A tick bit me while making this video so I really hope you like it

@gogogomes7025

Жыл бұрын

yeah, go touch grass they said...

@markusa5293

Жыл бұрын

Not to freak you out but go get yourself tested. Ticks carry very dangerous diseases (Lyme disease and encephalitis being a few of them) many of which have a long incubation periods.

@thijsdekock7122

Жыл бұрын

That's what you get for swapping shirts every two sentences in a forest!

@BobnWeaveFC

Жыл бұрын

Where'd you get those shirst? I'm tryna upgrade my closet and your fits are clean

@mattswinton1001

Жыл бұрын

Yooo I saw you in the field and was genuinely worried. Stay safe especially if you spend time in New England. They're really bad this year because it never got cold enough to kill last year's off.

No matter if you play or not, please keep doing your esports documentary videos, we love these !

@gbay99

Жыл бұрын

Those will keep coming out, don't worry, a big one's coming soon :)

@dogwaternoearnings3006

Жыл бұрын

@@gbay99 lets gooooo can’t wait!!!

@KeynoteCSGO

Жыл бұрын

@@gbay99 Whatever it is, its going to be amazing! My guess is the DRX cinderella run! :D

@thomasne7901

Жыл бұрын

@@gbay99 I have really looked for LoL alternatives. I loved Pokémon Unite for it’s controller use, fast gameplay and short games, but this game is run by the worst development team I have ever seen. I honestly can’t believe what they’re doing to their players. The search continues… hopefully not owned by Tencent

@CJManning86

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, these documentaries in their small formats are the best thing left about league my dude

For me the nail in the coffin was the realization that it takes one person to ruin your game. Furthermore i found myself that in order to not get tilted by my teamates i had to mute all communications from them at the start of every game. So i basicly played a game which was similar to 9 other computers playing but i had to hope that mine wont be that much worse than theirs

@BloodyHowl69

Жыл бұрын

these sentiments were prevalent for the past 12 years. why is tilt getting to you now that you're older with (assumingly) better mentality?

@Kepitano

Жыл бұрын

@@BloodyHowl69 after having some experience and maturing around the toxic playerbase you start to understand and manage the proper way to deal with it. that's how I improved my tilt in League. this community actually made me a better person in real life too, so flamers... thank you xD

@BloodyHowl69

Жыл бұрын

@@Kepitano my man

@LHuxlux

Жыл бұрын

For me it was the fact that there's no way to keep people that ruin games away and you had two options: try your best to ignore them, or tell the assholes they were. Sure, you can report them after the game and send a ticket, but most players don't care about being banned for 14 days and even if they get a permanent suspension they can just buy a new account or create one. Dealing with the idea you are playing a game in which 90% of the times you are going to find someone ruining your game is not healthy, even if you expect it

@RuneKatashima

Жыл бұрын

I left when I finally found people to manage the community I built for the champion I played. It kept me around and I didn't want it to. I had to stay updated on the game and that meant keep playing it. Furthermore I was severely tired of how Riot had been balancing and not only treating the game, but the champion I played, or the lack thereof.

You hit the nail on the head with your discussion on uniqueness and identity in League. People play this game to express themselves, that’s why there’s so many weird OTPs (present commenter included) and weird strategies.

@henryt9731

Жыл бұрын

Oh hi petu

@tiagula

Жыл бұрын

I am a enthusiastic xPetu fan (I was even in your last years bootcamp), and currently also watch thebausffs and rav for their creative, unique personal approach to playing the game and making videos about it. I enjoy this at least 600% more than any generic feeling PantsareDrgon/ProfessorAkali/Zwag reaction video with super fed carry montage gameplay. Also I enjoy the genre "League News" that Rival and Ryscu have mastered. Climbing series can be interesting if you do it like xPetu on Talon, but they seem to generally force you into playing the game around certain repeatable win conditions and current meta, that don't really allow you to naturally express your favourite playing style and your forms of skill expression and can be very challenging mentally with that added pressure. Hence many good content creators having problems during climb series because they don 't want to dissapoint with a "below diamond or masters peak" of their strategy. And hence few professional high rank players putting their peak performance games into entertaining narrated videos. Can you name any good ones? Even thebausffs and T1 went off steam during their climbing grinds this season only showing occasional 1v9 games, tilted teammates or laning accidents. I am playing mostly jgl since season 2020 at currently Iron 1 MMR in Bronze 3 trying out new stuff a lot of times, playing casually with friends and not really able to apply what I hear about pressure and tempo and win conditions because I don't want to limit my champion pool and force tryharding games on on single role I understand. (tiagula EUW) What do you think about the rise of unhinged creators like KeshaEUW and Doneal? Is the approach of getting views by showing your deterioating mental state during a grind concerning to you? Has this been a bigger problem in the latest two seasons more than in early T1 era?

@Skoopyghost

Жыл бұрын

I think League players are prone to gambling addiction. A slotmachine has bright colors, and high pitched sounds like League, and you win 60-70%, then they start losing. You win money in a slotmachine, then you start losing money. Maybe I am a sober gambling addict projecting.

@sorayarodriguez5924

Жыл бұрын

@@Skoopyghostthis^

@ShrekNoScpe_NoOnions

Жыл бұрын

All the champions I played and loved to main are gone after reworks and aurelion sol was the last one I loved so now I'm done with the game, too tired of this repeating process.

When I started taking a 15 minute break after every match that made me angry I noticed that I played the game less and less since after the initial anger faded I just felt dread over the possibility of being locked in more horribly frustrating matches for 30+ minutes. After I noticed this I realized how little enjoyment I actually got from matches that I would say I had fun (independently of losing or winning) and how i engage with this game more out of frustration than enjoyment

@zezanje1

Жыл бұрын

i had the same issue, you should try palying champs and roles that arent impacted much by losing or being behind. i found that support is probably the most fun role in the game because of the champion diversity, build and rune diversity within that champ pool and the fact that every game you play you are not going to be much stronger or weaker than the game before, you are jus there to have fun.

