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EWWWWWWWWWW New Ranked Borders

Saixos··99 votes·22,657 views

These new ranked borders look absolutely disgusting. I mean just look at them.

http://imgur.com/F4m3Dcy

They're horrible. The only ones that look decent to me are the master and challenger ones. All the others are just....ew.

They look like just straight up recolors with some minor flair differences. The ones this year made me want to get a higher rank, they looked great and I thought I could be proud of having a border. These seem uninspiring and dull, they're not to show off, they're just as good as if we had a text at the bottom saying "Plat V".

I don't really like the idea of markers depending on which division you ended up in either, especially not like this since the higher your rank, the less dots you have, making it seem worse. Kinda counterintuitive.

I know Riot usually likes constructive feedback, and I wish I had some to give myself. But I really can't think of anything I remotely like about these borders.

72 Comments

HTM Neru14 votes

I gagged when I first saw these borders. I pray to the Rito gods that these aren't the final design because that Diamond border I worked so freaking hard to get to looks absolutely disgusting. Don't even get me started with the borders below that because I can't stand to even look at them. Also having the division engraved on it is wrong on so many levels, it serves only for other players to judge you.

If they saw you have, for example, a Diamond border and in just that one particular game you did horrible then no one would bat an eye. But if they saw you have a Diamond border with the Diamond 5 division engraved on it then everyone would call you an elo-boosted bottom feeder scrub.

DrinkMoreWhiskey8 votes

Division markers will just lead to toxicity.

Tigridia1 votes

Totally agree. Specially in ranked games, when you have a bad game, they always assume you were ELO boosted somehow. Division markers would make that happen even more often and would lead to a lot of judgement and harrasment by your own teammates.

Plus, since ELO boosting is actually a punishable thing, unlucky people could be not only reported, but also banned if they do wrong for several games in a row, and I don't think that's fair.

Riot please, consider this. item 3151

Anihaku7 votes

This is probably the 100th post I have seen on this topic. You guys are really hating on this proposed change. What ideas do you have to improve them so they aren't so plain?

Deep Terror Nami12 votes

Roman numerals at the bottom

Keevalroy35 votes

What ideas do you have to improve them so they aren't so plain?

Revert to the borders we already have because there's no reason to change them?

DrCyanide14 votes

How about consistency? Why should the Master and Challenger borders be the only ones that look decent? Seriously, if I was in Diamond, I'd be very mad about that border change.

There's also no reason for the division markers. Seriously, what good does that do? The borders here look better without them than with them.

zbcyuLWUjj3 votes

Hey man, I promoted to Diamond 5 yesterday and I was super hyped for the Diamond boarder! Now when I see this, I feel like I have wasted 500 games. Riot please!

TheNewHumanine7 votes

I'm almost certain the new borders would look great compared to the current if it wasn't for the anal beads adorning the sides lol

SEKAI2 votes

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I'm almost certain the new borders would look great compared to the current if it wasn't for the anal beads adorning the sides lol

They're there so people can get butthurt over it.

YEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

AbsorbedHorizon1 votes

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I'm almost certain the new borders would look great compared to the current if it wasn't for the anal beads adorning the sides lol

Hey guys I'm platitem 1006item 1006item 1006

Wajster6 votes

They're unbelievably ugly. Just keep the same Riot. Please. Played almost 2k ranked games this season for this...........

My Waifu Vanilla6 votes

The Division thing is really bad and really will only really have a negative connotation. Wow only Diamond V scrub how is Ebay? Also they just look worse....I don't see a reason to make them more subtle colors and remove the curved edges and such. Also I really did not know Platinum was now a green/emerald color while Diamond's.....diamonds got significantly smaller it seems. Gold also gives more off more of a bronze color to me outside of the bright yellow division markings which I think is a huge no-no (especially towards the bottom). I am honestly not proud of these borders at all and how little effort seems to have went into them.

Yuta Katsu5 votes

The "division markers" are placed on both sides of the border. The design indicates there are a total of 10 divisions in one tier. Horrible design.

Use the current borders we have now! If Riot really wants the division markers implemented, just place roman numerals on the bottom or top right corner.

(I'm highly against division markers, but my suggestion is much better than dots on both sides.) After seeing those dots... I don't even.

Gonna have nightmares of dots now...

Actually xPeke2 votes

.... lmao have you ever heard about symmetry? There's not going to be 10 divisions.

Yuta Katsu2 votes

I never said there was going to be 10 divisions.

Actually xPeke2 votes

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The design indicates there are a total of 10 divisions in one tier.

Pretty sure those are your words.

Yuta Katsu3 votes

The statement does not mean there will be 10 divisions.

The statement means that the design shows that there are 10 divisions. It's a horrible design concept because it shows 10 dots on a single border. (5 dots on each side = 10 dots). It looks like there are 10 divisions in one tier.

What I'm trying to say is that there are too many dots!

Oshlet5 votes

I'm having trouble climbing out of silver, and now you tell me I have to get to master tier for a decent border? Goddamn it.

Bertawe4 votes

why did they have to do this lol. current borders are fine

MyTeamIsAwsome3 votes

The green border is the legendary emerald division. We need to keep these borders! kappa

Ignis03 votes

I'm lvl emreald 1 stfu let me have mid i carry w/ urgot

BeatzBoyFTW3 votes

One thing I hate about this is the difference between Platinum Border.

BEFORE: http://i.imgur.com/8nbLGHs.jpg

This border signifies as if its Diamond strength hasn't bloomed yet(as seen from the corners in the Diamond border & similar colours between the PLat & Dia borders), but will do soon by going through multiple hardships & teamwork.

