but wow, yesterday was a pretty busy day! i skipped posting a blog yesterday, mostly because it just didn't seem like much was happening. with week 1 of the LCS playoffs in the books, there was a bit of a lull, but then, reddit lit up a like a christmas tree. first, we'll start with the roster moves, and with that there is only one place to go, and that's Rekkles wants out of Elements in a bad way. he hasn't seemed happy all season, and now that has become obvious. he wants out and it looks like Tabzz will be in...again. i have to assume he's not going to be thrilled being second banana. jettisoned FOR Rekkles at the start of this season, he's now being brought back to the fold, it's like "hey, you suck, we have a better option, don't let the door hit you on the ass on the way out", to "hey, we really need you man, please come back." i'm sorry, but its comical, and this team is an absolute disaster, so i'm going to get my popcorn and enjoy the show, because it's far from over. sticking with Elements, as i mentioned Rekkles leaving and Tabzz rejoining, there is also the Incarnati0n rumors, which i touched on in my last blog, i think...if i didn't, the EL manager hinted that there might be a marriage between Incarnati0n and EL, which would move Froggen, and his farm heavy playstyle to top lane. in theory, not a terrible idea, but in practice, it could make a combustible team even worse.
now, with Rekkles leaving, he's going to need a new team, right? well the rumors around that are that he would like to return to Fnatic, which is hilarious, because they have no use for him. Steeelback's playstyle works perfectly with the way Fnatic play their game. also, Rekkles had the chance to build this team in his image, he chose to jump ship. YellowStar built the team that he wanted, with young, hungry, talent at each position. he had the chance to bring in vets like Tabzz, Kev1n, etc, but he didn't, he wanted new blood and it has paid dividends. so a return home for Rekkles is unlikely, but a new challenger emerges, first place finishers, SK Gaming seem to be past the honeymoon with star adc Forg1ven. his recent comments about how he doesn't care for nRated as a support, and how he's generally not thrilled with SK as an organization lead many to believe he will leave, allowing Rekkles to slide right in there, leaving Forg1ven without a team. it's all very salacious and when the dust settles, it will be interesting to see where everyone ends up. it's like a volatile game of musical chairs.
speaking of volatility, yesterday, a dota2 player came to the League subreddit to, essentially, call us "spineless". the reason being, because we don't boycott Riot when they don't give us what we want, because our client is outdated, because we pay for champs, because dominion is never updated, because Riot is "evil" and we let them get away with this. first of all, League is free. let me repeat that, League is FREE. yes, skins cost money, yes, boosts cost money, do you need those? no. there is no pay to win. yes, league is the most expensive free game ever created, but it's as expensive as you want it to be. personally, i love skins, i'll buy skins, i'm THAT guy, and i'm ok with that. in fact, there are a LOT of "that guy" that play League. these games that came out after League: Dota2, Smite, Infinite Crisis, they have a slightly different business model than League, why is that? oh, well, if they didn't their parent companies would be run by morons, because there would be no reason on earth to play their game if they offered the same game with the same model...that's just idiotic! fact is, League released a graphical overhaul of its map, it is giving visual updates to all of its outdated champs, yes, the client sucks, but they are working with internet providers to help streamline their ping and latency issues. riot, unlike valve (who was said to have one of the worst customer service departments in america as of a month + ago...food for thought) interacts with their community a lot, maybe too much. we are always part of a discussion of some sort. they don't have to do that, but they do. sure, maybe we're not helping them make decisions, but should we? if we did every champ would be both OP and Super Weak...how? who knows? the fact is, they know what they're doing, if they didn't 27 million of us wouldn't play DAILY. we're humans, we like to complain, but i'll be dammed if i'm going to let some dota2 douche call us spineless!
that's all i have to say today, but keep an eye out, Tower Dive episode 2 - What Would Lustboy Do? as it will be going up this week. thanks for reading, and i'll see you on the rift!
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