@ratinholimpinho3285

Жыл бұрын

@@zezanje1 over time I stopped caring so much if get gapped or lose a game, worst case scenario I can farm and play with the team. the frustration comes down to the other players’ behavior really, since you can’t do anything to stop someone from screaming at their teammates (well muting makes it better but knowing the person is still flaming you is frustrating) or trying to sabotage your team. Playing with friends is fantastic 99% of the time tho

@ihuvvvcuncur2617

Жыл бұрын

@@zezanje1 or just quit

@spicesmuggler2452

Жыл бұрын

@@zezanje1 or you can play any other game. But truth is league is addictive, it makes you dream that hp bar getting lower while you make combos and aa resets... Its good to quit it asap, even when high rank

@Masturbation65

Жыл бұрын

@@spicesmuggler2452 i quit for years and got dragged back in can i get a rip i agree with op tho sometimes when im binging at night and i have a bad game or whatever and i spam q up again the q time takes several minutes and by like the 5th minute i realize that i actually dont want to play anymore and just go to sleep

Great video Gbay, very unique and fun to watch :) When you were talking about the 10 years of playing LoL and why people do it - it reminded me of people playing Chess or Tennis. People play things like them for the same reason- Joy, fun and then deep competition + executing their learnings. Of course league is less healthy than a sport like tennis, but it's funny that it often isn't seen as a viable long term hobby like Chess. I think people expect to quit LoL at some point simply because it's a video game, but people don't play e.g Chess or Basketball expecting to quit

@IAmJustAPers0n11

Жыл бұрын

I originally played lol expecting to hate it. Its been one year and i nearly have 900 hours so im probably never going to quit.

@MusssabM

Жыл бұрын

Oh the man himself! You inspired me to ignore tierlists and the meta and focus on having fun while inventing something unique. You and Gbay are honestly my top two favorite lol youtubers.

@vez3834

Жыл бұрын

@@MusssabM I think that's the best way to play as a noob. Have fun with all the different goofy champions, items and runes that are out there and the interactions between them. Is it objectively good? Doesn't matter :D

@timofeygladiyenko4598

Жыл бұрын

People don't expect to quit chess or basketball because those sports never change and anybody can just not play for 5 years, then come back to it and it's the same as 5 years before - which makes it super easy to start doing the activity again. Whereas with league, as it is not a 'sport' in it's traditional sense, but rather a commercial product that has to change constantly to bring new consumers and generate more profits. League changes so much every season which makes it very difficult to come back to the game after some time, since you have to learn so many new things.

@Throbbicus69

Жыл бұрын

@@timofeygladiyenko4598 I think you're right about how league is more volatile. I would play devil's advocate and say that a similar thing happens to sports but over a longer period of time. Like Bodybuilding is a hobby and has gone up and down in popularity because of the profit motive. Its more of a competitive perspective are they making money? and are people still interested in watching the best? if you're able to keep the masses entertained which is super hard than you will keep longevity.

I think the power fantasy aspect isn’t to be overlooked. If you get an early gold lead, you feel like a god. Even if you feed for the next 5 games, you still hang onto that one game you got a penta and gapped the enemy team.

Thanks for this. I turned 30 this year and felt it was time to move on from League. I had played for ten years. There was a lot of highs and lows for sure. But one thing broke me. ALL THE DAMN YUMMI PLAYERS. That was it for me. This game changed so much from when I started.

Don't often comment on videos, but I have to give props to you Gbay because every time I watch your content it feels like it has some soul behind it that other content does not. People pick "hot topics" that they aren't actually interested in or provide empty calorie content to binge. Your scripts and content as a whole always feel intentioned and well thought out. It's great to see.

I loved League of Legends. I met my friends back in Season 4 and religiously played the game with them. We've seen a ton of changes, played a lot of champions, and watched a lot of games and tournaments. Sleepless nights, losing streaks, winning streaks, and everything about playing League of Legends with friends was amazing. But a few months ago, something struck me hard that woke me up. League of Legends changed me in a way that I never wanted to. I became ignorant of other players' feelings. That may be just me, but it felt like when I play the game, I see other people based on their skill level. If they're good, I respect them. If they suck, I belittle them to the point I don't even recognize myself. There was this game where the jungler came to bot side, wastes a flash and fails the gank, and died later on. He went to bot again, failed another gank and the opposing AD carry got a double kill out of it. I ignored the first mistake, but the second time, I had to say something, and what I said was something I did not expect to say to a person I am talking to face-to-face. It felt like because of the anonymity given by League, as well as the frequency of extreme banters and toxic retaliations happening in the game, people can say whatever they want. The surprising part is that after calling him out, he responded and said, "Sorry mate, I just got off work and am really tired. My bad." It made me realize that I've been hooked on this cycle of being toxic just because the community is just too toxic right now, I became part of it and I don't want it no more. I wanted to play the game and enjoy it with friends, but talking shit about others I don't even know, looking at them downwardly for every mistake as they try to enjoy the game, it wasn't for me anymore. Everyone almost gets upset with small things in this game, and it creates this whirlpool of negativity that pulls everyone in without them even knowing. Everyone may have a different response, or reason as to why League isn't the same anymore. People may say that I can just mute them all. But where's the fun in that? The ability to communicate with random people in a lobby as a team should never be in the first place be a way to be toxic in any way. I don't want to look at a champion in the game and see them as another shit-ass player instead of a living, breathing person that has a life of his own and just trying to play a game. Solipsism? Yeah, went down that rabbit hole and will never let myself slide back down it again. Thank you and as much as I agree that sharing or announcing the reason for leaving the game is because of the experience you had and the want to find a new one that will itch that part of us, I feel like announcing is just a way to tell others that League of Legends is not the only game out there and if we aren't having fun anymore, we just have to leave and find a new place to call home. For me, it doesn't have to be another MOBA, just a new game away from the toxicity of this game. Touch some grass, maybe.

@Mars34582

Жыл бұрын

I'm very happy you snapped out of it, buddy. Many people never do, and others, never even acknowledge their own toxicity at all. And believe all they do is warranted because "everyone else is doing it". I managed to do the same very early in my "League career", and by doing that managed also to grow a team of friends and play competitively together for more than a year, before life got in the way and forced me to quit. But that is the thing. We are very big outliers. And even new players now days feel 100% free to be toxic from the get go from the fame of the community alone. Which is bonkers ridiculous to think about.

