I’ve had a couple particularly bad games recently, mostly thanks to unapologetic trolls or unbearable wannabe pros. In a couple games I’ve tried to be a force of change, asking my teammates to not be so negative, but for the most part I prefer to just drop everyone on ignore and be done with it.

It seems the community attitude, at least the worst of it, has been wearing on the Rioters lately as well. Guinsoo recently tweeted that he was sad to Irelia do well in a test game after he had nerfed her. The community jumped all over that, hoping to stave off a harsher nerf. Guinsoo replied as pictured above:

And you guys wonder why we don’t post here?

All I did was say that it made me sad that she can do this. There are so many overreactions and hyperbole here it’s not even funny.

Good day.

It’s not surprising that he feels that way – I’d imagine any company with as much public interaction as most game developers have feel less than warm toward their customers from time to time. It is surprising that he would come out and say it on the forums. I see it as a pretty clear sign that the community is in bad shape, and it’s not the only evidence, either. The formation of leagues like the Runeterra In House League also point to the fact that players are unhappy with the queue experience and want a higher quality play experience.

I’m hoping that last part will help drive some change in the community. It’s tiresome to play with trolls and know-it-alls, and even more so when the forums around the game don’t offer any relief.