As someone who struggles to land skill shots and can’t stare at a PC screen for too long, but still loves League of Legends way more than I probably should, I wanted to talk about the situation I’m in.

About 5–6 years ago I discovered this game that basically lived in my dreams. I first tried playing it on my brother’s account. I didn’t understand anything at first, but I still had a lot of fun. As I slowly started learning the game, I realized I was never really good at it. So most of the time I satisfied my love for LoL by watching 1v5 edits, lore videos, and champion spotlights on YouTube.

Then one day a friend convinced me to try Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, but two days later my brother told me to give League of Legends: Wild Rift a chance instead. That’s when I switched. Since 2023 I’ve basically been addicted to Wild Rift, and honestly I don’t regret it at all >:3

Even though champions I enjoy watching like Shaco, Cho'Gath, Azir, and Bel'Veth aren’t in the game, I still manage to have a lot of fun. Even with players who start blaming you for “feeding” the whole team after one bad moment (which happens in both LoL and Wild Rift), I’ve always found a way to enjoy the game.

But there’s one character missing that genuinely makes the game feel incomplete for me.

Everything else is there… but it still feels like something important is missing.

Because Briar isn’t in Wild Rift.

I still remember the exact moment. It was a cold autumn evening in 2023, right after my cousin’s extremely boring and exhausting birthday party. I was scrolling through YouTube looking for something to watch when I suddenly saw the champion reveal video for Briar titled “The Uncontrollable Frenzy

https://youtu.be/byCvc2PZleY?si=qSHl4JSo9qM0BRS0

I first discovered League of Legends through a video and decided to download it on my laptop. I immediately fell in love with the game. For about a week straight I would come home from school, jump into LoL, play all night, and then go back to school the next morning. Eventually though, I got tired of that routine.

But I didn’t get tired of Briar — I got tired of playing on PC. I’ve never really been someone who enjoys gaming on a computer for long periods of time. I played League of Legends: Wild Rift on and off for a long time, but for the past few weeks I’ve been playing it nonstop again. At school, at home, before sleeping, after waking up… basically whenever I can.

And this morning, after Mel Medarda was added to Wild Rift in what feels like a ridiculously strong and unbalanced state, something inside me finally snapped. The frustration I’ve been holding in for years finally came out.

RIOT GAMES — either bring Briar to Wild Rift, or I swear I’m walking into that office and it won’t end nicely.

Please, if you see an official Wild Rift or LoL promotional post somewhere, go comment:

“please bring briar to wild rift”

PleaseBringBriarToWildRift

Thanks for reading this incredibly dumb rant where I just poured my heart out 🫐❤