@edwinhope5526

Жыл бұрын

I respect you. Good job. Have a good life.

@alexandarthedivine

Жыл бұрын

i love u mate, good job..

@SoulDevoured

Жыл бұрын

The community's toxicity is the biggest thing I've always hated about the game. I've been playing since the start. I've been playing since nearly the start and I have seen riot push the competitiveness and the delusion that everyone can make challenger and go pro if only... They've encouraged this. I took and continue to take massive breaks when I realize I'm getting more angry and frustrated than having fun. It's a game. I am not going to make pro. I'm not even going to hit challenger. There's literally no reason to touch it if I'm not having fun. And I think this is something that makes the community more toxic. Grinding out a game for hours a day every day that they have maybe 10-30 minutes of fun with. That's not a "game." That is a "job."

@spicesmuggler2452

Жыл бұрын

Rofl too many words for my adhd brain to keep focus 😂

Gbay, I resonate with a lot of what you post. I quit league as my passion slowly faded out, but you were able to capture and display a pivotal moment in the downward spiral of my passion for the game that I hardly ever see represented. I loved old Aatrox, and I got such a thrill playing him. Your two videos about old Aatrox before his rework really emphasized what I loved about him and how his game design was actually really well done. Thank you for making those videos, and this one. You've done a lot in helping me mourn the loss of something I've spent hundreds of hours doing because I loved it. I don't care how corny or cheesy it sounds, it's true. Whenever I need to explain why I miss old Aatrox and why there's still nothing like him in the game, or any game for that matter, I show them your videos about him.

@nycro7919

Жыл бұрын

They fr reworked him just when he was op too 😭

@Dave-co2ye

Жыл бұрын

I literally quit years ago because Aatrox was one of my top 2 favorite characters to play and they completely destroyed him.

@Elementrius

Жыл бұрын

@@Dave-co2ye Amen brother. Those who know, know

@domagoj905

Жыл бұрын

@@foshizznet1117 My main mode was TT and I continued to play after they removed it... but yeah I quit..

@TheLastAatroxMain

Жыл бұрын

There were 2 things I really loved. Old Aatrox and Twisted Tree Line. Now that their both gone what reason do I have to play this cancer game anymore? I also liked to play a little bit of old Gangplank, Urgot, and Pantheon but league change so much just for the sake of change I don't have interest to play anymore because riot deleted all of it. They ruined their own game.

When I quit, I went to a few other games, ultimately selling my PC. Hit the gym, went to church, met my wife and had a baby. It took a long time, but I just can’t sit in front of my pc like I used to.

Man that was straight facts, almost teared up hearing you talking about the good parts of league, made me realize why I loved it and not why I hate it, so much of my life spent playing this game. Thank you Gbay.

@enderfall2000

Жыл бұрын

For real. No other game has spanned so many phases of my life. Its actually insane when I think about it.

@marclohnhardt6420

Жыл бұрын

I feel both of u 😢

@miguelheredia4123

Жыл бұрын

Stop thinking like that "years SPENT of my life". Playing a videogame for years doesn't mean spending years of your life, or wasting time. Only you can make it like that if you mindlessly play videogames but that doesn't just apply to videogames, you can play futboll and make it a waste of time even if you enjoy it. I think that many people in the gaming community need to change their mindset about playing videogames, I'm sure League can be a source of happiness if you recognize why you love or enjoy the game, and remember that playing videogames is only a aspect of your life. I want to advice people to recognize the good things and the beauty in the sky, the clouds, people, humanity, the universe. And don't judge this words I'm listing here so fast because they surely mean something different for you than they do for me.

@Kyulnjir

Жыл бұрын

@@miguelheredia4123 I'm not quite sure League and football can be compared like that in your analogy

@miguelheredia4123

Жыл бұрын

@@Kyulnjir Why not? I think both offer joy but if you do too much of any thing is not correct

Great video! And also nice choice of Disco Elysium music there at the end :) I'm one of those guys that made the quitting video but still plays League from time to time! I was never looking for large-scale change or trying to get others to quit, but it's fair to say that on a surface level, I did just toss another video into a growing pile of negativity. Instead of just saying "game bad," I wanted to offer my own perspective on how content creation (and feeling creatively restricted) affected my feelings, along with how my general feelings about video games had evolved. How major updates, the creative content sphere and playing with friends got me hooked, but then later made me feel less "at home" in the community as things shifted (as most things do with time). League was where a lot of my initial audience came from, and it felt like an interesting topic to discuss even years after I had moved into a wider variety of content... and the views were nice, this is true. I still think the game is really fun with a group of friends, and you hit the nail on the head talking about the pure excitement of coming back for years on end to learn a game that feels endlessly complex and rewarding. I have met so many people and made so many great memories through League that I still consider it to be one of my all-time favorite games. Even though I hate it sometimes, and its complexity makes it hard for me to recommend it to new friends, I find myself coming back to League more than any other live-service game, so I definitely don't see it "dying" any time soon, and would love to see a potential overhaul or "League of Legends 2" in the future to update the engine and foundations that limits Riot from expanding in other directions (or fixing the mysteriously broken Nexus Blitz).

@theredgoblin562

Жыл бұрын

God gives youtubers the easiest job because they are his weakest soldiers I get how frustrating being linked to a brand or genre of content can be, but i feel like youtuber be taking that branding personally to heart. You make your videos not the other way around

@choiyongjae

Жыл бұрын

​@@theredgoblin562 real

@rickyyang3759

Жыл бұрын

That's one of the reasons why I quit. The game was being more restrictive and hard to be creative without being punished. I loved the days when Magikarpusedfly made funny league videos. Now league is filled more with people try harding then having fun.

I quit back in 2017. One of the best decisions I ever made too. I loved the game back in S1 and S2, felt like it started going downhill from S3 and onward. My reasons for leaving were that the game was starting to upset me more than I was having fun, and that was starting to effect me even outside of the game when I wasn't playing. The community being so toxic was another factor. It's so much better to just play games that are fun, with irritation not even being present.

