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Oh hey its my favorite bald shoutcaster, Azael
Oh hey its my favorite bald shoutcaster, Azael
It's definitely sped up at least 10%
It's definitely not.
What’s crazy is that while I’m glad he join the balance team and is enjoying it, it’s unlikely the dynamic of the balance team changed much and their ideas for balancing are still very much the same but what did change is people’s view on the balance team. Somehow, simply having a familiar face explain to them the balance changes makes them way less likely to instantly reach for the pitchforks.
Kinda interesting that something so small has the impact that it did and speaks volumes about the playerbase’s psychology, that a single change (which realistically didn’t change anything about balancing) can make them much less trigger happy.
Yeah honestly I don't have some outsized impact on the team. They wanted to do ADC satisfaction before I got here. I've lobbied for some specific nerfs and taken some specific work but like 80% of each patch has nothing to do with me.
I just like making YouTube videos.
Slightly hot take: the balance team was already doing very well before Phreak joined. Last year Phroxzon and others kept the game much more balanced than previous seasons, and had engaging changes. The source of frustration then and now are coming from things outside of balance.
…not that I don’t love Phreak on the team. His approach on the game is awesome
This is the right take