want to pursue a life in game development? And how many of those have all the other necessary skills (like being able to speak the necessary language fluently, and being able to communicate well with other people)? And how many of them are willing to move to Riot headquarters and leave their old lives behind? And how many of those are so naturally skilled at the game that they'd be able to maintain a Master ranking once they start working 60 hours a week at Riot?

You might end up with a balance team of 3 people, and get patches once every 6 months.