@marcussmith4913

Жыл бұрын

toxic or shit at the game.

@masontrevelyan2254

Жыл бұрын

Seasson 2 was insane I came in o the riven patch

@ervinmontemayorsoe9789

10 ай бұрын

I actually stop it yesterday the early days of League was fun and now it hits different it makes me feel tired and frustrate the other players.

@Megaman8880

8 ай бұрын

@@lewisk3725 I wouldn't have called myself a casual back then, I would occasionally play with my girlfriend and friends for days at a time with little rest for food and sleep. My college days. Part of the problem for me was my personality doesn't mesh well with heavily competitive games. I eventually started to take the game too seriously and began to realize I was no longer having fun, because I was just playing to win, so it began to negatively impact my relationships when things would go poorly. I was angry more often than not. It just got worse as the community became more and more toxic which of course exacerbated all of that, so after 5 or so years of playing I just dropped league. It took a while but eventually I found out I just don't get anything positive out of playing those types of games. Maybe it's part of getting older.

Kudos to you for talking about "LoL and the Moba genre", "the mod that inspired League" and "other popular games with gameplay similar to League" and not once mention Dota

@tundaja

Жыл бұрын

But yet you came here to mention it xD Dota just lives rent free on league players minds bc they know its better lol

@DamianSzajnowski

Жыл бұрын

​@@tundaja Wot? Defense of the Amcients is literally League's ancestor.

@Fanowl_

Жыл бұрын

@@tundaja Clown.

@Pinkskull69420

Жыл бұрын

dota shit league shit

@calvinasu

Жыл бұрын

shuddup

Easily one the of the best KZreadrs out there. I love his content and how he matured greatly over the years this is pure talent

@Ignaz101

Жыл бұрын

definitely, for some reason every time I hear a person praise gbay I remember how back in the day he was being harassed and that makes me so angry and sad, he is just a person and so are we

@markaguila3028

Жыл бұрын

He started as the League of Legends teacher then became the League of Legends philosopher

I quit league 2.5 years ago but I still enjoy watching league and LCS content. I love the game to death but it's so frustrating that I don't regret quitting. The playerbase and the difficulty to carry in your elo made me feel helpless at times. I was furious when losing and just relieved when winning. It just wasn't doing it for me anymore and it frustrates me that it doesn't because I still haven't found anything that scratches the same itch.

@SappinYourSentries

Жыл бұрын

I was in the same boat and personally, Path of Exile scratches some of the same itches for me even though they are very different games.

@marcorc5167

Жыл бұрын

Omega Strikers

@rushink

Жыл бұрын

The fact anyone can enjoy LCS, or just pro play in general, is baffling to me Truly strange

@malzagod1429

Жыл бұрын

​​@@rushink true it is super weird watching lcs when you don't play the game

@daniel-js7bw

Жыл бұрын

skill issue tbh

I started playing league around the end of S4 and the beginning of S5, and that was the best time I had playing this game. I quit because I realized it will never go back to what it was anymore, it's just not the same game I used to love... I almost got kicked out of university because I couldn't stop playing during my first and second year. My grades, friendship, and social life suffered to the point where I cannot even recognize myself anymore. Moreover, my life was completely filled by playing league everyday for countless hours, and I was too embarrassed to tell anyone about my gaming addictions. I tried to quit by uninstalling the game quite a few times before, but it was only since June of 2020 when I managed to quit completely. On the day that I quit, I was so angry and frustrated that I lost countless ranked games in a row, to the point where I almost raged after I lost a couple of meaningless ARAM games just trying to win for once. I was no longer having fun but rather playing just because couple of friends who introduced me to the game were still playing. What really hit me was the sudden realization that I've put my blood and sweat over all these years, yet I was still hard stuck in Gold and couldn't win a single game that day no matter how hard I tried. I had never lost my mind like that before and I knew that I just couldn't take it anymore, so I deleted the game one last time for good. Since then, I haven't touched the game and I absolutely don't have any desire to play it again. I regretted wasting six years of precious time, life, and money on this game, and it's something that I can never get back. Looking back at it, I don't miss this game at all. It was simply one of the best decisions I've made as it changed my life completely. I became a much happier person, as I found my purpose and calling in life through my church. In terms of my career, I made the decision to pursue a career in education after I quit. More importantly, just a few months after I quit I met my girlfriend, and we have been dating for over two years now. Honestly, I don't think I would have gotten a girlfriend if I continued playing. Your life will be in a much better state when you stop wasting your money and time on something that's literally a virtual reward and data. Seriously guys life is just too valuable to continue to waste it on something like this... it's never too late to quit and turn your life around.

@checor

Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad to hear that. My life got better after I quit too.

@usernameassistance9891

Жыл бұрын

Your story was great to read. All it takes is a few friends to introduce you….and then it’s history. That’s crazy that you met a girlfriend, because you stopped playing. Kudos to you. I always wonder how esports players feel. Like those who “made it” I guess. Do you think they are happy where they are at? Or no?

@justinwang701

Жыл бұрын

@@checor Glad you have chosen to quit as well

@justinwang701

Жыл бұрын

@@usernameassistance9891 Thanks man, I hope my story can encourage more to quit the game for good. I’m not exactly sure how esports players feel. I would assume some are doing it as they really like it(ex Faker), but most of them are just doing it as job cuz they can’t think of anything else to do and that it pays good money. But tbh I don’t think it’s worth it especially after we’ve seen so many content creators quit because of how addicting and unhealthy the game is

@antoinelenogues5446

Жыл бұрын

​@@justinwang701 im currently in the sale situation i dont enjoy anymore playing League the main problem is my Friends only playing League i tried many Times to delete the game After tilt void sensations the problem is that everytime i am boring, i download it again and play with my Friend i just feel lost

7:37 “Freedom” can be a mighty subjective term. ***stares at Tencent***

I quit league after I got diamond, I realized the skill ceiling past diamond is so insane that I would need to dedicate my life just to reach any sort of new goal, wasn’t worth wasting my time doing something like that. Switched to playing mmo’s, I’m surprised you only mentioned shooters, riots mmo being good is prob the only thing that could bring me back to league.

