Hey guys! I am not at all complaining. I am just curios. I am by no means a League veteran but I have been following the board for about a year. And there are posts that are like 3 years old. I really wanted to know what was the reason to keep the League of Legends boards in beta?
P.S. Sometimes when I search for tips on the internet, links to the LoL forums keep popping up.What happened to them?
I think Riot has completely forgotten and/or abandoned the development of the boards. Most likely they themselves use Reddit more anyway, which is kinda sad.
Sorry for the late reply!
Tackling your last question first, the League of Legends Forums were a challenge to manage, to say the least. Tamat was one of the folks who was tasked with leading the transition from Forums to Boards, and here's what he had to say regarding the rationale for the transition:
- The classic forum technology limits our efforts to make any changes at all, let alone improve the community experience
http://forums.na.leagueoflegends.com/board/showthread.php?t=4909234
I can go more in-depth if you have any additional questions about this or would like clarification for any of these points.
The "Beta" classification is a bit more tricky. In a nutshell, there is plenty of room for improvements for the Boards and there are a bunch of ideas that the development team put on the drawing board a while back. Due to one reason or another, however, development has virtually stalled at this point. Believe me, though; we're talking to different teams across different regions to see what our solutions are with regards to rebooting development in some capacity. While I wouldn't tell you to get your hopes up just yet, we'll continue to explore options to ensure that the Boards remain a conducive environment for fostering the League of Legends community for the foreseeable future.
