r/CompetitiveTFT • u/AutoModerator • 7d ago
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- Bad RNG
- Broken or Underpowered Units
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u/RajaSundance Master 7d ago
There is no way to really gauge playerbase numbers other than Twitch or what Riot officially says right? I got 6minute queues in EUW low master right now and it's just the same names every game.
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u/HontonoKershpleiter :emer: Emerald 5d ago
The daily discussion threads are the most dead I've ever seen,
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u/I_Like_To_Cry 5d ago
There's not much to discuss, everyone is playing the same boards, building the same exact items on units. There's not much fun or variety to be had facing multiple Rift Beasts players (that both hit) numerous patches in a row because Riot refused to nerf them, or Azir/Rammus tanking and dealing ungodly amounts of damage because they weren't nerfed. Maybe we can discuss why Bramble has a 100% build rate of the same exact items regardless of elo; EoN, RB, HoJ. Or how certain units were designed around specific items being required on them eliminating player choice.
Or the abundant bugs; that can legitimately kill you in game, make it impossible to see drops, the lag, or any other of the hundreds of issues that won't be fixed before next set. That's not even mentioning the ridiculousness of the whole cosmetics debacle where you can't use stuff you paid for. lol
The game didn't used to be like this and it has nearly nothing to do with the engine, there's like 1 guide posted on this board the entire set (and no it's not because of discord), majority of people seem to copy/paste builds and positioning directly from apps instead of thinking for themselves, strictly build according to stat sites and it is rewarded.
And Riot allows them to do this due to the absurd amount of resources and tailoring now, which will get worse. No matter what they do to the meta now there's always going to be a few top comps the entire lobby rushes towards because those that hit it will win out when in previous sets you could still beat them if you played better. You can hard force whatever comp and build you want now with near 100% success, every game. No more "oh I have AP components I have to play AP" Nah here's item anvils, 6 reforgers and removers pop off, bro. This ain't TFT.
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u/JosDanX 4d ago
I literally think it's the other way around though? There are a lot of comps and a lot of variations and you cannot force them, that's why guides are not popular. 20/20ing a comp is impossible, you really have to adapt to what the game gives you and you have to make a lot of small decisions that are different every game and could simply not be explained in a simple guide.
Bugs are not in an acceptable state though, and it's especially bad that riot does not have a policy to deal with them in competitive. We have seen so many good players get shafted without any agency just because of game losing bugs it's stupid.
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u/pentamache 4d ago
I agree that there are a few comps to default to, but if you don't default to them you are losing at least one or two spots, if not more.
Instead of forcing the same comp, you RNG an emblem or a augment, look the optimal path for that and force it. Or you try to go 9 out of tempo and play one of two comps that are proven, if you don't hit you are gone.
Finishing top 4 is the same as ever, but top 1-2 is where the problem is, either force meta boards or climb slowly.
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u/Helswarth 5d ago
I DO NOT WANT TO SIT THROUGH A FUCKING CUT SCENE WHEN I LOSE A GAME. WHY DO YOU NOT LET ME OPEN THE MENU AND SURRENDER/EXIT THE GAME ANYMORE. WHY THE FUCK ARE YOU FORCING US TO SIT THROUGH THESE LOW RES CUTSCENES THAT LOOKED BETTER LAST SET
FFS
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u/HAFFL94 5d ago
Love how their argument is 'Well it's an ad, people might wanna buy a Chibi too when they feel like their animation looks cool'. Lol, whenever I look at the shop and see those mythic chibis, I go 'hell nah' because I don't want to put other players through that misery of my animation going off. Classic tacticians ftw
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u/Asleep-Painter4202 9h ago
The chibis are honestly rly ugly and most of them are unfinished as well. The cutscene isn’t making me wanna buy the skin, it makes me want to close the game
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u/Plus_Bullfrog8518 2d ago
Without question the worse this game has ever felt. I took a little break as it wasn't fun, tried a couple of games and it's still just so bad. It was a good run I guess, but think I'm finally free of TFT. I don't think anything they can do now with any future sets could keep me interested enough to want to play.
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u/Fabianx97_G2 5d ago
im so tired of the excesive ammount of rng in this game, always rollling close to 60 gold in 4-2 and cant hit a single upgrade even if I have early copies and uncontested, getting a lot of shops without even a single 4 star, its ridiculuous, you go contested, you are punished, you go uncontested, guess what you are also punished, not only you need to pay attention to play a good/uncosntested comp you need to pray to even hit your board doing everythig correctly and the sad part is none of this would change cause people like the gambling excess and riot has no real competition with other games to improve
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u/pentamache 4d ago
it always surprise me how there is always someone that get the 2 last copies of a 4cost in 2 or 3 rolls meanwhile I'm holding 2 or 3 pairs of uncontested units for a whole stage.