@SaintPuppetS

Жыл бұрын

Kinda same, after peaking at diamond 2 i stopped taking the game seriously because of the same reason, then i quit and now i play casually every once in a while. Funnily enough, same thing happened to me in Apex legends where to be honest it seems even worse in the sense that after diamond (if playing solo) it feels like people are playing like superhumans

@DerSuperoldie

Жыл бұрын

Same here. I got to master and realized how much LP I'd need to gain to reach the next rank (700Lp) and without putting multiple hours into it EVERY day it just isn't possible. Haven't touched the game ever since

@lussor1

Жыл бұрын

And the worst part you just recieve a chroma for your victorious skin

Honestly, discovering your channel kind of saved me from falling too deeply into the loud negative rabbit hole that sadly dominates lol-related content. Your videos highlight what’s amazing about this game and it’s scene and that is exactly why I love this game and can’t find a game like it. And this is coming from someone who came to lol after watching Arcane and saw all the warnings about how I will “hate my life if I play lol, etc.” I’m glad I ignored those comments. And thank you Gbay!

@ilypo

Жыл бұрын

agree completely. It was mainly due to GBAY that I started to see things in a more positive light, even though I quit sometime ago, I still watch the documentaries religiously and still tune into the esports competitions with my jersey put on and a few beers.

@MusssabM

Жыл бұрын

@@ilypo HELL YEAAAAH !!!

Back when I played League regularly, my frustrations were that Riot kept removing champions I liked by reworking them, and all the new champions had the trappings I really disliked (multiple dashes, 3 hit passive, percent health damage) so I felt like the game I loved was being ripped from my grasp by the devs

@TheSabaton1

Жыл бұрын

i had a break from league fot about 2/2,5 years and when i came back it was like peak 200years game design that is still going on, idk why im still playing, mostly cause its the only game my friends can play with me since weve very different tastes edit: i lost katarina, volibear and ryze with reworks and many other champions cause they cant keep up with the "dashines" and "tank-eatiness" (and also invisibility and untergetability gosh i hate it)

@gilluahxh6004

Жыл бұрын

@@TheSabaton1 they reworked them cuz they were easy af to play by league standar ... thats all lol

@sneakysunset1765

Жыл бұрын

@@TheSabaton1 To be fair volibear is one of their best rework ryze didn't get any 200 years mechanics and katarina design always was the teleporting assassin. I think 200 years is more of a new champion thing that rework. The problem with some rework imo is when they lose the identity of the champion like aatrox or aurelion sol.

@TheSabaton1

Жыл бұрын

@@sneakysunset1765 i probably should've written that differently, I lost the champs I liked is one thing and the 200years is about all the other champs and items added

@mlgmcdonaldsland7063

Жыл бұрын

Mord rework zzzzzz go next

I think its very important to note that Gbay made an excellent video with brilliant discussion points, all while changing their shirt to more fantastic shirts between scenes 👌

I play ARAM with up to five friends after work if we want some mindless fun to do while talking with each other. This made me realize that the fun part of the league gameplay for me is teamfights, experimenting with champion builds, and playing with friends, all of which are only possible in a fast-economy single lane map. Then I went back to SR and had a top laner rage quit after being ganked once 5 minutes in, so I was like I'm probably quitting SR for good if it's always 50/50 that I'm going to play a proper game.

@ojamacuda9745

Жыл бұрын

Exactly my case. I have only played ARAMs with friends this season and do not have a reason to play SR.

@I_Am_Empyrean

Жыл бұрын

It sounds to me like the problem isn't so much SR as it is the lack of competitive integrity/the community. In early LOL, people didn't really care about winning or losing norms. They tried out new builds and practically nobody flamed in normals. This isn't entirely the community's fault. Many of riot game's changes have been geared towards esports. Games have been shortened, comeback opportunities have been lessened, and more emphasis has been placed on earlier stages of the game. It's so disgustingly easy to push towers and crack inhibitors nowadays that you can feasibly do it in less than 15 minutes. These are all things that may be entertaining to watch but that isn't necessarily conducive to being entertaining to play. Frankly, the statistics speak for themselves. If you were to look at recovery from gold deficit, winnability down 1 teammate, etcetera, these are all down significantly from earlier seasons.

This video speaks volumes to me. I’ve been playing league collectively for 7 years now. Made a ton of friends and had some ridiculous moments on the rift, but as time progressed I played with them less and less as I started to view them as less than. This was be it they were so low level or rank or even if they just played Aram. This game has made me feel like a terrible person for judging my friends who I have fond memories with of doing something stupid and seeing it actually work and then belittling them later for their lack of skill. It’s got to the point where I chose to not play with them cause I thought I was better, which led to me losing some pretty close friends. Now 7 years into this game I try to be the positive player in all of my games win or lose. I want the players I play to know they did their best and to continue to have fun with this game. I have become a better person and many players that I have ran across in games have added me as a friend and told me they find the game more enjoyable when gaming with positive people. This is why I still play. To make it to my friends of the past and myself that league can still be fun even if you lose or make a mistake. We all aren’t pros and we just want to play this to have fun so let’s have fun

@Mars34582

Жыл бұрын

You did amazing mate, you went through quite the journey, I'm proud 💪

@Lilialynn

Жыл бұрын

Thats an amazing redemption arc! Great character development! Jokes aside, i see myself in your story a bit - the game changed us for better and worse, but its now part of who we are and try to be - our best versions :)

I started playing league because I loved MMORPGs but I didn't want to spend hours grinding the same resource. Having a match based system that reset each time meant that I didn't feel like I was falling behind by not endlessly grinding.

@segurojames

Жыл бұрын

And then you endlessly grind soloqueue lol

@OPUP

Жыл бұрын

@@segurojames still more fun than mmorpg quest grinding, to be honest

@segurojames

Жыл бұрын

@@OPUP you make a fair point my fellow moba addict

@fostxswire1600

Жыл бұрын

Moba's are kinda like the whole rpg in 30 min... without a storyline.

