It's just Cactopus calming the storm with memes like he used to do in dark times of Dynamic Queue.
The memes didn’t work nearly as good as just bringing back solo queue tho lol
haha no it's an obvious troll
...unless...?
...unless...
OH YESSSSS
Yeah, but it bought some time, calmed the mood for a while.
On Reddit, sure, but that doesn’t really matter. We didn’t bring back solo queue because of sentiment on Reddit. We brought it back because the data showed that people around the world were starting to actually play less because of dynamic queue. We don’t really care about Reddit sentiment alone because it’s so fickle. It’s just like the first layer of input we can get from the audience (most of which isn’t on Reddit)
On Reddit, sure, but that doesn’t really matter. We didn’t bring back solo queue because of sentiment on Reddit. We brought it back because the data showed that people around the world were starting to actually play less because of dynamic queue. We don’t really care about Reddit sentiment alone because it’s so fickle. It’s just like the first layer of input we can get from the audience (most of which isn’t on Reddit)
also IMHO replacing solo queue with dynamic queue was actually a terrible idea lmao and it just took us a while to fully accept it
It's all fun and games until your ceo is on Twitter bashing content creators
Only mistake he made was deleting the tweet. Was good banter
How about this?
- 2 Prestige Summoner Icons (one Gold, one Void Purple)
- 250BE
- Random Emote
You're probably thinking to yourself: 'This is absurd - we don't have the budget for that it'd kill the company!' to which I have three words: Ahri Lux Kai'Sa
I'll be in touch, but let's just say the future of skin development looks golden in my book.
son it’s gonna take AT LEAST three Ahri and Lux skins to pay for that
Who said I was only thinking of three?
nods wisely
okay you’ve got what it takes, kid
I see. That makes sense. So when's the server shut-off time?
Depends: When would be most inconvenient for you?
I can't believe they're just giving us the prestige summoner icon. I would prefer to buy a battle pass then play 200 games so that I am rewarded with a sense of pride and accomplishment.
However times are tough, I will compromise by converting my USD to RP to hedge against a possible recession.
good investment, summoner. after all, now we have become a
乃丨Ꮆ
丨几ᗪ丨乇
匚ㄖ爪卩卂几ㄚ
Lets get a deal add 1 RP on 100 BE and we gucci
okay 😳wow😳 listen here we are trying to run a 💵business💵 here
however you caught me in a 😊good mood😊, so thanks to 👌Your Feedback👌 we will be adding 👍1 free RP👍
never ask anything of us again 😤
It's also a fact that no matter what it ends up being, this reddit will cry half the frontpage full.
Riot could legit gift everyone every skin in the game and people would say: "I didn't want that Teemo skin, fuck you Riot".
you’re absolutely right
that’s why we think the best way forward is to just disappoint everyone equally
pls vote wisely summoners, the future is in ur hands
A full summoner icon? Aslong as it is not just an icon shard. Or a mission that will require me to play 2000 games before I get the icon... Im pretty happy. Will there be a prestige version for just 20.000 rp as well?
Holy fuck ICON SHARDS
I’m taking notes over here summoner. Big ideas like this are how you get hired at riot
Maybe add in a mystery emote too
glares over at the pit where we keep the emotes slaves
“get 2 work boys”
A chest plus key and maybe one random eternal yay
ah fuck you’re saying one summoner icon isn’t enough??
back to the drawing board...
One prestige please
prestige chromas for summoner icons, absolute genius
Cries even more because I like icons but they are not that important who cares omg
oh fuck we better think of something better
maybe two summoner icons 🤔🤔🤔
cries
i don’t wanna spoil the 10 year event but let’s just say i hope u like summoner icons
i moderated a pretty big subreddit for a good while and while i understand that it's not necessarily a 1:1 comparison, i'd recommend reading on subreddits like /r/theoryofreddit about how people announce changes in moderation.
a lot of these concepts you're talking about with EDs vs. people with legitimate concerns and everything else under the sun fairly closely relate to how people moderate subreddits or forums and announce decisions around choices in how the forum will be moderated.
for example, you could switch around some of the words in your earlier comment:
While lots of things we do are for you (who might love xyz content), some of the things we do are for the person next to you (who loves abc content) and some of the things we do are for someone you don’t even know.
however, it differs in that subreddit moderators look to improve the quality and popularity of their subreddit, rather than monetary gain. it's a little bit more simplistic because there isn't really a monetization aspect to it.
this said, however, i still think it would be worthwhile to examine how large subreddits communicate with their users about potentially unpopular changes because at the core of it all, you are also the representative of a large community who has to communicate with your users about potentially unpopular changes
and lastly, while there is likely a lot of data (i.e. moderators talking about changes) to go through, it might not be of the best quality, however there is just sooooo much of this data out there that if you ever get free time it might be useful for you to check out how other people who manage communities break the news to see if you can draw from them
if you wanted to go the extra mile i'm sure you've got the weight to be able to personally get responses from the moderators who are making and writing about these decisions, too, if their decisions and/or reception seems peculiar.
edit: sorry for the scattered topics and exorbitant use of the word "however," i'm off vyvanse and meal replacement shakes i'm goin wild
that subreddit looks fascinating. thanks so much for sharing it with me.
What an interesting and insightful article, good job!
I'd like to pick your brain on one of the points you made if it isn't a hassle. Do you think that the majority of the Engaged Detractors are people that just don't have any faith in The Devs and want to stur up controversy just for the sake of it or is the majority composed more out of people that are just burnt out from the game and are just looking for something to pin it on, regardless of how good or bad the decision ultimately is?
I want the belive that the people that complain with very shallow argument are really just a vocal minority that just clumps the whole playerbase together becouse they think that everyone shares their opinion since it's the only logical conclusion? (Slight hyperbole just to get the point across since I'm having trouble putting what I want to ask into more concise words)
This, for me, is the million-dollar question: How do Engaged Detractors get made?
Obviously, whenever you get backlash to any decision, it's not JUST engaged detractors contributing. It's always a mix of people who have a legitimate concerns, EDs acting in bad-faith, people who just like contributing to the backlash for the fun of it, and people who may have misunderstood your intentions.
Each of those audiences is worth thinking about. I'll probably write more about this soon. Need more time to think it over.