Is League of Legends ACTUALLY Dying?
Summary
TLDRThe video discusses concerns about League of Legends' future following a lackluster new season rollout and a disappointing season cinematic that received significant backlash. Despite Riot Games' focus on other projects like Valorant and an upcoming MMO, the community remains hopeful for a turnaround. Riot acknowledges the discontent and promises more communication about their commitment to League's future, hinting at a higher budget for 2023.
Takeaways
- 😕 League of Legends is not dying, but it's facing significant dissatisfaction from players.
- 🤦♂️ The rollout of the 2023 season was poorly communicated and handled, leaving players frustrated.
- 😒 Riot did not provide timely updates about the season start, with players learning about it through a single tweet from a Riot employee.
- 😬 The 2023 cinematic release was a major letdown, consisting of a simple camera flyover of Summoner's Rift, lacking the excitement of previous years.
- 😡 The cinematic received 156,000 dislikes within 24 hours, further fueling players' frustrations with Riot's handling of the game.
- 🎮 Players feel that Riot has been focusing more on creating skins than developing new game modes or meaningful content for League of Legends.
- 💸 Riot seems to be diverting resources from League to focus on other games like Valorant, an upcoming MMO, and a fighting game.
- 💭 Riot promises that they are still investing in League, but players are skeptical due to the lack of visible improvements.
- 🕹️ Players are especially upset about the absence of holiday events or new game modes, which used to be a regular part of League's updates.
- 🌟 Despite the issues, some fans still believe Riot may turn things around, especially with the promise of a higher budget for 2023.
Q & A
What is the current state of League of Legends according to the video?
-League of Legends is not dying, but it is facing issues. While it still has a healthy player base, recent updates and the 2023 season rollout have disappointed players, leading to concerns about the game's future.
What was the main issue with the release of the 2023 season?
-The 2023 season rollout was poorly communicated, with delays in announcing the season start date and a lackluster cinematic. Players were unhappy with the minimal updates and lack of communication from Riot Games.
What disappointed players about the 2023 season cinematic?
-The 2023 season cinematic was a two-minute video showing a simple flythrough of Summoner's Rift, which felt like a downgrade compared to previous years' high-quality, action-packed trailers. This was particularly disappointing given the lack of other updates.
How did Riot Games respond to the backlash regarding the cinematic?
-Riot Games acknowledged the disappointment in a five-tweet thread, explaining that there were 'unprecedented circumstances' that led to the simpler cinematic. They admitted it missed the mark and promised to communicate future plans more effectively.
Has Riot Games shifted its focus away from League of Legends to other projects?
-Yes, it appears that Riot Games has been focusing more on its other projects, such as Valorant, Wild Rift, an upcoming MMO, and a fighting game. This shift in focus has contributed to the reduced investment in new content for League of Legends.
Why are players upset with the lack of new game modes in League of Legends?
-Players are frustrated because Riot has released over 100 skins per year in 2021 and 2022 but has not introduced any new game modes or significant in-game experiences. Players miss the variety and fun that past events and game modes provided.
How has the player base of League of Legends been affected recently?
-The player base remains strong, but there has been a slight decline in viewership and engagement during the preseason, which is a normal trend. However, the community's dissatisfaction with recent updates could impact long-term player engagement.
What has Riot Games promised in response to player feedback?
-Riot Games has promised to invest more in League of Legends and communicate their plans better. They claim that League has a bright future and that the game will receive more resources, potentially turning things around in 2023.
What does the lead gameplay producer say about the future of League of Legends?
-The lead gameplay producer assured players that League of Legends is not in 'maintenance mode' and that they are working on bigger projects that will take time to release. He emphasized that these projects are for League of Legends, not Riot's other games.
What are players hoping for in future League of Legends updates?
-Players are hoping for more variety in the game, including new game modes, special events, and perhaps the return of the winter map. They want more than just skins and are asking for experiences that provide fun and excitement beyond the standard gameplay.
