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Did the LCS stop taking reddit comments for the broadcast? interesting. Wonder why lol
It's new tech and we're still learning how to consistently implement it in the best way. We're still on the lookout for reddit comments.
Did the LCS stop taking reddit comments for the broadcast? interesting. Wonder why lol
It's new tech and we're still learning how to consistently implement it in the best way. We're still on the lookout for reddit comments.
I wish you guys would just let things be good in weirdly unexpected and unintuitive ways. Some of the most fun I had in this game was ages ago by looking for really strong, weird stuff and taking advantage of the fact that other people weren't recognizing it as being as good simply because it was unintuitive. These days though, if something is good but "not intended" it will get nerfed promptly into a sub 50 winrate position to put an end to the fun before it starts. It's just a boring philosophy and discourages creativity and "treasure hunting" or looking for cool shit no one else has found yet and getting rewarded for a while until the rest discover it as well (probably from watching you pop off with it.)
I definitely find myself yearning for the days of old sometimes, I used to love playing Sona mid for example. I think a lot of the problem here stems from how hyper-optimized the game is now. Its great that everyone has reliable, easy access to really accurate data sources for just about everything for league, but one of the downsides is that often when something "unexpected" becomes even remotely strong, it completely takes over the meta. Good recent examples of this are Soraka/Sona top. Plenty of really strong, quirky stuff still exists out there I assure you, but the problem usually comes when it becomes optimal because then it tends to start causing problems.
what about mage champs on bot/top and adc champs on mid/top ?
We definitely allow for some level of flexbility, where they become a problem is where they harm the overall health of the game and create problems. Ziggs and some other mages being playable bot occasionally? probably not a big deal. Mages being so good that they completely replace marksman bot lane? Definitely a problem because its invalidating the marksman class.
the other guy worded things to heavily insinuate that Riot demands things be exactly how they plan. X champion MUST be Y role, no exceptions. Which, he's not wrong. Riot very much tries to enforce things like "Janna is a support, nothing else". But they also allow natural evolution to champions, like Zyra literally only being a Midlaner, her intended role, when she's batshit OP, and instead is one of the main Mage Supports.
Granted, a lot of that falls apart when you see Seraphine or Viego being played more in their non-intended roles, and seeing better success there. Or Sett, the master of Quadraflexing.
Yeah we allow for some level of flexibility for sure, as long as its not game-breaking or unhealthy. Something like Viego mid or top being comprable to jungle isn't that unhealthy, but obviously if something like Yuumi jungle was good there would be clear gameplay problems.
Would you guys ever consider making something like Odyssey/Star Guardians a full length roguelite game akin to something like Hades? If I could play League gameplay without going thru pvp I legitimately would not ever play anything else.
Riot's certainly open to making other games, that's not my area of expertise at work though, I'm just focused on the LoL and TFT side of things, so I'll leave any future games discussion to the teams in R&D :)
That Sylas tech paying off :)
Fair enough
Can confirm Fair Enough.
Same! Kinda related question: as a Rioter, is it hard for you to avoid spoilers related to content made by Riot?
I can only speak from my experience, since it depends a little bit on what you're working on, but generally Rioters are super respectful of not spoiling stuff unless someone wants it spoiled. We're all players and fans at heart, so most teams help you preserve the magic if that's what you want!
I ran a game of Shen with Lissandra R (could have picked Kayle R too). You don't know how great it feels to Shen R + Taunt + Shen W + Locket + Lissandra R to completely deny someone from killing an ally. Looking back, Kayle R may have been even better.
zoe ult is gonna be really good, imagine it on someone like skarner or leblanc
Skarner + ZoeR is so rude and hilarious.
I actually really enjoyed it on Vladimir. It amplifies his laning annoyingness up so much with having reliable empowered Qs.
Why the One For All game pacing instead of traditional Summoner's Rift? Do casual players prefer it that way? Seems like it makes the mode less complex and gets boring quicker for no reason.
OFA pacing was a short hand way of stating what the pacing is, but it's fairly different in a lot of ways. You do start at level 3, but levels 3, 4, and 5 take a bit longer to rank up leading to more of a laning phase than what OFA has.
You also get your summoner ultimate near immediately (~2:15s initial cooldown). So, before level 6, you're effectively playing your champion's base kit with someone else's ultimate. Which means you still have to very much think about how your lane matchup might go. Starting level 3 helps mitigate a lot of the worst cases that generates.
Have you really PLAYED League of Legends if you haven't Blitzcrank hooked someone then Lee Sin kicked them into your fountain?
Any plans to bring back an Odyssey-like gamemode? Shit was fire.
Nothing planned. While some players really loved the PVE modes we saw engagement with them drop off incredibly quickly, which makes them hard to justify versus doing modes like Ultimate Spellbook here.
I'M SO EXCITED!!! AHHHH!!! This mode is a BLAST and I can't wait for yall to get to play it!!!
Any plans on adding more ultimates?
Not this time at least. Assuming the mode is well received we'll bring it back sometime though and very open to different ults if we do so
Say hello to unstoppable, ad and ms bonus on every adc with olaf r
Worth noting - you don't get to pick from any of the ults each game, but instead get presented with 3 to pick from. Even if something like Olaf ult on ADCs is incredibly optimal it'll still be fairly uncommon.
I don't think it will be a permanent mode so I wouldn't worry too much about the longevity
Event Mode's the plan, not an always on mode. If reception is good we'll bring it back again though certainly!
Why players aren't on studio? Weren't they playing in studio last split play-offs already? I mean pretty much everyone got vacinated and there is massive competition on other sports already even bringed back crowds of thousands. I don't think bringing 15-20 extra people on LEC studio changes anything. I have no idea why they don't bring players to the studio
