3 Years ago Riot deleted the Boards, their Version of an official League of Legends Forum, stating that the Platform has become less popular over the Years, providing us with other alternative social Channels to use.
In their Announcement they, more specifically, encourage us to use alternative social Channels, Websites such as YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Discord, Twitter and Reddit to comnect with other Rioters and provide Feedback to the Game.
Here we are today, 3 Years later, providing Feedback and connecting with Rioters on the social Channels they encouraged us to use. But what's happening with the Feedback that's being provided? In Light of the recent Ping Changes, our Feedback is apparently "not representative" of the actual Opinions of the Community, and the "Feedback" of a certain "silent Majority" is considered more valuable than what is found on Reddit or Twitter.
(This is not the first Case of this happening, individual Rioters have told us many Times in the Past that Suggestions, Opinions and Feedback found in Places like Reddit isn't actually representative of how well or badly Changes influence the Game.)
I am here to bring some Attention to this and to also ask: Is our Feedback even valuable or being taken into Consideration? If the Boards, the official League of Legends Forums, no longer exist for us to provide Feedback on, and the Feedback found on Reddit or Twitter is considered "not representative" of the Opinions of the Community (the "silent Majority"), then what's our next Move?
Do we keep provdiing Feedback only for it to be ignored? Do we stop providing Feedback and let Riot do whatever they want? Do we use other social Channels like... YouTube Comments? Do we email Riot ourselves?
It baffles me that Riot considers our Feedback on these Platforms "not representative" of the Playerbase's Opinions, when these are the only Platforms availble for the Playerbase to provide Feedback on.
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