Why are there no glasses?

CertifiedElite·2/5/2017, 5:18:42 AM·8 votes·1,494 views

Dear Riot,

I was looking at the main splash page of the client where Aphromoo and Bjergsen were being featured in dramatic poses. To be fair, I know nothing of these two, but I assume they are prominent E-Sports figures.

More importantly, they both wear eyeglasses.

Struck with concern, I went to the store to look through all the available champions. None of them have any form of corrective lenses, only hi tech goggles and masks. As someone who wears corrective lenses myself, I have to wonder at why Riot hates people who wear corrective lenses so much. Why can't people who require corrective lenses participate in the fields of contest? I feel personally targeted and discriminated against by Riot, for restricting from any choice of champion donning a pair of stylish lenses. Only Vayne comes close, and they are more akin to a sunglasses + goggles hybrid.

I ask you Riot, please, give the nerdy look a chance! Give us the opportunity to correct our vision, and play with an avatar that represents our superior talents!

Give this a thumbs up if you wear glasses!

24 Comments

Elisheva2/5/2017, 7:04:28 AM8 votes

being incredibly blunt (ready for the shitpost retaliation), having a visual handicap might not be the best for a warrior.

oSEXYPLATYPUSo2/5/2017, 5:22:11 AM5 votes

Lol really ?

Ebonmaw Dragon2/5/2017, 5:56:15 AM4 votes

They have the technology to bring back people from the dead and make laser arms... do you REALLY think that they cant "repair" the eyes of someone with magic or techmaturgy instead of a glass?

The Soulforged2/5/2017, 7:06:32 AM4 votes

Gentleman Cho'gath uses a corrective lense.

Revocation2/5/2017, 8:42:29 AM3 votes

Professor Ryze?

FloRaider422/5/2017, 12:32:52 PM3 votes

I seriously hope this is some troll post

I gave you a thumbs down, because I wear glasses and realize that unless I attach them to my googles or use contacts I have a serious disadvantage in combat.

TyrekGoldenspear2/5/2017, 4:15:47 PM3 votes

Dude, do you have any idea of the perils of Summoners Rift?

Even if some champions wore glasses in their everyday lives, they would have the sense to swap to contacts or something in the arena.

Glassed are way too easily broken with all the stuff flying around Summoners Rift.

The Dreamwalker2/5/2017, 4:12:10 PM2 votes

I can't believe we forgot Gentlemen Gnar. He has a monocle. There is also Corporate Mundo.

CertifiedElite2/5/2017, 6:42:38 AM2 votes

I am glad to see some fellow glasses warriors have seen fit to make it known that skins and goggles are not good enough. A skin is by its very definition just a costume for the character, meaning any corrective lenses made into skins would be purely decorative, not actually prescription.

Don't let dismissive claims of 'Vayne wears glasses' or 'Janna weathergirl skin' blind you from the reality, a clear and systemic discrimination by Riot towards people in need of corrective lenses.

Arcade Andrew2/5/2017, 5:32:44 AM1 votes

you forgot that these champs exist that wear corrective eyewear (or protective in a sense) Kled (eyepatch) LeeSin (because hes blind) Heimerdinger heim actually wears glasses IE the "nerd" look, they just double as protective lenses Ziggs same for ziggs