Chapter 551 Want to destroy Z country e-sports? No!
Seeing the KT players expressing their support in their personal capacity, all the LPL clubs could no longer sit still.
Anyone with a little understanding of the game can tell that the updates made by Riot designer from the preseason to around MSI were targeted at the EDG team.
Players protested.
Standing on the opposite side...at least the LCK players on the competitive side went to protest.
If the LPL clubs in the same trench do not express their opinions, wouldn't they be regarded as villains who do not distinguish between inside and outside, do not know the importance of things, and do not know how to consider the overall situation?
then.
Regardless of their relationship with EDG or their specific ideas, LPL clubs have ostensibly joined the protest.
"oops!"
"It's getting bigger and bigger."
When chief designer Greg Street (Ghostcrab) saw this scene, he touched his shiny forehead and his expression became slightly embarrassed.
It has always been a tacit understanding that Roit prefers the European and American regions.
The signs appeared four years ago.
In the middle of S4, Master Yi, the hero who shined in the S3 finals, gradually left the professional stage.
From this point on, there was a clear divergence in the top lane positioning between Asia and Europe and America.
The top laners of Asian teams are generally extreme, either pure tanks or pure damage heroes.
European and American top laners like to balance damage and tankiness.
As we all know, there is also a saying about being a jack of all trades: being a master of none.
The lack of focus of European and American top laners caused them to suffer great losses during the collision.
At the All-Star Game held in May, the Fnatic and C9 teams faced OMG and SKT and were beaten without any chance to fight back.
Didn't even get a small score.
The top position was completely one-sided.
To adjust this.
In August of the same year, Roit launched Gnar, a hero that fits the style of the European and American regions very well. The time left until the S4 finals is neither long nor short, so it is reasonable to allow or prohibit his use.
In fact, the 4.14 version used in the S4 finals has weakened the tree and made further enhancements to Gnar.
The reason why it was ultimately banned was because it was not used well in the European and American regions.
The heavy-armored warriors who were "airdropped" before the S5 finals were also for the purpose of buffing Europe and the United States.
——Two heroes whose ban rate and win rate both reach 100%, one is Iron Man and the other is Captain.
Iron Man fills the gap in the bottom lane between Europe, America and Asia.
The Captain does not have strong control skills and is relatively weak in initiating team fights, which does not fit in with the historical choices of Asian teams. His strong enough tower defense ability is also enough to counter the fast push of Asian teams.
Before the S5 finals, Gangplank had already become an absolute favorite in the European region.
Both the appearance rate and winning rate are far higher than those of the LPL and LCK regions.
The new version of Fiora and Noxus, whose priority is below this, are suitable for entering the final game to reap the rewards, making up for the shortcomings of European and American top laners in not being able to grasp the timing of teleportation.
The synthesis of the extremely smooth Giant Nine, Death Plate, and Blood Hand, plus the chain mail that can be upgraded with small cloth armor, and the belt that can be upgraded with red crystals, these new equipment and routes make up for the problem that European and American top laners are relatively weak in confrontation and it is difficult to obtain enough economy to purchase medium-sized parts.
TSM, which was in the top 16 every year, defeated LPL's number one seed LGD. Of course, there were factors such as LGD's arrogance, carelessness, and lack of awareness of the seriousness of the matter.
But more importantly, the version is too distorted.
That time, it caused protests and dissatisfaction from a large number of players.
This time, in order to strengthen Europe and America and weaken EDG, the turmoil was even greater...
“We need to think of a solution.”
KateyAnthony, who is responsible for collecting player feedback, said: "This year's version update has too strong a bias, which has affected the balance of the Rank mode and made all regions very upset. If we don't come up with a proper solution, we will definitely lose a lot of users."
"PUBG (PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds) is very popular now, and many League of Legends anchors have switched to PUBG."
"If our attitude remains the same as before..."
KateyAnthony paused for a moment, waiting for everyone else to pay attention before continuing: "I'm afraid some people should be prepared to resign."
