dutchmash2

• Worlds Semi-Finals in Brussels (Belgium) were hosted in English

• Spring Split Finals 2016 in Rotterdam (Netherlands) were hosted in English

• Summer Split Finals 2016 in Krakow (Poland) were hosted in English

• Spring Split Finals 2017 in Hamburg (Germany) were hosted in English

Sad to see they chose French as broadcasting language since it isn't appealing to foreigners who want to travel to Paris :(

We actually make the call based on the different markets. True, English penetration is different in all the countries in EU, but this is not just about if people speaks or not the language, also what is their preferred language to play and watch.

So essentially, we try to ensure that the experience at the Venue resonates with the local players as much as possible. It's about creating the best experience we can, and that changes depending on where we are going

Very excited to go back to Paris, the french crowd set a high bar already and I am ready to set a new one even higher !

HolypenguinHere

All of the Riot EU employees are probably getting imported to NA

Hey Guys, we hear you. We want to be more involved and open when it comes to our communication and engagement with the community, so something like an AMA makes total sense.

NA just had the announcement for the NALCS teams so from a timing perspective their AMA made perfect sense. On our end, we are still tying some things up, so it will take just a bit more time, but you will definitely hear more from us before the end of the year.

Phreazone

The problem might be that they have nothing to communicate, because they are still "tying some things up" and thus can't go into any specifics.

Which doesn't make the silence any less frustrating btw...

This is correct, and I also agree that it does not help with the silence

That's precisely why I did not want to leave the thread without any answer at all. There is clearly a lot of (understandable) frustration in the thread, so the easy way out would just have been to ignore it, and wait till we are "Ready" to share something else.. but we really want to change that dynamic and be more open, so I opted for jumping in, to at least acknowledge this, and let you guys know that there will be a follow up before the end of the year (and that's not too far off)

InfernoKoala

They have done a great job with the new interfaces. My only complaint with this one is that you can't tell who won the previous games. It would be nice if for past games the winning team's logo would stay light up while the rest of the card went black and white. It would just help clarify, especially later in the season when it's hard to keep track of individual team scores.

Edit: clarifications.

Edit 2: nvm, I was wrong. Just couldn't tell because the G2 logo is already in greyscale.

Hey, you are not wrong. With some team logos it is indeed hard to notice (G2 as a prime example ). We are aware and already looking into some improvements. Glad you guys liked it , and keep the feedback coming, lots of us around taking a look ;)

Miyaor

It would be nice if you showed the runes from the start of the game. Not really sure why its only shown after some time.

Agree. Runes integration in general is something we are still working on, I believe indeed there is room for improvement there and you should expect improvements as we move on.

Darkoplax

There was also a lot of faults as well .... (Champ Name , No Lee photo , Pauses , Screen going away for no reason , Sounds issues .... )

I Like the new revamped Studio and Designs but still there was a lot of mistakes all over the place ...

Hey guys, This is valid criticism. We actually have a lot of new tech at the studio (The entire core is new, not to mention all the added features, like the video walls) so there is a lot of fine tuning that we are still doing, on top of the classical "New players, new peripherals.." that go with any new season.

Overall, we are trying very hard this year to shake up the status quo on almost everything tied to the EULCS and hopefully today is just the begining of that. Glad to see that overall the reception has been positive, there is a huge team that has been working behind the scenes to make all this changes and improvements happen

Keep that feedback coming! and we will do our best to continue ironing out those small issues. Trying to speak more with actions that with words this time, so let's see if we deliver ;)

Kestrel21

One small nitpick would be that on the between matches screen, when G2 win it's hard to tell that they won since their logo is grey on a gray background and the losing team gets their logo grayed out, too, so it's a bit confusing. This is just an 'at a glance' problem, for those who want to quickly tell what happened so far might get tripped up for a second or two, but nothing bigger than that.

Good job so far, though, keep it up!

Yeah, actually already made a comment on that one on another thread The team is aware of this and already have few ideas in mind to improve readability . Not sure if we can make them happen for tomorrow honestly, but it is in the to-do list!

FancyCamel

I noticed that every game the rune choices of the players wouldn't show until a bit later in the game.

Is this too a bug being worked out or was that intentional?

Definitively not intentional. Right now we are having issues with runes and spectator that will be fixed for 8.2 , so in the meantime we are actually implementing it at the GXF level on top of the observers feed.

The workaround involves feeding the info directly from the API but , honestly it's not perfect, so sometimes it fails / gets behind, and then we have the team manually gathering the runes and adding them individually. So.. tldr? Far from perfect, team is fully aware. Full solution will come in 8.2 , until then we are trying the best to workaround this problems

Birgerz

Colour blind peeps tho, better use blue and red

Team already did some changes for today. Hopefully it is more clear now, let us know!

Tynte

Another small detail I noticed was off, is when a player has the unsealed spellbook and changes their spells, the team fight viewer will still show their old spell. This is very evident at the big tower dive in the game of MSF vs G2, CA 14:20 ingame. Had to replay that part 4 times before I realised what had happened, as Tahm seems to cleanse while he has ignite in the graphic.

But otherwise, amazing series!

