Do y'll think this game would have been much more enjoyable if Tier list never existed?
Rohit_316
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I would say hell yeah .most people rank up champs according to youtubers tier list and when they pull someone even if they like that champ but is not in high tiers , they end up blaming RNG
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I like the discussion they promote around champions, so I’m kind of glad they exist
But ya they can promote different discussions which can be good or bad. I'm glad I had it when I was starting out, but now I just don't look at them because I don't need them.
Other people's tier lists inspired me to research champs myself and find out what makes them good. They're also just fun to make and get people's opinions on. Making my own tier list has now made me pretty knowledgeable about the characters in the game and what I think they need in order to be good. It's helped me give what I think is good advice.
Conclusion: Tier lists are fun to make, gives new players a general idea of the game, and can help you learn a lot. The problem lies not in tier lists, but in the people who view them as fact.
Personally, I appreciate the lists for what they are - an opinion of others who have large rosters and completed content ahead of me who can provide some personal experience that I don't/didn't yet have.
When I was first in this game, I was trying to rank up every new champ because it was fun to play with someone different. I had no idea how awful some of them were and instead of saving some resources, I ended up wasting them which made progression slower and stagnated things for a time. Sure they all have/had some value in arena, but they weren't helping clear new content (would cost more items than would be economical) so I was having to wait longer for other rankups that were better counters in Act 5.
Remember tier lists are just opinions - they aren't gospel. But for newbies, they can help guide people towards smarter rankups, counters, utilities, etc.
Don't you read reviews about other products before you buy them to get feedback? I know I do. I still take them with a grain of salt and make the final decision, but you can learn of there is a flaw, bad quality, unique feature, etc, from others who have already pulled the trigger and provided their first-hand experience. Same applies here.
If I like a champ [for whatever reason] I generally use them and just get the best out of them. It might mean I've ranked up champs who aren't as good or powerful as others in my roster, but it's got to be all about the enjoyment hasn't it?
I think this made the game too slow for some summoners. An example, like when iceman came out you had to hope you pulled him from featured champ pull.
Back when we first started playing , captain marvel , starlord , black panther. They were all good champs and you had your poison immune chamo you took up because that’s all you had. Prestige was more gated. We live in the era of now not near.
We have nodes, all sorts of abilities and then the characters own base attributes.
Add to that the need to get resources to rank up champs. At some point you want to try and make smart rank ups to help you progress in the game.
They have the advantage of being really useful to progressing players to build on their general game knowledge. I agree on the disadvantage being some people rank up strictly based on tier lists.
Excellent analogy by @TitoBandito187 . Think of them as a review of a product. You pull a champion and want to see what other people think of this champion to then formulate your own opinion. That's where you'd seek a tier list. Same way you would for something you're looking to buy. At the end of the day you've got to keep in mind that these are just opinions.
Also, I totally hope Mike makes a tier list now just so I can call it a Bible.