I’ve been playing since s2. I’ve had moments when I quit but have always came back. I hate the cycle of addiction I have with the game. It causes me stress and anxiety but I can’t simply stop. Maybe one day I can let it go for good

@Kepitano

Жыл бұрын

I used to play this game for about 8 hours a day, maybe more, on average. After I worked on my studies/work and got employed, I still play League but I barely average more than 2 hours a day. Honestly speaking, this game is great, and I don't think anyone has to quit unless it's making your life a total mess. Try going for shorter sessions, get used to muting toxic players, and don't stress over losing (because you're always gonna go back to the "can't end on a loss" loop). That's how I dealt with it and it worked for most of my friends too. Love the game but don't take it too seriously still.

It's quite incredible seeing a content creator mature and grow parallel to myself. Realizing that the aspects you bring forward are thoughts that have been sat in the back of my head for some time. Ive been a sub for years now, watching your videos on and off, but i always appreciated your creative and artistic perspective. I know ive struggled with my mental a lot, and i recall moments where things have been shaky for you. What gave me more comfort was knowing we werent evolved for the hyper efficient and fast paced life we have now, but humans are incredibly adaptive and we can push ourselves past comfort. It seems like your feeling well, and that makes me smile. Thanks for the hard work and tremendous effort youve put in your videos, everytime i watch them, the care and interest shines. You have incredible dedication, discipline and determination. I think you can tell, but your work clearly invokes emotions and reactions that are long lasting, and also somewhat philosophical. In a time where too many people pretend to know everything, it feels comforting seeing your videos knowing we're both clueless. I hope you see this, and honestly it kind of turned into a stream of my thoughts, but i hope they find you well. Cheers.

I love the fact you can take a huge break from the game and still love it to death. Your documentaries are amazing and we can easily tell you pour your heart into them. Dont chase the algorithm and enjoy yourself gbay

I actually am amazed on how i was able to get to a point where I ACTUALLY casually play league. I’m able to get on one night and play a few matches before getting off knowing that I’m getting a bit frustrated after a bad loss and I’m able to stay off for a few days before cycling that process over and over with the occasional group of friends that get on here and there. It’s honestly so much better this way

I quit League of Legends about 3 years ago and now I have a good paying job, a house, a wife and a kid. It's actually crazy how much time I was sinking into that damn game.

As someone who started in season two and who used to watch Gbays really, really old videos about getting better, i think he once again his the nail on the head. Playing this on and off (more on that off i would say) over more than ten years, League of Legends for all its flaws, gave me a very unique gaming experience. Ever since i saw that first clip of Insec doing an Insec xD i have been obsessed with Lee Sin. The 1v1 and outplay potential was something i had never seen in a game like say Counter-Strike before. I have similar stories about all the champs ive mained and played thousands of games on over the years.

I quit this game six months ago. Still watching league based videos everyday. This game has more impact on me than any other field. Cannot get over it

League was not the first commercial release of a moba after the Dota mod on WC3. That honor goes to HoN aka heroes of newerth. It showed the industry that there was an interest in such a project and because of that we got LoL, Dota2 etc.

The problem is, watching you talk about league, remembering all the pains and frustrations of the game... makes me want to play it again... :p

Simply put, League is too addictive. Quitting it is like quitting smoking or drugs, you don't simply quit when you want to. It's a monumental effort for some people.

@SappinYourSentries

Жыл бұрын

It seems like it isn’t the case for everyone, but for those of us with addictive personalities you’re 100% right.

@RuneKatashima

Жыл бұрын

But *why* is it addictive? Calling it such isn't constructive. I don't think it's that addictive though. People just need their reason so to leave and they will. Everyone I've seen quit, myself included, simply needed a decent reason. If it's addicting a reason isn't good enough.

@wedmunds

Жыл бұрын

@@RuneKatashima it's addictive because it's unbalanced. As counterintuitive as it sounds, people don't like to play balanced games. They like to play op champions that can faceroll the rest. That's why Riot shakes up the meta every patch, so that everyone gets to have a taste of their champion being op.

@benamisai-kham5892

Жыл бұрын

League was an abusive, codependent relationship hardcore for me. No matter how much I hated it and felt despair playing I kept running back when it beckoned for me. It was a severe addiction and I kept trying to quit for multiple years. I took breaks for up to 8 months between seasons 5-8 but then just revamped my severe addiction for a bit longer and finally got to a point where there was nothing left of what I once loved in the game. There was only pain and hatred and it was as ugly as every abusive relationship I had ever been in, so it honestly felt the same kind of push and pull of an abusive relationship. I hated it I would get mad and quit but go back in a couple weeks or months after I cooled down because it sounded enticing to go back to and try again. But, now I can't imagine wanting to go back, because I don't have rose tinted glasses obstructing my view anymore, there is only a hollow carcass of what I once loved, pretending to be the same. I don't even want to talk about my addiction to buying skins and collecting them and gifting others. I've spent right below 3000$ at $2950 after 8 years. Now, seeing it's been 10 years and some months after 2 years of not playing...I feel so free without it. I miss it and want to play it but I absolutely can't go down that path of ruin ever again. It's so destructive for people with addictive personalities, and especially for mentally ill people who feel lonely and league becomes comforting. Because league felt like home, it was my sanction, and I'm sure it felt that way for others who fell in love with the game. It was so expensive with it's lore and lost bits and bobs... I'll always miss the memory of what league was. At some point I just realized, my love for the game wasn't enough for how much I dreaded and hated playing it.

@wedmunds

Жыл бұрын

@@benamisai-kham5892 this game legit can give people PTSD

ive had a healthy, consistent but non-addictive relationship with league for 10 years and can happily say i have loved the game the entire time, apart from some odd patches. i dont think this is very strange, but everyone else seems to. people dont believe me and often accuse me of having some sort of developmental disorder because of it. i think that says a lot about the relationship people have with league by and large. the concept of someone enjoying it over a long period is seen as very unusual. great video btw, dont mean to just make it about me. probably best made video ive seen from you. feels so fluent and authentic. really enjoyed this. your points about identity in league were put so well and i couldnt agree more. what bothers me is the proposition you make.. the two choices, to quit or to complain. i dont like this. i dont see why its the case. i have no comprehension of why people cant play the game without sinking their life into it like a full time job. i certainly did that when i was a kid of course.. but now ill play between 0-3 games a day. just feels natural to me. still one of my primary hobbies but it doesnt control my life. i mention this not to brag but just because i dont understand why this cant be the case for most people? or is it that, most people are like me, but they dont tend to be the ones complaining online so you dont hear about them. i dunno. i just dont get this culture.

