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Senior Riot devs say the League of Legends playerbase is getting older, with fewer newbies jumping in: 'Candidly, it's not the same situation it was 10 years ago' (www.pcgamer.com)
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[–] [email protected] 41 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It's almost as if having one of the worst reputations of any video game ever is damaging to your long-term health...

Still, I can't really roast them. League of Legends genuinely did clean up their act when it comes to toxicity, and as hard as I tried to kick the habit, I still find myself going back and playing the occasional match of Heroes of the Storm, which is owned by a much scummier company that deserves to crash and burn.

And really, the MOBA genre isn't as dominant as it once was in general either. It's been a gradual decline, there's been no big disaster that crashes everything. Just there are other genres in style right now. All things considered, I think LoL is doing totally fine given the circumstances. Nothing to worry about, so don't be disheartened if it's a game you enjoy.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I had a load of friends that played back in the day, and they always wanted me to play with them, I tried 4 or 5 times to get into it, but getting harassment off the smurfs turned me off it. I wasn't able to play long enough to get up to speed.