Riot catering to High Elo or Casual Players?

Posted on at 12:05 PM by Moobeat


Summoner Yondaimee asks the tough questions and is man enough to endure the answers. He recently channeled the power of the @Riot and asked which player base the game is balanced more around, the High ELO players or casual blokes. Dancemaster Phreak quickly crowstormed in and let loose a Dark Wind of answers.
"Here's what I understand about our philosophy. I may have inaccuracies in here, but I'm fairly confident I'm mostly right

We ideally balance for top-level play. This means nerfing champions like Janna, Cho'Gath, and Gragas despite massive forum outcry about how we're "ruining all tanks/support/whatever."

However, as we pride ourselves on League of Legends having broad appeal, we try to make sure the game isn't aggravating for everyone else. Not everyone is pro, and most people don't even want to be pro. This means that even though Evelynn 3 months ago wasn't going to be a first-pick-or-ban champion for the IEM invitational, we're going to nerf her because the other 99.99999% of players really don't want to play against Evelynn every game."

- Phreak, Community Coordinator, via the official forums.

46 comments

  1. love games taht focuses on high end players, i might check this one out!

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  2. very intriguing will follow for further posts.

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  3. Yeah I don't know, I guess well have to see.

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  4. makes sense. they do want as big of audience as possible and they need to appeal to both levels of players.

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  5. And it sounds to me that they are at least trying to mix it up a little bit which is pretty commendable for a free game if you think about it...

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  6. Gragas its the best, great guides at mobafire ;)

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  7. I liked LoL a lot, almost always played in PuGs as Zilean, buffing and helping teammates, usually ended up as bottom for kills, top for assists. People claimed I was doing it wrong.

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  8. it is a noob game anyway.. were waiting for dota2

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  9. Don't play LoL much but Thanks for sharing!

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  10. High-level PvP play on online games weird me out. If I want to fight another player, I'll just play a fighting game or a shooter, but I guess that's just me. When I play MMOs I just like to relax and grind and kill monsters hahaha.

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  11. It's all about LoL! SC2 is too serious about pvping =/

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  12. Haven't played this game, but it looks pretty good.

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  13. Man, balance is so hard to get right.

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  14. They always attempt to balance, but it never is completely equal, and never will be. It is quite depressing, imo.

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  15. never played so nothing to add lol

    http://entertainvent.blogspot.com/

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  16. It makes sense. Gotta have balance for pvp.

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  17. Very good point. After all it makes very sense.

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  18. Never really got into LoL myself,
    DotA is just so much better.

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  19. You make this game sound really fun. I think I might get into it.

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  20. what? i think everyone wants to be pro

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  21. Hopefully they can strike a balance.

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  22. haha, evelyn. Thank you for that laugh. Also, I need $upport, just sayin. :(

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  23. not sure who this will benefit.

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  24. need to try this game out...still haven't had the chance :(

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  25. Totally cater to casuals. Balance aside, the design of heroes and items is so simplified they can't argue any other way

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  26. i dont have time for games! stop tempting me ! ;p

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  27. Ahaha I still never got around to downloading this -_-

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  28. I think the casual route is better as high end only is too much of a time sink/grind.

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  29. Just startet a few days ago LoL with a few friends, not yet familiar with it :)

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  30. 99.99999%
    Lol'd at that! xD Keep up your posts man!

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  31. LoL is a good game, but i want test HoN

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  32. Heh, what does it take to becoming a nerfing champion?

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  33. thanks for the information/opinion

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  34. i dont have time to play games!

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  35. Well I guess now I have to start playing LoL again.

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