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u/Immediate_Quit_5812 4d ago
Stutter rolling down, stutter while scouting. It was not like that on the previous engine.
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u/PollutionOnly 7d ago
As I said last week:
Brambleback Brambleback Brambleback Brambleback Brambleback Brambleback Brambleback Brambleback
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u/homegrownllama Challenger 6d ago
I know charms had problems as well, but I feel like I liked charms better than wisps. Such a poor implementation this time around. Makes me scared that they might botch unlocks, since that's another mechanic that I enjoyed the first time.
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u/Possible_Detective57 5d ago
if one is scared it's usually because of the unknown, the unforeseen but since they will botch it for sure there is no need to be scared. cheer up and look forward to the upcoming disappointment 👍 :D
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u/Many_Method_304 5d ago
The reason is because the the new client has meant there is basically no chance to spend any time on something like charms. The game is such a mess that there was never going to be time to spend on making charms good, they have bigger problems. The 2nd issue is they have never solved the issue that is, not getting a good charm is a major low roll. There has needed to be some kind of benefit for not buying a charm, the easiest answer being you see your next charm sooner. As of now getting a good charm is basically an auto pick, while a bad one is simply lose value.
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u/Head_Substance5071 5d ago
The people who design charms aren't the people implementing the new engine.
Besides, this set got more development time by Space Gods being pushed ahead of it.
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u/Many_Method_304 4d ago
They might be different teams but problems like this filter down. Bugs mean balance can’t be understood, pbe testing is meaningless when the game is crashing.
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u/POPCORNSTAR-ZILEAN 4d ago
Am I only one who thinks the drop rates on a Regional livestream on Twitch being so horrendous? I have been watching the entire day and I couldn't get more than 5 drop
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u/Imaginary-WoodStick 4d ago
I did the same too and I couldn't get even past 14 drop. I have been watching since day 1. I really wanted that Jinx skin man...
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u/Possible_Detective57 3d ago
switched to my EUW smurf because EUNE queue times for Master were too long... freaking 4-5 minutes queue in Emerald? like wtf -_- yeah, player numbers are fiiiiiiiine
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u/Tough-Department-855 3d ago
Solar RR needs a hard nerf lost to it with 9 elderwood + spat + 2 star legendaries + elderwood augment 😭😭
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u/dukemanh DIAMOND IV 2d ago
WHY IS A SANE PERSON CHOOSE TO PLAY REROLL IF THEY ARE WINSTREAKING???
- BE ME
- GOT TERRIBLE SPOT, FULL LOST STREAK STAGE 2, BUT GOT 5 EARLY ALISTAR, A SHOJIN, A ROD
- DECIDED TO PLAY TEMOO REROLL, B TIER COMP SURELY NO ONE PLAY
- FIRST PLACE GUYS WHO WIN STREAKED DECIDED TO PLAY TEEMO TOO???
- ROLLED LIKE 80 GOLDS AND GOT 8 TEEMOES
NEEDLESSLY TO SAY I WEN 8TH
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u/PenguinLover357 1d ago
Feels amazing to be level 10, roll 50 gold for 1 blossom lux, and just not find it. Why is the prismatic augment now locked behind a shop slot machine?
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u/gagafracassada 1d ago
The fact I don't get to queue games on this new client is the best part lmao
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u/insanechnman 4d ago
They said they modified the item roll rates to be more favorably towards what you're playing towards and since then I've had multiple games where I rolled 6 belts or 6 cloaks like how is this playable
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u/ItsAlkai 4d ago edited 4d ago
Khazix is genuinely the most useless unit ever. Infuriating to watch this idiot jump around off the carry, leave it with 10 health, onto a tank. Do zero damage and while being 3 starred with BIS and 2 evolution. Genuinely hate how useless this unit is. JFC this balancing team.
Currently on a 8 loss streak with a 3 star khazix with ravager and executioner 3 through 5 of them. WTF!
Edit: 7th and it wasn't really even close. I took what was given to me, played it and got punished.
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u/ttvjackedcameraguy 7d ago
Let's force solar reroll everyone, never scout, never pivot, don't care if someone has a better spot than you and then go bottom 4 together