But now....

AFTER: http://i.imgur.com/Il3HYWz.jpg

...the fuck is this? It's nothing but an ironed border splatted with Green. Where's the meaning in that? I preferred staying in the new shiny Gold border rather than advancing to this bs.

Elipo1 votes

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You have tons of imagination, to me thaey both meand you ara aplatinum. period xD

BeatzBoyFTW1 votes

Then you must be truly colourblind to think the new green border is actually platinum.

Elipo1 votes

No, I'm not color blind, but I really like green, is one of my favorite colours pink, red and green I love those colours :3

And to me the current platinum borders already have a green undertone, and already don't look like platinum at all anyways

Ironclad Dragon3 votes

There's only one word for the new borders: https://31.media.tumblr.com/dda01b98d1e6c681ae53c7b95ff341d5/tumblr_nvrli3rbhj1s3e4ido1_500.gif

He4rtkiller3 votes

Don't like division markers. They don't look nice, cool nor pretty. I understand that there is a long way from 5 to 1 but isn't it enough that we have players divided in 7 divisions (bronze to challenger)? Markers will also make people in lower divisions feel less satisfied and less happy about their year long rank achievement. Diamond border should look much better. Is it not a big deal to get to diamond? Platinum too.

SEKAI3 votes

Khazix

Change is

Chatillon2 votes

BAD

SEKAI4 votes

{quoted}

BAD

http://i1155.photobucket.com/albums/p554/tkramer3/2013-05-03121119_zps48cda6bd.jpg

Chatillon1 votes

http://orig06.deviantart.net/42bc/f/2010/145/a/e/nidoran_male_by_dancergurl4u2nv.jpg + https://thehunt.insnw.net/app/public/system/note_images/2641051/original/09a78ab7541a1fe2a90643962b043aca.jpg

UncIe Zed3 votes

"ew" perfect word to describe it

Caytheles2 votes

I see what you mean and i thought the exact same thing, now i also know that these are still under development so they may change, widen, or add afew things to them, but as of right now they are Plain, counterintuitive as you said, and not worth. They look more like Borders that you would get fr being Friendly or Helpful. but would not look forward to having that Gold border this season,.

Singady2 votes

I honestly think that the new borders are MUCH better than the old ones. They're simply more eye catching and detailed(well maybe that's a stretch) than the older, simple ones.

Elipo2 votes

I agree with you, these new borders look clean, elegant, simple, they are different than normal borders, but don't disrupt the aethetics on the login screen. The current borders look very tacky to me, and really clash with the rest of the login screen

Singady2 votes

Apparently were the only ones who think so :/

Hiemdol2 votes

The only thing that I really do not like are the division markers on the side. They really disrupt the visual flow of the borders for me. I do not mind the new version as a whole, but really dislike the dot covering the sides.

Squidblimp2 votes

A rioter siad on Reddit that these borders ate PLACEHOLDER ART FOR BE PBE, and are therefore NOT THE FINAL CONCEPTS.

A Miss Fortune2 votes

If they have to change our current ones, just make Silver not look like Plat and make Plat not look like Diamond at a quick glance. Every time I see a Plat player from last season I just assume they were Silver because the borders don't have huge distinctive details. Gold is easily spotted out with being a really bright color, and master/challenger have large unique marks on theirs.

Catastrop2 votes

I like the shades to be honest, the dots I can agree with though. A Roman Numeral somewhere would be better.

Arkantasa2 votes

EW = best description so far. honestly. Division markers? f**k this shit

Mallory3302 votes

this is actually so gross uninstalling league brbitem 3070 item 2044

OnlyonMendays2 votes

Riot's said they're just placeholders to test reward distribution, this is probably why it says "TEST BORDER" at the top

chide da jungler2 votes

OMG I have to get back up to diamond so i don't have the ugly plat border.

skoøb1 votes

in a crying voice "and then-and then-and then- theychanged my borderrrrrrrrrs and-and-and they made it look badddd. I WANT MY COSMETIC BORDER THAT MEANS NOTHING!" Cry me a river. item 3151 It's a border, it means NOTHING. They look perfectly fine, Want a flashy one? get diamond+. Good luck

Ramboldanex1 votes

RIOT League. I love u guys, but come on this is like me in paint and thats not something u will recomend using. Plzz change it

Dreamspitter1 votes

{quoted}

These new ranked borders look absolutely disgusting. I mean just look at them.

http://imgur.com/F4m3Dcy

They're horrible. The only ones that look decent to me are the master and challenger ones. All the others are just....ew.

They look like just straight up recolors with some minor flair differences. The ones this year made me want to get a higher rank, they looked great and I thought I could be proud of having a border. These seem uninspiring and dull, they're not to show off, they're just as good as if we had a text at the bottom saying "Plat V".

I don't really like the idea of markers depending on which division you ended up in either, especially not like this since the higher your rank, the less dots you have, making it seem worse. Kinda counterintuitive.

I know Riot usually likes constructive feedback, and I wish I had some to give myself. But I really can't think of anything I remotely like about these borders.

The plat one looks bad.

That aside, I don't like the gems on the left and right sides -but the corners are fine.

RobTheTank1 votes

I think they're cool. Simple and gets the point across.

Shorban1 votes

The only border who didn't need a change was the diamond one. I think all the others look much better. It will be the same with the new UI that everyone hated. you will have to get used to them Amumu

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