Improving the community and gameplay at the same time
Hello, Riot Games
This is lexmus, from the United States server, and I wish to discuss how to improve the community and gameplay at the same time. I also study for Game Art & Design and I have about a year left before I graduate from college with my bachelors. I say this so that you know I don't just play games. I study them and test there break points, and take into careful consideration on how I can implement what I've learned from these experience into well executed designs for games.
I was playing Overwatch the other day and was wondering to myself while on the train. Why is this games community so forgiving and friendly. There are many reasons that lead to this anomaly,but I have theorized on a main consensus. Psychologically players go through a burnout in their minds in league. I say this, because as humans we are not truly able to multitask. It would take at least 20,000 years before we could fully focus on two tasks at once. This fake multitasking leads to the players being stressed after playing a few games for at least two hours, if they play that long.
The result of this leads to players harassing enemy players and even teammates during and at the end of their games. Some even go the extra mile to friend players they just played with to harass them for mistakes they may have not made. Psychologically that experience carries rapidly through all ten players in each match leading to frustrating experiences through every game you play. When I was playing Overwatch, I realized that people find everything easier in the game when you can eliminate the enemy faster even if you might need some help here or there, and they find joy in the predictable and completely unpredictable strategy of the game.
I thought to myself league can do something like this because both games require working as a team to accomplish a simple common goal while thinking about how I'm going to defeat or outplay the enemy. I know Riot is going to have some problems conveying this concept like considering late game and items a such, but I think it would be something to seriously consider into the design of the game to improve to gameplay and the community at the same time. Thank you for listening and I would also like to keep in touch. If you have any questions please message me on my account and I'll see you on the rift summoners. Thank you for listening
From, lexmus (Brian Davidson)