Thanks! Passed this on to the team already to take a look

reskon

Yea the players get an X instead of W/L (win/lose) and they are all getting 0 points. Pretty sure they will fix that soon ™

Hey,

We had some issues on the back-end today that basically killed the live stats functionality, so apologies for that !

The team is working on getting a fix for it ASAP, in the meantime fear not, while it's not getting updated live you should still eventually get those sweet sweet points, I gotta keep that n1 spot in our office league..

MartDiamond

Why the hour earlier? Friday at 5 people will still be travelling home and miss the entire pregame and first game.

Hey guys. Hijacking this for visibility... I am on the road right now but, I am 99% sure this is a typo and not an intended change. I am confirming now with the team and will update ASAP

RCrower

Hey guys. Hijacking this for visibility... I am on the road right now but, I am 99% sure this is a typo and not an intended change. I am confirming now with the team and will update ASAP

Ok so.. yeah 17:00 not cool or intended ! Apologies for the panic moment.. we let the right people know and are fixing the schedule already.

I play a lot of video games - Right now I'm a god at dragonball fighterZ

Ok ok ok.. That is 100% False. He is terrible at that game.. Do not trust anything he says from now on, he is already lying on his opening statement, so imagine how the rest of the answers are going to be...

MentionMyName4Karma

Interesting. So top 2 will at worst place 3rd in playoffs and 3-6th have to win 4 bo5 in a row in order to win the split. We get a guaranteed match between 1st and 2nd and we might end up with the same matchup in the final again. One more week and no more "pointless" 3rd place match, but probably only the finals outside berlin
Edit: The last 2 Games will be played in the same week. So we don't really know who plays in the final until the day before. First place has to prepare for both teams and winner of third round has only one day to prepare for the final

To clarify in case there is still any doubt , the last two games will indeed be played at the Roadshow! With 2nd and 3rd fighting on Saturday for a spot on the finals on Sunday. Kinda Spice things up a bit compared to the old format :P. Really looking forward to see it in action !

Glad you liked it ! As you can see we did some drastic changes to the stages (and with that I mean that not a single stone of the old one can be found anywhere.. aaaall gone )

Lots of changes on the show, so please let us know what you think! All feedback wanted, the good and the bad. We are always listening , and on days like today more than ever.

Ok so, I have written three different answers for this thread. Every single time I end up with what feels more like an RR Martin book rather than a simple Reddit answer, so going to try a new approach keeping this very simple.

TLDR? It sucks. we were also frustrated about it.. lots of "New" (New players, process, PC's, Peripherals, studio, etc) + some client/Server issues.

Things tied to "New" get ironed out and should be much better next week. Server issue was fixed on spot, and client issues are trickier, as we cant fix them on spot, but we are already working internally to get those fixed.

Now, We are also very excited about the LEC and all the new changes and improvements that we have done. This was once again a brand new studio,new broadcast package, branding, all the content around the league, the work on the actual show itself etc..

We are pushing the limits further than ever to produce the league you all deserve, and this is just week one, the very first step of the LEC a...

Not gonna lie, the moment we took everything down was both exciting and scary at the same time.. the old studio was always "There" so taking it down felt like removing the good old safety net that has always been there for you right before making a leap of faith.. But! Everything turned out great and I am super proud of the team and what was accomplished in such a short timeframe. Glad you guys like it ! This is just the begining for the LEC, so let's see what comes next :)

xXdimmitsarasXx

Yeah i was also a bit confused there were no crowd warmups to get us hyped. We literally just watched the same thing you watch on twitch - a timer and showing an old fnc s04 game.

Hijacking top comment for visibility

Hey everyone, Riot Crower here, I’m the Head of Production for Riot Games in Europe. Firstly, thank you to everyone speaking up and giving this feedback. Making sure our audience have a good experience is our highest priority, and we know that we missed the mark on that yesterday. We’ve heard you, and we’re doing everything in our power to improve that experience for today.

Each venue and location we go to has its own complexities and restrictions, but we’ve worked with our local partners to bring about some changes for today.

Food: Unfortunately there is very limited concessions capacity at this venue. We had tried to compensate for this by deploying food trucks at the entrance, but it clearly wasn’t enough food and wasn’t communicated well. So today we’re working with our local partners to see how we can bring additional snacks and food onsite, and putting up more signage directing people to it.

Smoking / Security / Camera Flashes: We’ve rein...

Suitwo

I'm hoping Fnatic have sorted out their issues from the first half but even then it's still going to be a challenge to beat either RNG or SKT.

What I am hoping is for two wins today and one of those is against the loser of SKT Vs RNG, that should be enough to secure a tiebreaker match, but even then EU tiebreakers in 2019 aren't looking so hot at the moment, from 7-0 to 7-2.

Edit: Oh yeah I forgot SKT was 3-0, so ideally SKT win the current match and FNC beat RNG in the rematch.

It's happening. 100% Fnatic makes it out of groups. You know why ? Because I predicted it. http://pickem.lolesports.com/share/series/6/user/9064362/my-picks so far my predictions have been 100% accurate, and that means, without a doubt , that it will happen again today. 100%. It's math, you can't argue with it.