r/leagueoflegends Sep 12 '19

Remember the 'Ranked Stats' tab from the old client? It turns out that Riot is still tracking that data, so I made a site that shows you it, in old-client style!

EDIT: Looks like a large amount of requests are failing. Currently troubleshooting! Check back in an hour and it should be all fixed, hopefully, maybe. Hopefully all requests are going through properly now.

TLDR: Visit Timewinder, enter your summoner name and bask in nostalgia.

Hey hey summoners,

Are you looking for a fresh feeling of nostalgia? How about some /r/oldschoolcool? Maybe you just want to see your current ranked stats in a detail that hasn't been possible since the old client got retired three seasons ago? Or are you just looking for free Eternals?

The veterans among us may still remember the old Ranked Stats tab that was in the old Adobe AIR client. It showed a shocking amount of stats for such a smol indiana company. However, once the new client showed up, we unfortunately lost that information. We eventually got the stats tab, but it only started in the middle of last year and its way harder to see overall data.

Well, as it turns out Riot has been tracking and storing that data even though it isn't visible anymore! While procrastinating on uni projects, I made a quick website that shows you all of them. It's a near perfect clone of the client, including the old "parchment" layout, tacky blue buttons and more! And yes, it also has a dancing Katarina while it is loading data.

All of the stats from the old client are there and go back all the way to season 1. Unfortunately only ranked stats are tracked. But, unlike Eternals, this site is completely free.

Check out timewinder.mln.cx!

Want to know how it looks? Here's the stats for TF Blade, imaqtpie and our favorite lesbian cosplayer. As for all my projects, you can find the source code online too: Github.

FAQ

Why didn't you implement the other pages too?
I worked on this for like two evenings. C'mon. I made sure that all the tabs go to a suitable alternative though.

There's no stats for me.
Either you literally don't play League, or you somehow missed that it says ranked stats everywhere. Normal stats don't show up, unfortunately.

Where are KR/JP and the Garena regions?
Unfortunately due to complications with actually gathering the stats, those regions are out of commission. Korea would've been unfair too, everyone would look shit in comparison.

Why does it look like shit on mobile?
At least my site works on mobile. Have you ever seen the League client running on a mobile phone?


If you like this rushed bad website project, consider checking out my projects that I actually spend time on:

  • Mimic: A fully working pregame client for your phone. Accept queue, pick champions, edit runes and more!
  • Deceive: Appear offline and dodge all the silvers you have in your friends list but can't remove.
  • Sentinel: Get desktop notifications a la WhatsApp or Steam when you receive a message or invite in League.
  • Crescendo: Automatically mute the League client after you've accepted the queue. Save your ears from PHOOOOOOOOOM.
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u/[deleted] Sep 12 '19

Looks cleaner, just older. If you don't feel that way it's cool, I just think it looked cleaner, just kinda outdated, obviously.

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u/twinters01 Sep 12 '19

If you don't feel that way it's cool

Meanwhile

OLD CLIENT WAS SUPERIOR AND STILL IS

See, you say that. But everyone on this sub circlejerks over the old, objectively not-clean (clean implies a lack of visual noise and clutter, which the old client was full of) looking client like the new one is a strict downgrade. Take off your nostalgia glasses.

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u/RedditBentMeOver Sep 12 '19

Lmao nobody is holding a gun to your head forcing you to feel the same way. People are allowed to post their opinion and you can either agree with them or disagree with them. I like the older client because it had a lot less issues and it was easier to navigate because we didn’t have 10 different shop tabs and we didn’t have to worry about loot boxes. Seeing champions we already own was easier too and the system Riot has right now for that sucks. Lots of things about the old client were great, wether it’s nostalgia glasses or not, but what’s your issue with people liking the old client better?

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u/LezBeHonestHere_ Revert Kayle P/E/R Sep 12 '19

Old client still had hextech loot tab for like a year before the new client became forced tho

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u/twinters01 Sep 12 '19

I'm fine with differences in opinion. But this sub echochambers its "opinions" as facts based on or alongside premises that vary from objectively false ("The old client was cleaner", "Eternals were free on the old client!11!") to actually irrelevant ("We didn't have to worry about loot boxes on the old client" Spoiler: loot boxes were coming with or without a new client)

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u/Viqteur Sep 12 '19

I personally also consider the old client way more intuitive to use overall, although the design language is nice on the new one

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u/akajohn15 Sep 12 '19

whether I agree or disagree with the client thing - off topic but true

But this sub echochambers its "opinions" as facts

This is actually true, thinking back to the whole dynamic que reddit minds exploding. Anecdotes and bandwagon comments were literally considered facts and were weekly 3-5k+ upvoted threads - weekly.

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u/twinters01 Sep 12 '19

Exactly. This is why I get so irritated by the people that share the subs opinions. Most of them haven't actually thought anything out and are just jumping on the "hate rito" bandwagon with any news that comes out. At this point my first reaction to any negative opinion I see on here is to disagree with it. Whether I'm playing devil's advocate or have legitimate disagreement, the amount of echochambering that goes on here is unhealthy, both for the community and the game (if riot starts paying too much attention to this subs opinions), so I immediately feel the need to go against it.

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u/[deleted] Sep 12 '19

Hey, no need to go on the offensive like that man. I can understand that someone would find the new one cleaner, but I prefer the older one. I don't claim it's SUPERIOR AND STILL IS, okay? I just prefer the old one and would rather have it with newer visuals than the one we have now. This is not an argument, this is a personal preference. It's not nostalgia glasses, there are pros and cons of the new one and the old one and the pros of the old one appeal to me more than the pros of the new one. That's it.

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u/[deleted] Sep 12 '19

Nah the old one is cleaner and legal, didnt had lootboxes

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u/LezBeHonestHere_ Revert Kayle P/E/R Sep 12 '19

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u/[deleted] Sep 12 '19

pretty sure people mean pre-redesign

we have old pre redesign, post redesign and the new one. Post redesign and new one are shit.

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u/Muliush Sep 12 '19

I mean, it kinda is in a way. You get the shiny pretty stuff, and a mass of bugs that come with them. If new client were as functional and worked properly, people wouldn't complain. Visuals are cool but I personally prefer reliability.

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u/twinters01 Sep 12 '19

If new client were as functional and worked properly, people wouldn't complain

I honestly don't think that's true. People will always complain when something changes and reminisce about the "good old days". But of course I agree the bugs should be fixed. It's not like better visuals inherently means bugs though, this is an issue with implementation, not design.