@koaladyslect9153

Жыл бұрын

I relate to you hard. There are more players like this. I think we just arent as vocal about it.

@MasterJongXG

Жыл бұрын

I've never quit LoL, I just take long breaks from it and play other games. I believe the main reason why so many people complain and quit LoL is because this is the only video game they ever played the last past 10 years and feel burned out of it. What most people lack is self control or having a healthy playtime, most people exaggerating with the playtime (which me and my friends used to) where we played LoL 8-10 hours per day and nothing else.

@MasterJongXG

Жыл бұрын

@@koaladyslect9153 I believe the reason we aren't vocal about it is because we don't need to, since we actually enjoy the game. Also negative outcry is far louder and popular than positive ones sadly.

@akram881

Жыл бұрын

Agreed agreed

God, I love the environment you're filming these in.

Love these non-documentary introspective videos so much. This one and 'Not playing LoL is TERRIBLE' are my favorite ones you've uploaded and I've seen ALL your videos. Keep it up!

I also quit during the pandemic, i noticed that i have a much healthier relationship to the real world and also online. Reconnected with old friends, got into the dating scene, and even started playing my old favorite games instead when league took up all that time. I didnt realize how dominant it was in my life until it was gone

I was introduced to league by friends, and we used to 5-stack constantly, but then everybody seemed to trickle away, and now the only people left are the hardcore ranked players who are much better than me and get easily tilted and flame, which really bugs me (feels like when your friend is yelling at the waiter and you're just like ??? Dude stop), so I'm usually playing alone. I just wish more people played casually, didn't necessarily care about getting better and were just nice to each other. the expectation of toxicity is what did most people in

absolutely fantastic content. I always liked GBay truly a down to earth g with a calming aura. I can't say I watch a lot of his content I was more interested in his road to diamond series for example but everytime I come back it's a good experience to hear him and this.

Thanks Gbay. I walked away once I started full time work and wanted career progression since I was using all my spare time with league.

It was pretty cool that you made this in front of a CGI high quality jungle environment. Reminds me of blue side blue buff area. I wonder who coded that water to look so realistic.

Gbay, I love how you mentioned Leavue gives such a unique feeling/experience... and I know the reputation Vayne players get. Toxic, never grouping, vaynespotting, etc... but the feeling of popping ult and outplaying 3/4, even 5 players sometimes is truly something I'll never find in ANY other game. Been sober from league for nearly 2 years now. Oh, the memories.....

The rope in the end made it feel like League of Legends for sure with the ''new'' bait signals.

You might be sober but you keep coming back to make amazing content adjacent! Love the time for ambience and space in this video - not just walking around or the change(s) of scenery - but distance from the camera and so forth. Amazing video as ever that helps illustrate how deep this game is and holistic landscape of video games in general. Thanks always, Gbay!

The beautiful scenery worked so well as a backdrop to you talking, like god damm. And the script had a super nice flow with an easy to follow red thread. I do think it's important to mention that Dunkey lied about the whole quitting league match in the footage, which is part of why it got so popular

@nestor6914

Жыл бұрын

Nothing about what Dunkey said in his video was wrong tho.

I love how you showed a draven clip when you said “animosity towards other champions” so true

It’s been almost a year. No desire to go back.

This series is gonna be goooood. Great work

I quit in Season 5 and havent played since, best decision ever. shit game Great video by the way!

I remember way back when I used to watch this channel for the 'Jouney to Mastery 5' videos. Now whenever I see an upload I think 'oh shit, Gbay99 has uploaded yet another banger, lets grab the popcorn'.

The start of League was a mod map for Warcraft III, called "Defence of the Ancients" or DOTA for short. I remember playing it at Lan parties.

There are two kinds of games, the ones that no one talks about and the ones that everyone complains about. Pick your poison, League and Riot are both great.

You've really developed your subscriber base. I'm really happy to see it for you. I've always appreciated the introspective and questioning approach you take with things. Continually hoping the best for you and everyone!

I mean you could say all of the same way with other things in life. A person addicted to social media, someone who's into cars and then they quit collecting cars, sports people who identify with their sports and then retire, dancers who went on shows and became multifaceted in other dance styles and became old. All of this is an existential crisis. We don't live forever. But if the things you're addicted/were addicted to you, I pray that you had a smile in the journey until the end.

Wow, that was surprisingly mature and well thought out. Very insightful to the nature of how people respond in the gaming community, and I think Riot should definitely watch this and have a good long discussion with their leadership team about it. Heck, I think the leadership of many major game companies should watch this and have a discussion about it, regardless of the genre. If you want a healthy gaming community, thinking about these types of factors is really the way to go.

Speaking from my own experience, it took me getting flamed by both opponents and teammates in a 10+ game losing streak for me to realize I just don't do well in a team setting. I learned that putting 100% of yourself only to still have an 80% chance one of your teammates won't perform for whatever reason was just not something I wanted to deal with in my gaming time. That's why it felt so good when I fully pivoted to Fighting Games, skipping the entirety of Season 11. I think why I transitioned so smoothly was cuz I knew friends in the FGC, but i realized certain fighting games with large rosters could supplement what League had with their massive pool of champs. Sure no single fighting game can ever compare with league's roster size, but having a variety of games to jump inbetween the FG genre as opposed to MOBAs was an immediate breath of fresh air that just seemed to work with me. I only came back for a brief stint when Riot took back the SEA Server, still don't like playing in a team.