"We can't be perfunctory." Ariel Horn, whose nose is so big that it covers his upper lip, agreed: "I have always believed that we went too far with the LPL region. In the second season, we weakened WE's Twisted Fate, Ryze, Olaf, Irelia, and Corki. This kind of weakening is completely beyond normal rationality."
"Even so, WE gained the upper hand, and the shameful eight-hour incident occurred in the end."
"As designers, even if we can't treat everyone equally, we can't overly target LPL."
"It's not excessive..."
"The situation back then..."
Someone immediately stood up to refute it.
“Alright, alright!”
Greg Street tapped the table with his fingertips. "Let's not talk about the past. The weakening of the championship team is also within the reasonable range. It's just that the normal strengthening of mages has a negative impact on them."
"Don't talk about face." Morello, a senior designer who worked at Riot during the internal beta, interrupted: "Apologize to the players and find a way to fix the version... Of course, it's just an apology to the players, and it has nothing to do with EDG."
Say this.
That set the tone for things.
In addition to the routine weakening of champions, targeting a certain player or team to weaken them is obviously an act that violates the concept of fairness.
Therefore, the repeated targeting of the EDG team must never be acknowledged.
Just don’t do it in the future.
Since the mage hero is too strong and affects the Rank environment, it doesn't matter if we apologize to the players.
Knowing your mistakes is the best way to improve yourself!
It's not shameful.
And it can save some impression points.
"The rework of Sword Demon and Conqueror..." Ariel Horn frowned.
"The Sword Demon has been designed, the sketch and new skills have been announced, and it must be launched." Greg Street (Ghost Crab) made a decision: "Conqueror will be put on hold for the time being. Anyway, it's just a rumor, and the specific changes have not been leaked."
Discuss these.
Represented by Greg Street (Ghostcrab), an apology letter was sent to all players on Twitter:
terribly sorry.
We may have screwed up.
The enhancement of mage equipment is intended to speed up the formation of traditional mid-lane players and allow players to experience the fun of fighting more quickly.
Unexpectedly, it affected the overall balance.
We will absorb the suggestions of the majority of players and gradually repair the game environment.
The recent rumors against the EDG team are nonsense. The design team will not deliberately target any team or any player.
Sword Demon is one of the heroes with outdated mechanisms that are planned to be reworked.
Before there was Irelia, and now there is Akali who is currently being designed. These modifications are not made because of the use of a certain player.
The new talent 'Conqueror' has just been released. Its appearance rate and win rate are in a balanced state and will not be adjusted in a short period of time. The previous statement was a false rumor.
Thank you to all players for your strong support for League of Legends.
Please supervise us and we will do better.
…
“Hey, it’s done!”
Edward Zhu lay leisurely on the chair, crossing his legs which he rarely did, with a smug look on his face.
No one believed Roit's statement.
It's just for the sake of face.
But...
The conqueror made no changes and kept things as they were, which was clearly a victory for public opinion.
From now on, designers must think twice before targeting EDG.
If something goes a little beyond the norm, Ed Zhu can buy another wave of internet trolls and trending searches to settle both old and new accounts together.
"That's good."
Abu let out a long sigh: "There are still the Intercontinental Championship and the Asian Games this year. If we get cut every time we perform well, we may not be able to play in the World Championship."
"That's definitely not possible. I'm not a boss who eats for free." Ed Zhu snorted: "By the way, what will Xing Dao say when he sees the news?"
"Uh..." Abu mentioned this with a little surprise: "Xing Dao didn't say anything, but judging from his expression, he seemed to be quite regretful about the result of this protest..."
"Maybe the designer Roit avoided important issues and made him unhappy." Aide Zhu guessed: "Young people don't understand these things. You should find a chance to enlighten him and don't let him get upset... By the way, how is Xiye cooperating with the others?"
"The teamwork is good." Abu was quite satisfied: "Xiye is the kind of mid laner who dares to fight. He fits in well with Xing Dao and Yu Wenbo (Ashui). The only thing that needs to be adjusted is the early rhythm. After a few more runs in the regular season, it will be almost perfect."
"That's good." Aide Zhu smiled and said, "This year, let them see what a genuine Guodian is!"
