More specific gamelplay boards

AhhShucks·11/21/2014, 8:35:39 PM·1 votes·890 views

So right now for gameplay discussions there are 2 boards. Gameplay & Balance as well as Tips & Tricks. Sometimes GD is as well, but GD goes all over the place. It would be nice to see some Boards dedicated to more specific branches of gameplay. Such as a board for each role, or a board for each lane.

Currently if you are looking for information on a particular aspect of this game you have very broad tools and are not likely to find an answer to anything particularly specific. Some more focused gameplay discussion Boards would make a search for more focused information clearer, as well as be inviting to players who "main" those roles and would like to talk about particular issues or observations with their peers. A discussion about the best way to handle a Graves/Leona lane playing as Ez and Taric would likely get buried very fast on the Gameplay and Balance board. As everyone who doesn't play those roles would ignore it. On a focused Bot Lane board such a discussion may very well thrive.

Almost any MMO or similar game type has focused Boards for players who want to talk about a particular aspect of the gameplay that they enjoy. In many games these Boards become the hosts of close knit communities of like minded players. They are also usually the best sources of gameplay information a player can find. League could really use something similar here.

Edit: sorry about the typo in the title... I'd also like to add that it would be nice to be allowed to edit my Title if I don't happen to notice a mispelling until after I post...

3 Comments

Hyrum Graff11/22/2014, 6:52:32 AM1 votes

I dunno, I'm OK with the way it is right now. Like, if I make a thread about the relationship between bruisers and marksmen, do I put it in the bruiser board or the marksman board? I think tagging would work much better for a system like this.

Also, there's a long-term vision for boards, where the vast majority of boards are player-created and community-centered. Of course there will be default boards, but the current system is, to some extent, temporary, so the question becomes, "Is it good enough to last until boards reach their final form?" To that, I think the answer is yes.