Outlines
🔥 League of Legends Season 2023 Rollout Issues
The video begins by discussing whether League of Legends is truly 'dying.' While it’s not dead, it's seen better days, as the rollout of the 2023 season has left many players disappointed. Riot Games released little new content during the preseason, leaving players in the dark about when the season would begin. Only a tweet from a Riot employee revealed that Season 2023 would start on January 10th. Compared to other games like Fortnite, which offer countdowns and events to build hype, Riot's communication has been severely lacking, culminating in an underwhelming and poorly received cinematic. Historically, Riot released high-quality, champion-centric cinematics, but this year’s was a simple camera flyover of Summoner’s Rift, leaving many fans frustrated and feeling like Riot doesn't care about the game anymore.
❄️ League's Lack of New Content and Focus on Skins
The second section critiques Riot's priorities in recent years. Instead of focusing on new in-game experiences or events, Riot has been churning out skins—over 140 in both 2021 and 2022—but has released no new game modes. While other games celebrate the holidays with events and new features, League players only saw a few new skins. The video criticizes Riot's reasoning for discontinuing fan-favorite features like the winter map, arguing that independent modders have created high-quality maps that Riot could easily implement. The real issue seems to be that Riot is focusing more on monetization, developing skins that yield immediate profits, and shifting resources to other Riot projects like Valorant, their MMO, and fighting games. Despite these frustrations, the speaker expresses a hopeful belief that 2023, with its supposedly higher budget, might bring positive changes to the game.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡League of Legends
💡Rollout
💡Pre-season patch
💡Riot Games
💡Cinematic
💡Dislikes
💡Investment
💡Game modes
💡Valorant
💡Community
💡Maintenance mode
Highlights
League of Legends' newest season rollout was disappointing.
Riot Games introduced new jungle pet features but then went silent.
The start date of Season 2023 was announced via a tweet from a Riot employee.
Compared to other games, Riot's communication about the season start was poor.
The 2023 season cinematic received significant backlash from the community.
The cinematic had 156,000 dislikes within its first 24 hours.
Riot acknowledged the community's negative reaction and promised better communication.
Riot Games CEO mentioned that League of Legends would have its highest budget yet in 2023.
Riot has focused on creating skins rather than new game modes.
There was a lack of Christmas event content in League of Legends.
Riot appears to be allocating resources to other projects like Valorant.
Valorant's recent cinematic showcased higher quality than League's.
Riot is also working on a secret MMO and an upcoming fighting game.
Despite concerns, the player base of League of Legends does not seem to be dying.
Riot is expected to turn things around after hearing player complaints.
A Riot developer assured that they are investing in bigger things for League of Legends.
The developer confirmed that they were talking about League of Legends on PC, not other projects.
The community desires more game modes and variety in gameplay.
Transcripts
is League of Legends actually dying no
but it is on low Health ignited on five
stacks of Daria's passive and there's a
jinx rocket approaching it somewhere in
the distance so what's going on as of
making this video League just went
through a very disappointing rollout of
their game's newest season let's quickly
run through that every year they drop a
pre-season patch to introduce new
content into the game they gave us these
new little jungle pet things and then
radio silence no significant updates the
year ended and we still didn't know when
the next season would start which is not
normal three days into the year we
finally got an update season 2023 starts
on January 10th tweeted from a riot
employees account unless you were
following this one guy you would still
not know when the season starts you're
saying fortnite would announce the
season weeks in advance have a countdown
timer the season start they would have a
live Drake concert in fortnite we're not
even getting anything first of all it's
like they're updating the game they're
making a stage for a performer they're
not doing anything they didn't do
anything during pre-season just tell us
the time The Season's starting bro
please even before this season debacle
players had already been disappointed
seeing as it was clear that Riot may
have been showing more attention to
their other games we'll talk about that
soon because the straw that broke the
camel's back was the release of the 2023
season cinematic a two minute video
animation of a camera flying through a
high quality Recreation of summoner's
Rift that is it why because I can
[Music]
that's it no way
every year since 2018 Wright releases a
high quality cinematic and song hyping
up a new year of League of Legends these
videos have come to be very loved and
highly anticipated by players and so
after a period of barely any new content
and hardly communicating when the new
season would actually begin on January
10th they dropped the 2023 cinematic and
as we just mentioned it was not well
received
wow no dislikes the League of Legends
Community surely adores this masterpiece
