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An Observation about Riot

OlafRagnarson·1/22/2016, 5:51:13 AM·2 votes·466 views

Its amazing that company that screws up changes so many times (which everyone points out immediately) still thinks that they are smarter than their customer base.

They focus on the language in chat, when that is just a symptom....an expression of frustrated players.

Imagine you are playing basketball and someone on your team just intentionally starts giving up the ball. And lets suppose you really want to win--there is money on the line or something. Would you just...be nice and not be upset? Or would you justifiably say, hey wtf are you doing? You are ruining this for everyone.

So apparently getting mad at players being selfish and inconsiderate is worse than the person who is doing those things and actually ruining the game.

Honestly, I think Riot's success has gone to their head. They can't solve problems because they refuse to identify what the problem is. Its like a doctor prescribing pain med forever because he can't figure out the source of the pain.

They take for granted the fact that disgruntled players play, not because they like Riot or think they make good decisions, but because they LOVE gaming. So they accept your BS...for now. Because someday a better company will make a better game and your best days will be a thing of the past. It happens in every industry, don't think you are immune from that, Riot.

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ModKnightsKemplar1/22/2016, 5:56:35 AM7 votes

This post is a lot like frivolous medical malpractice lawsuits.

When you focus on the things that go wrong, you can make any doctor/company look bad. Yeah, people get sick. People die. That's part of the job as a doctor. Even the best doctors can't cure everything; it just isn't possible.

Same with Riot. Yeah, bots exist still. Yeah, some toxic people still play. Yeah, we still only have one balanced map.

But they are NOT drunk with power. Man, they don't even have very much power. You're crazy to suggest it. They have some players that spend some money, and it's keeping their company afloat, sure. But it's not like the owners are celebrity status cultural icons with their own reality show or some shit. They're just a couple of guys out to make a cool game.

And they're largely succeeding at that. That's why we're on their boards talking about it, instead of anywhere else. Quit flaming them and play the damn game. If the day comes when there's a better one, fine. Move on. Until then, let's try not to focus on all the bad stuff, aight?

Mystery Ghost1/22/2016, 9:36:59 AM2 votes

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COMMING1/22/2016, 12:15:25 PM1 votes

MUTE EVERYONE