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@ Captain Marvelous

TheWoollyMammoth·4/17/2018, 11:41:29 PM·4 votes·2,716 views

Look, I get it. I've never been rager. I understand my game play post was incendiary at best. But I am tempted to ask. When A player like me. Who has been relatively chill throughout his Lol career, Who has defended COUNTLESS decisions be riot and put thousands of hours into a game he LOVES above all others. (best game since d2 or AoE 1) When I start typing such B.S on the forums. Do you not think it is indicative of a problem with the approach of the balance team?

I can be nice. But my NICE complaints to repertoir about the state of malz went un-noticed or un-responded. When a nice approach fails. on multiple occasions. What is a man to do? I'm not going to lie about it, I feel pretty f$cked. I will not lie. Many in the balance team absolutely DESTROY me in lane. I can't say I'm better then them in micro, my only good skill is macro, which without good micro.... is useless. But they are being sooo mundanely stupid. So outwardly mentally handicapped at the approach to the game as of late (such as the removal of the Rock-Paper-scissors mentality to banning).

How many out right screw ups (such as the buffing of kai'sa. or the lux changes, or the ryze "rework {lol which one} do I need to keep quite through before even I start to get pissed off. If I was a kettle, at this point, the water is long gone, all that is left is calcium deposits from the water that once was.

What I'm trying to say is. Riot does not seem to give a fuck when I say something nicely, and they don't learn from their mistakes. (like massively buffing champs in a hotfix on release). Why shouldn't I start responding like a normal human and get pissed off.

These people in the balance team ARE BETTER THEN ME. I look and wish I was as good as them. I never had silver gold or plat ego issues. I understand that my rank is indicative of the fact that I have much to learn. They are making such Idiotic mistakes that EVEN I can see them as such. and it's not that the skill dif is that great anymore.

Do they not have any ability to recognize patterns? Can they not see that they are actively being dumb?

I HAVE been kind. I HAVE been understanding. but they seem to respond better to negativity then kindness at this point. So why should i not respond in such a way.

Frankly man. I'm pissed. I'm beyond pissed. I've gone to the point of incoherent bubbling. Just give me a good reason not to be pissed at the idiots behind balance and gameplay. If you do, I will continue to shut up as I have in the past. Otherwise. Well... if dipsticks A-Z respond better to negativity. I can show them Negativity. It may not help me much. But I can show it to them in a wonderful and colorful manner. So you are going to be deleting ALOT of my posts.

signed, One EXCEPTIONALLY pissed off Mammoth.

8 Comments

ModThe Djinn4/17/2018, 11:50:53 PM5 votes

{quoted}Just give me a good reason not to be pissed at the idiots behind balance and gameplay.

So, if you're honestly looking for a reason here -- as someone with a deep professional interest in game design, it's hard, especially with asymmetrical games, multiple roles, vastly differing server communities, and over a hundred and thirty characters (not to mention objective balance, itemization, multiple skill levels, etc). Riot can't really hit 100% or even close to it, especially since larger changes have to be approached a bit at a time to avoid throwing the entire ecosystem out of alignment at once, so sometimes a long-term change for the better comes as a few frustrating patches before things equalize.

It's also entirely possible that the design decisions being made are making the game worse for you, but it's also important to realize that League is bigger than yourself, and the best way to make yourself heard (as Riot themselves have stated) is to have well-reasoned and respectful discussion. They may not always comment, and they may not always agree with you, but telling them your specific problems in a calm, rational manner is infinitely more likely to get them to understand and appreciate your perspective than raging at them.

I looked at the post in question here, and if I were a designer I'd not give it a second thought. Had it instead been something along the lines of "Hey Riot -- I really hate the mana changes you're testing, as I already struggle to maintain enough mana to contribute to an extended skirmish once I hit mid-game, and I'm afraid that constricting my mana pool further will lead to me having no ability to contribute unless fights happen quickly or I have blue buff. What are your plans for players like myself who already have difficulty keeping our pools high enough to effectively contribute?" -- well, THEN if I saw that I'd at least be thinking "Hm. Let's make sure we get some lower MMR players testing this to see if it feels restrictive, and see if we can do some work to make it so they still feel like they have options...or at least determine if the damage we might be doing to their playstyle is ultimately something we think is in the best interest of the game."

So you are going to be deleting ALOT of my posts.

That is, bluntly, not how this works. If you cannot abide by board rules, then we will take steps as appropriate.

CrazFight 4/17/2018, 11:44:01 PM1 votes

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