Inside Pre-Season 2017 changes

Riot·11/10/2016, 2:14:06 AM·2 votes·51,269 views

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This week, designers Andrei ‘Meddler’ Van Roon, Jo ‘Fearless’ Graylock, and John ‘Riot MEMEMEMEME’ Goscicki stop by to discuss the upcoming pre-season 2017 changes with Patrick ‘Scarizard’ Scarborough!

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185 Comments

Birdpe11/10/2016, 8:07:06 PM39 votes

URFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

SimplyUnlucky11/11/2016, 11:02:03 PM13 votes

Plants are too generic because they don't fit the fantasy theme. This is the Jungle, these plants need to be more alive. Killing them in one hit and their abilities are fine but make them look like creatures and not just plain old plants. This also brings in the opportunity to add a new jungle camp, a boss plant that gives some sort of buff. Not sure where you'd locate it, maybe replace rift herald. The plant idea giving players more interaction in the jungle is great, but make these plant creatures spawn from the cracks/ground just like how all other camps have their animation before spawn. Maybe give them a bit of artistic feel on the ground around them so they don't look like they appeared from nowhere. Make them more fun and I think you'll see a huge turnaround on the mentality of them. I'm also not too keen on the rng plant spawns, I feel more plays would be made if there was consistency. ~From a jungle main of 5 years

Ndoki11/11/2016, 4:58:00 AM13 votes

Hey Guys, I was wondering if Riot is planning on updating the champion mastery system? I think some post game feedback or tips on how to improve our grade would benefit many lower level players such as myself. It could even be as simple as "Try farming more" or "You had too many deaths". Anything really to help me understand what I as a player can do to get that A+ up to an S.

On a side note the preseason has been a blast so far. I'm loving all the new aspects of the game that living fruits and the new support items are providing. Keep up the good work and thanks for all you do!

catgrill11/11/2016, 1:45:42 AM10 votes

Rammus is weak with the new jungle camps. Please do something <3

Watermelone2111/11/2016, 2:03:57 AM6 votes

Riot I was wondering if you would be able to make a certain mode where you can switch between older kits of the champions?

It would be so cool if you could do that please.

MisterSpoon11/10/2016, 8:24:33 PM5 votes

I was hoping for more meme comments but I'm too early.[zombie-nunu-bummed]

DAD WAS ASIAN11/10/2016, 7:55:09 PM4 votes

GL HF summoner 31

Èllipsìs11/10/2016, 10:33:06 PM4 votes

MEMEMEMEMEMEMEMEMEMEMEMEMEMEMEMEMEMEME

fReAkThEzOiD11/10/2016, 10:06:47 PM3 votes

good job u killed teemo with that new dusk blade shit...WHY THE FUK would u disable teemos ult with that???

Mik3yK11/10/2016, 9:05:48 PM3 votes

I love the podcasts. Please do more

Blooface11/10/2016, 8:49:16 PM3 votes

well now because the camps spawn late you are forcing us to start red and blue and its harder to leash so this punishes lanes who have to help

Flamangoe11/12/2016, 10:16:12 PM3 votes

They should seriously buff Kindred like kindred does literally no damage whatsoever and they needa bring back their original W passive with the healing

riven is cool11/10/2016, 10:36:15 PM2 votes

Ezreal