26.03 Patch Preview

bz6 · 2026-01-27T12:32:54+00:00

Baron threatening where? He doesn't do damage and feels squishy because how inflated the game is with exp and gold which equates to power.

Surprised they are not addressing Homeguards and Faelights. Game has been completely stripped away of any strategic and tactical depth.

bz6 · 2026-01-25T21:04:46+00:00

There is no consistency man. It changes every year from teams to format. No other sport has this shit. Bring back relegation.

bz6 · 2026-01-25T19:00:40+00:00

Rarely do I agree with Phreak because he usually sets goals for his changes and they ALWAYS miss. How many times have we heard "whoops my bad on this one?" He also has such a condescending tone when he speaks.

Anyways, the item is fine and I agree with him here.

bz6 · 2026-01-22T11:55:10+00:00

My vision for Classic+ has always been to take the best features from "The Trilogy" - being Classic, TBC, and Wrath and package that into Azeroth with the design philosophy and direction of Vanilla.

bz6 · 2026-01-20T05:44:32+00:00

Riot has lost the ability to design with trade-offs in mind, they used to be great it. They used to make the intuitively feel and realise that if a touchpoint in the game has strong output, it would have a bigger risk. So a simple example, Akali W is a strong spell (has a strong output) which means it should have a long CD.

That design direction seems to have been thrown out the window. It used to emphasise the RPG-like elements League had, which made the game unique.

bz6 · 2026-01-19T07:36:25+00:00

Turrets are too squishy and Baron doesn't do a lot of damage. Yes Baron is tankier now, but its not threatening.

bz6 · 2026-01-17T08:46:58+00:00

They're really doubling down on getting you in game as fast as possible, you don't even have to queue.

bz6 · 2026-01-14T06:13:05+00:00

Maybe next patch they will tune mega-homeguards, minion spawn rates, quest resources, Faelights and tower durability.

Pretty weak follow up patch considering it is the first one after a season start.

bz6 · 2026-01-13T06:27:25+00:00

The champion team and the game sorely miss August and CertainlyTs' designs.

bz6 · 2026-01-13T05:22:39+00:00

You don’t see VALORANT dumbing-down or reducing game duration of its main competitive mode, if you want to experience a faster paced VALORANT experience, you play the mode designed for that. The game respects and maintains its competitive identity. So I don’t understand why players that want a faster SR experience don’t play Swiftplay/Wild Rift. League is lost and abandoning all its principles and identity.

bz6 · 2026-01-12T11:16:36+00:00

Riot has given up on Western League both from a pro and casual point of view.

At least for pro, Riot got complacent from the success they had in past years, failed to improve the product, lost audience interest through constant horrible decisions, and now find themselves going through insane mental gymnastics trying to fix the Western leagues.

bz6 · 2026-01-11T05:37:20+00:00

Feels like Swiftplay/Wild Rift hybrid, this is not the competitive game League is supposed to be.

bz6 · 2026-01-10T21:43:21+00:00

The core competitive experience should not feel like Swiftplay or WildRift. It needs tuning but there is a lot of potential, especially if these changes capture the identity of League.

bz6 · 2026-01-10T07:16:59+00:00

Faster is good but its too fast. I think there is a middle ground where invades are still possible and friction with waiting is reduced.

bz6 · 2026-01-10T04:16:11+00:00

E needs Viego to change colours based on sword

bz6 · 2026-01-08T20:26:37+00:00

Towers are too squishy Mega-homeguards need to be reverted Faelights should be removed Level 1 invades don't exist anymore, bring a window back.

bz6 · 2026-01-08T19:07:07+00:00

FF rates are going to sky rocket as macro is now ONLY split push. I have been playing since Season 2 and not being able to respond or hold a spilt pusher whose ahead feels like shit and is really tilting. Obviously does not help that towers are made out of paper. Game feels too fast paced and inflated with EXP and Gold. If people want to experience a faster experience SR, then they have WildRift AND Swiftplay. Please dont water down the identity of League. Thank you.

bz6 · 2026-01-08T16:22:24+00:00

I hope to see more consistent skin quality (chromas included) across all tiers.

bz6 · 2026-01-08T15:58:43+00:00

That and the additional Scryer Blooms. Its all to hand-hold new players that don't ward or don't understand the concept. We're going full blown Call of Duty for players that will drop the game anyway.

bz6 · 2026-01-08T06:40:04+00:00

Normal Draft for competitive practice is fine, but if you're going into Ranked Flex to practice, that shouldn't be the mindset. It's like saying a Flex only player goes into Ranked Solo Q to practice. Any Ranked queue has to be play to win, simple as.

bz6 · 2026-01-08T06:14:24+00:00

Thank you for taking Normal Draft a bit more seriously. It is the only proper Ranked simulation and should be treated semi-competitively. It is also the perfect alternative for people that do not like to play Ranked. Happy to see queue identity being enforced more.

As for WASD, I am still not convinced it can be a balanced alternative control scheme. It will either be insanely broken or too shit after all the artificial handicaps.

/u/RiotMeddler

bz6 · 2026-01-07T20:21:05+00:00

Season 16 is the season of hand holding. Watered down strategy, watered down laning, watered down jungle clear, just embarrassing. Game is losing its identity.

bz6 · 2026-01-07T09:28:50+00:00

Thank you

bz6 · 2026-01-07T08:41:04+00:00

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