I was just curious and wanted to gather some data for the Rioters to look over in case it went against their predictions.
Would you guys/girls rather have detailed champion lore within the in-game client, or would you rather have the summarized simplified version?
redniwediS5 votesI think the problem is that the longer lores were considered the summarized versions. There were things like the Journal of Justice where the full lore story was being told, and these stories attached to the champion pages were just there to show you who they are. I don't know if the new paragraph sized lores are placeholders or the new standard, but it was just a bit of a shock.
I prefer a summary, but one that's long enough to tell a short story by itself.
Impetual1 votesExcellent point. I fully agree.
Dustogrei4 votesI think everything should be in the client. Like when they took match history off client and forced you to go online - you shouldn't have to go anywhere. I understand that this makes the client clunkier, but really you shouldn't be forced to visit web pages to see content.
Tesla Effect2 votesThey should Update the lore windows to incorporate the new short versions of the lore, then give the players links to the longer lores if they want to.
HigeR1 votesI'll try to be as concise as possible.
I prefer summarized lore, yes, 5 sentences are more than enough to understand who this character is.
Tristana: She's a military yordle. Cool!! Do I care if she wants Teemo's D? nope. Is it cool to know these small tidbits of information? definitely! but honestly I would hate, HATE! to read a full 5 pages essay on Trist x Teemo.
The format in which lore is given out must be flexible, walls of text are cool for some people, for others it's a pain the ass, the summarized version are enough to light people's fire and make us look into it weather it's inside the client or outside I don't care.
Same thing with the JoJ, SOMETIMES, the JoJ had cool and interesting information about champions but more often than not, it was superfluous information, like: Poppy used money ........... it was infuriating because I felt like I lost my time reading something akin to Paris Hilton's life, one time is funny but the JoJ was filled with things like this and it's understandable! compelling and interesting stories don't happen weekly, it's crazy to think they do, specially with the amount of work narrative does inside Riot.
What I think would be awesome would be a LoL comic of sorts, each lore for each champion having their own webcomic, though you can imagine how much work this would entail, if only writing it is crazy time consuming, imagine drawing it :x it'd be cool nevertheless.
TL;DR: Summarized lore is cool and concise, think of a TL;DR format for lore and this is what you end up with
Jeddy0172 votesTL;DR: Summarized lore is cool and concise, think of a TL;DR format for lore and this is what you end up with
What's the point of a TL;DR if there's no longer product to read.
HigeR1 votesI can't see how a shorter bio means the product is gone, saying that you need thousands of paragraphs to convey an idea is simply immature. Also the product, in this case, is either a champion or league of legends as an online game, the product IS the game, the clicks and plays, everything else is done so the game rises in quality.
Character bios are still there, even in short format you understand that Tristana is an audacious military trained yordle and there's nothing else to understand because there's nothing else beyond that, enjoying a good read has nothing to do with an online game, even though, Riot tries to satisfy the community need for more, they've been missing the mark a lot lately but that doesn't mean they aren't working towards better.
I'd worry if they wouldn't have released Xerath's bio on forums, or Amumu's leaked on the PBE or Kalista's story shortly after releasing her, they haven't stopped writing amazing long stories for those who enjoy that kind but for those of us who play league of legends for the gameplay itself, short bios are more than enough to catch our attention.
The Soulforged1 votesWe aren't just conveying the personality of the character with their lore. Lore is supposed to be their past, and what happened to them, which can cause feels and gives a greater understanding of who they are rather than telling the player who they are.
Ark Angel HFB2 votesAlso the product, in this case, is either a champion or league of legends as an online game, the product IS the game, the clicks and plays, everything else is done so the game rises in quality.
Then why did they separate the LORE from the GAMEPLAY?