obviously that's a joke but for those
interested if you use one of those bring
back dislikes extensions they say that
this video has 156
000 dislikes in its first 24 hours now
usual internet outrage aside compared to
previous cinematics it definitely does
look like a major downgrade and
releasing something so underwhelming
during a time when players aren't happy
makes it feel like Wright doesn't care I
mean I think it's always a meme when
someone says I could have done this
myself but this cinematic really could
have easily been fan made like just
three years ago the user Wayne s
uploaded a realistic Showcase of
summoner's Rift on Unreal Engine
basically the same thing let's take this
let's put the sound here and we got it
why
because I can now just a few hours after
the launch of the video Wright posted a
five tweet thread addressing the
community's reactions this year there
were some unprecedented circumstances
that had us choose an alternate approach
to the season 2023 video however we
believed that it could still embody
League's broad universe and competitive
Spirit while celebrating the start of a
new season but we've heard your feedback
and we want to acknowledge that brink of
infinity missed the mark for the
action-packed champion-led trailer you
expected and has led to further
speculation about our investment in
League honestly we should have been more
communicated we do believe that league
has a bright future and we are investing
in that but we can do a better job
sharing those plans with you we are
committed to giving you more details
about what that investment looks like in
the next couple of days that last bit
there could actually be true I was
recently planning on making a little
YouTube short about what to expect from
league in 2023 specifically focusing on
this statement from Riot game CEO who
said in 2023 League of Legends would
have their highest budget yet um
yeah it's been less than two weeks and
this already hasn't aged well however if
this tweet is anything to go by maybe
good days are on the horizon but okay
circling back to the big question is
League actually dying player base wise
it doesn't seem to be dying at all at
least not yet servers are healthy and
live streamed views are still going
strong declined a bit recently due to
the pre-season but that happens every
year however it may not be dying as a
product but it's clear that players
aren't entirely happy for the past
couple of years Wright has focused on
creating more skins than creating new
in-game experiences 2021 and 2022 both
had over 100 140 skins released and zero
brand new game modes even recently while
every game celebrated some sort of
Christmas event League of Legends really
didn't do anything most players would be
hoping for some sort of event new game
mode maybe the return of the winter map
but instead Riot just released a couple
skins and called it a day to be fair I
am biased here as I'm still salty that
Riot pretends that their reason for no
longer making the winter Rift is because
it would be too difficult to create
meanwhile there's these random modders
creating these high quality map skins
for players to use at the end of the day
I think right has just been unwilling to
sacrifice resources on anything that
won't generate large profits why put
devs to work on a new game mode when
they could work on skins that could
bring immediate returns additionally
what's also going on is Riot clearly
taking resources away from league and
focusing them on their other projects
while players contemplate whether or not
league is dying valorent is thriving and
if we want to talk about cinematics they
just recently released a new valorent
cinematic at the Quality that you would
expect from League the whole cinematic
team of Riot just migrated to valerant I
guess and valorent isn't the only game
keeping Riot busy at the same time
they're in the background building their
secret MMO wild Rift and the upcoming
fighting game however all of this aside
I still don't think League will ever die
and maybe I'm huffing on copium but I do
kind of believe that Riot is going to
turn things around this year they've
heard our complaints these past few
years and the confirmation of League
having a higher budget should mean that
good news is coming after the backlash
from The Cinematic the lead gameplay
producer at League of Legends left a
comment on Reddit responding to a user
asking what his thoughts were on the
sentiment that League is on maintenance
mode I mean I can understand why people
would draw that conclusion though I can
assure you that we are not means saying
it isn't going to convince anyone of
that though also we have been investing
into bigger things that won't ship for
quite some time a user in another thread
questions if these bigger things are
referring to League or other games at
Riot the dev then responds to that
comment as well stating that he was
talking about League of Legends on PC
specifically not other projects
personally my selfish opinion I just
want more game modes I don't care if
they're not the greatest thing in the
world and they get stale in a week or
two something fun where I can play my
favorite champions in outside of
summoner's Rift would be refreshing
every once in a while kind of like it
used to be alright thank you for
watching and let me know what you think
take care
no bro what was there's nothing cool
about it it was literally the [ __ ]
map
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