league is like the CoD of f2p pc gaming, they don't innovate, the game is very rarely improved (sr update is the only thing coming out, don't say audio engine that shits useless) meta is stale due to overly passive balancing (this ones an opinion but I think it's fairly true) and the company running the game seem to be terrible at marketing their product by making questionable decisions. they still haven't fixed smurfing so there's very little new players coming in. heroes of the storm is bad news for riot unless they start to get their act together
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League of Legends: Let's Talk About uhhh??
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yea man its not like league has been getting constant increase of players in the recent past, they definitely suck dick at what theyre doing Kappa
sure they have controversial esports decisions but lmao at implying they gonna go broke, its the most played game in the world ffs
sure they have controversial esports decisions but lmao at implying they gonna go broke, its the most played game in the world ffs
wen riot seys compititive integrity evry other line they r expect3d 2 folow said philosophy. otherwise me gud friend, that is calld hypocrisy, wether or not they rig brakets
more like because most pros are as sheeple as your average bronze player, all they do is play 2-3 comfort picks and occasionally pick up what some random guy in korea had success with recently
Meanwhile there's still 60-70 good champs out there absolutely nobody is playing in the competitive scene.
oh monte senpai please notice me
wow i love watching azure cats vs bigfile miracle, it's a really hype series and both of them are serious candidates for the finals! /s
Round robins is the best format in order to give equal representation to the regions in terms of sizing. Besides, straight up brackets can end up with some mess like this: http://lol.esportspedia.com/wiki/Demacia_Cup/Season_2 where Royal Club, Young Glory, and iG are in the same section of round of 32 and then you have some random no name team like Hangong Clan in the round of 8 purely because of how brackets work.
Furthermore, fully doing round robins makes no sense because at some point, the games just don't matter and the teams that are at the bottom of the rankings might play against each other for literally no reason at all because neither of them will have the chance of winning. The combination of round robin and bracket stages eliminates some of the weaker teams already and has a solid set of teams that are worthy of playing in the bracket stage.
Uh obviously you seed teams I'm not suggesting having the two best teams play in the second round and having some random team get to the quarterfinals without having played anyone.
And ya, why wouldn't you want to have Azure Cats play Bigfile Miracle with the winner playing CLG or something? If they beat another professional team in a 3-of-5 then that means they are doing something right and occasionally, the underdog will win. Right now the best players jump to the best teams because there is no chance for new teams to get in and compete for the World Championships without going through a year-long qualifying bid because the team pool is way too low.
Additionally, obviously if the draw was 128 they would have one big-ticket series showed at all times with most series simply played and recorded for those who want to watch, without professional commentary (again, the way tennis works). You would only watch the game Riot deems most fan-friendly but for those who actually care about what is going on in the professional scene rather than simply watch the same 10~ teams play each other again and again with no stakes on the line, this would be an opportunity to see what some of the smaller teams that never get a chance to compete would want to do.
League will not stay interesting if amateur teams are not even given the chance to compete (and don't try to sell the NACS=>promotional tournament or whatever is the relevant stand-in across other regions as a 'chance to compete', because it isn't). Not to mention that the round of 16 would suddenly mean something because it would mean that a team would have earned their spot there by beating three world-class teams in best-of-five series.
Worlds last year were a complete farce and worlds this year will be as well, and all the LCS shit in between is a poor ripoff of professional sports leagues in the United States. People don't get attached to teams in league of legends, they simply want to watch the game played at its best. Things would be so much more interesting if every once in a while a team filled with names I don't know were given the chance to beat the established teams and prove themselves; and it's hard to argue that whatever team comes out of such a tournament would be a worthy world champion, if only because of how much they had to prove themselves against the best in the world at that time, on that patch. As things stand they basically rig the teams to be established professionals teams out of their own handpicked leagues and then have them play like ten meaningless games before finally moving onto a bracket stage of 2-of-3s (although apparently Riot has realized that they need to at least switch to 3-of-5s?).
