R.I.P. Harrowing

Prince of Corgis·Nov 1, 2015·11 votes·1,105 views

Honestly, I have been playing LoL since season 1 and every year I look forward to their Harrowing event the most because they usually put so much into it that I am overcome with immense joy!! However, it's the last day of October and they basically took a crap on a silver plate this year and said here ya go! The plate represents Worlds and the crap is The Harrowing. Honestly though, almost every LoL player feels robbed in a way because we were looking forward to the event so badly. Unfortunately, even Riot is aware of how badly they were screwing over their players this year and even said that The Harrowing can happen "multiple times" and giving the most inconvenient excuse of, "we're doing things a bit differently." What is different? What should your players expect if you're not going to incorporate seasonal events anymore? I'm ok if you switch things up every now and then, but at least say something to relieve the players of any frustration. Thus far most of Riot has been dead silent, or dodging questions to make up for kind of blowing off a tradition, and one they made up no less.

I just think that Riot owes an explanation on why this years Harrowing was blown off. I know everyone was involved with Worlds, but at least have one top ranking Riot employee explain what is going on with the Halloween event this year. Sorry for the little rant, but seriously Riot what is going on? I'm all ready out of the Harrowing spirit, so it just feels like a let down this year.

6 Comments

PupperBarksAlotNov 1, 20154 votes

I guess it is all about the day after Franken Annie this year. This is my first ~~Halloween~~ errr ~~seasonal event~~ errr non event. I have to say I am disappointed. I mean I know that they have world's going on but I also know at my place of employment we have may different projects going on at once. I don't know what Riot has or had planed I just know unlike Halloween candy, a Halloween party AFTER Halloween is well just a party. I did submit a ticket a few days ago and got this response:

_Hello Summoner,

I’m sorry, but I can’t provide any information beyond the announcement of any new or upcoming content or promotions. Anything we haven’t officially released is still subject to change, so we try not to discuss too many details.

Let me know if you have any other questions or concerns!_

I mean from a financial standpoint they should have had something going on. But it is what it is.

Needless to say I hope that future events kick off normally.

IiIianaNov 1, 20151 votes

This year's Halloween event will be happening!

The whole Harrowing-not-Halloween-anymore controversy was blown out of proportions, all Riot wanted to say with the note was that they will no longer be using the Shadow Isles (Harrowing Mist) as the theme for every Halloween event from now on. This year, the Halloween event is Zombie Apocalypse themed and should be coming extremely soon (would say early next week). The legacy halloween skins will most likely also be returning then.

Quote from RIOT KateyKhaos:

We've got a lot of awesome stuff planned. Since it's going to be a bit different than other years, I'd love to hear your thoughts after the event ends!

Prince of CorgisNov 1, 20153 votes

I'm fine with the Shadow Isles now becoming a year round thing (like Demacia), but the Halloween event didn't even happen on Halloween.

"We've got a lot of awesome stuff planned. Since it's going to be a bit different than other years, I'd love to hear your thoughts after the event ends!" All this implies is that they are still in the planning process before they can release it. Which I also understand (Worlds) but it feels like the casual players that weren't in Worlds got the slops this year (even the patch updates this month were a little off and bizarre).

IiIianaNov 1, 20152 votes

The Patch cotaining the Halloween content (aka slayer jinx, pantheon, zombie nunu) has already been shipped to live and is just waiting for the event to start. They are not still in the process of planning it, they usually have events (skins, lores, etc) planned for months before they actually ship it. (I should have mentioned that this quote is a bit old, ~12 days ago, when the Halloween patch was still on PBE.)

The departments that make events, skins and everything are separate from the ones responsible for LCS and Worlds, so there's no reason why one would stop the other from happening. However, they probably wouldn't like to overlap two big events as it would become messy, so the Halloween event is most likely starting next week.

Everything's planned and ready, it's just a matter of when they activate it. I'm also upset it didn't start on October 31, Halloween day, but even if it did, it would last at least a week and we would be playing Halloween stuff out of Halloween, so I don't see that big of a problem in making it a few days late.

Kat HeadNov 1, 20152 votes

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This year's Halloween event will be happening!

The whole Harrowing-not-Halloween-anymore controversy was blown out of proportions, all Riot wanted to say with the note was that they will no longer be using the Shadow Isles (Harrowing Mist) as the theme for every Halloween event from now on. This year, the Halloween event is Zombie Apocalypse themed and should be coming extremely soon (would say early next week). The legacy halloween skins will most likely also be returning then.

Quote from RIOT KateyKhaos:

You realize Halloween is today dont you ?

Zombies on thanksgiving do not make sense.

IiIianaNov 1, 20152 votes

I'm sorry that having the Halloween event a few days later throws you off. But as you can see I'm not from Riot and don't have any inside information about why it is happening that way, only speculations.

However, we know for sure that the event is happening (because it's been confirmed) and that's all. Some people are upset because they think there won't be an event. Others are upset because it didn't match with October 31. I'm just making sure people know there will be an event.