Expand the draw, play multiple games at once, make the finals actually mean something. Also, hold tournaments more than once a season so that teams aren't just stuck playing teams from their own region every single week...it's unquestionably awful for the level of play in every region (yes, even Korea could stand to play their inferior opponents and could learn something from them).
Imagine holding four of these tournaments every year; having the NA Open, Korean Open, EU Open, and <insert fourth here>. It works great for tennis and golf and I see no reason it wouldn't work for League as well.
And ya, why wouldn't you want to have Azure Cats play Bigfile Miracle with the winner playing CLG or something? If they beat another professional team in a 3-of-5 then that means they are doing something right and occasionally, the underdog will win. Right now the best players jump to the best teams because there is no chance for new teams to get in and compete for the World Championships without going through a year-long qualifying bid because the team pool is way too low.
Additionally, obviously if the draw was 128 they would have one big-ticket series showed at all times with most series simply played and recorded for those who want to watch, without professional commentary (again, the way tennis works). You would only watch the game Riot deems most fan-friendly but for those who actually care about what is going on in the professional scene rather than simply watch the same 10~ teams play each other again and again with no stakes on the line, this would be an opportunity to see what some of the smaller teams that never get a chance to compete would want to do.
League will not stay interesting if amateur teams are not even given the chance to compete (and don't try to sell the NACS=>promotional tournament or whatever is the relevant stand-in across other regions as a 'chance to compete', because it isn't). Not to mention that the round of 16 would suddenly mean something because it would mean that a team would have earned their spot there by beating three world-class teams in best-of-five series.
Worlds last year were a complete farce and worlds this year will be as well, and all the LCS shit in between is a poor ripoff of professional sports leagues in the United States. People don't get attached to teams in league of legends, they simply want to watch the game played at its best. Things would be so much more interesting if every once in a while a team filled with names I don't know were given the chance to beat the established teams and prove themselves; and it's hard to argue that whatever team comes out of such a tournament would be a worthy world champion, if only because of how much they had to prove themselves against the best in the world at that time, on that patch. As things stand they basically rig the teams to be established professionals teams out of their own handpicked leagues and then have them play like ten meaningless games before finally moving onto a bracket stage of 2-of-3s (although apparently Riot has realized that they need to at least switch to 3-of-5s?).
Expand the draw, play multiple games at once, make the finals actually mean something. Also, hold tournaments more than once a season so that teams aren't just stuck playing teams from their own region every single week...it's unquestionably awful for the level of play in every region (yes, even Korea could stand to play their inferior opponents and could learn something from them).
Imagine holding four of these tournaments every year; having the NA Open, Korean Open, EU Open, and <insert fourth here>. It works great for tennis and golf and I see no reason it wouldn't work for League as well.
I have a friend who runs a challenger team and he says that professional teams won't scrim them at all, which is another problem with the challenger scene. The challenger teams that get into the LCS never place higher than 4th. (I'm not counting LMQ or C9, LMQ came from CN and had a lot of experience there and C9 had multiple players that were on B tier teams in season 2.)
How are we supposed to promote growth and competition in our scene if the old guard is shutting the new teams out from improving?
How are we supposed to promote growth and competition in our scene if the old guard is shutting the new teams out from improving?
VKCA
(Virtual Circus Kareoky Act)
dragon dance kogmaw vs dragon wing corki is such a fun lane to listen to post six ^^
nvr 4get all suck
i'm fucking speechless at that match
if you missed it then you absolutely need to watch the VODs or catch the rebroadcast because that was the single greatest match in league of legends competitive history
if you missed it then you absolutely need to watch the VODs or catch the rebroadcast because that was the single greatest match in league of legends competitive history
MAN I MISSED OGNKAKACKLE CUZ I FELL ASLEEP FUCK
because on the off chance they get good and you go against them in relegations you won't have anything to go off of in regards to picks playstyle etc why not scrim a challenger team when your whole team is messing around in solo q?
bit of a shame rekkles doesn't have the support he deserves. hope alliance do some damage at worlds.
froggen is going to tear korea a new one. hush reddit circle jerk. dade tilting too.