I quit League 3 seasons ago. I discovered loads of fantastic singleplayer (indie-)games since then. My favorites are easily Project Zomboid and Mount & Blade: Bannerlord ❤

Hey Gbay, long time fan sense like s4 irelia. Anyways, yes I have quit league (atleast normal / ranked league) as it was just life sucking. Now I will play arams every now and then which are quick and fun most times. But I really just clicked on this video due to the familiar face and am glad you are still on the youtube grind, and can say you have certainly gotten way better with these historic type videos. Might not watch your vids as consistently as younger me may have, but I am happy you are still going.

this game single handedly ruined my life 💀

Playing continuously against bots since 2013. Odyssey was awesome and I'm looking forward to more PVE content.

@TheElitedeath

Жыл бұрын

The only issue with playing against bots in league is that the bots suck so it's an easy stomp every game. League should introduce custom bots like in Dota 2 where you can play against the bots that beat a top pro team in a tournament lol

@lussor1

Жыл бұрын

Bots? Bro you should play MMOs instead

@hono50

Жыл бұрын

@@lussor1 I actually enjoy League's lore, e-sports events and the mechanics in a non-competitive environment =] (Patiently waiting for Riot's MMO, too!)

This issue applies to FPS games as well, but I think the more universal issue is people being burned out and/or losing what made them want to play the game to begin with. Most of the people I meet online recal their childhood with games being a fun session with their buddies late into the night. They didn't have to deal with as much toxicity since all they had was each other to deal with. Once their friends abandoned ship and moved on with their lives, they were left with the usual SoloQ misery and toxicity. I never had that luxury. I've been a SoloQ warrior all my life, so not only am I able to enjoy a game by myself without feeling depressed, but I also learned how to tolerate toxic experiences, but for everyone else, it's just miserable.

@magical571

10 ай бұрын

hmmm, that's interesting, i can see it, i totally feel this myself too

People are loud about leaving game because they care. They want to see game improve and making it public is a final cry for help

The only thing you need to know about league of legends is that regardless of whether someone has been special forces for decades or was just some teenager they all compare quitting league of legends to overcoming a drug habit and the best decision they made in their lives

Wow has it really been 2.5 years since you announced you were stopping League? Time really flies, I remember going from thinking your early video essays were pretentious, to loving your daily Road to Diamond and Mastery Level 5 videos, to missing your Kenshi series, to cheering you on as you embarked on the longer form documentaries. I've grown up too in this time and will continue to support your channel regardless of if I'm playing League or on a break. Thanks for all the videos over the years Gbay! The good, the bad, and the experimental.

Bro actually touching grass talking about League

I quit all games at the start of the year to focus on fitness and just live in the real world. Honestly its the happiest Ive been in a very long time.

I liked the part where you said that the best way to know for sure was to "come back and play another game", then the camera panned to a rope. GOAT cinematography. You'll soon discover the new and improved MIA ping "Bait", if you play that is. But to be real, your video hits home. League is a game that can be very indicative of how balanced your life is. Coming back from time to time, to play with friends, is super fun. But I could never play as much as I used to, this isn't how I actually enjoy it. It took me a lot of time, just like others, to realize I was barely playing out of enjoyment. Big pre-season and mid-season updates are amazing for that, it brings out novelty and you're always sure people you know are gonna be online after those big patches hit. At some point, you figured out what's new and fun. You may start to drift away from the game again, eventually reaching the end of that cycle and putting time into new hobbies and/or games. And then you don't feel the need for League all that much. Love you Gbay, always a blessing to see a bit of what's up with you :).

6:33 - about 9:40 is honestly such a beautiful and accurate analysis. As someone who's been playing league off and on since season 1 (Brand release weekend) this resonated SO hard with me. Also regarding the comparison to RTS games: Age of Empires 4 (multiplayer) is absolutely stunning, but as a now 28 year old, man (who's always had older friends) I don't really have anyone to play with!

I was a hardcore league fan for 10 years. From 2012 to 2022 I enjoyed my time on the rift but felt the gradual decline. 2013 and 2014 were the peak years.

Tge fact that you literally touched grass for this video is such an amazing and subtke touch. Love you Gbay

Love this, like genuinely i have floated on the fringe of uninstalling since the introduction of mythics that there would be a few weeks between games but it seriously is one of the few games that I havent been able to replace with anything that feels quite the same. Like, I get told smite but that's awkward to me. I have stopped summoner's rift altogether just because the way the community is in terms of what has happened to the dodge systems and people just making new accounts frequently, do proceed to do the same thing I see regularly in games, be it just running it down or the toxic behavior that Dunkey left for. I get questioned frequently by people I used to play with before they quit, but it's just... as you said, where is there really to go after if it's something you enjoyed as an experience outside of the flaws?

I think you summarized it perfectly, the feelings players have about League, you just cannot find it anywhere else. League, it feels like home. Its all one big dysfunctional family where you kind of want out, but at the same time, its familiar, and you love it no matter how much it hurts you.

@bensheard3969

Жыл бұрын

You just described an addiction/dysfunctional relationship. Leagues continued exploitation of that bond over actual gameplay is why it's a terrible game and everyone should quit

@evanlakey6904

Жыл бұрын

@@bensheard3969 I originally wrote a longer comment and redacted a lot, but I even write that its a dysfunctional relationship. I dont think that makes it a terrible game and people should quit though. It has its problems absolutely, but does that mean you should just give up on it? There have been seasons that i cant stand playing the game, and ones where I laugh, having so much fun i play for hours and feel great. Everyone has a "last straw" or maybe even people have an idea that like a marraige I have invested too much? The people behind league's development change all the time. Right now they are bringing back static shiv and reverting items to be closer to what they had 6 years ago. Its a different bike but you know how to ride one. I think its a great game despite problems and I think it is fine if it is not a game for everyone.

@bensheard3969

Жыл бұрын

@@evanlakey6904the game has lost its soul fundamentally. I don't find it enjoyable and I know EXACTLY why and I know it was riots fault for prioritizing pro players and sponsorship. By making a game free they have no incentive to improve it but to motivate you to spend as much money and spend as much time playing it as possible to sell merchandise

@bensheard3969

Жыл бұрын

@@evanlakey6904 ultimately it's a Boring game. Even pro players say the best way to play is to farm and do nothing for 30 minutes. Too much rides enjoyment rides on fights and even there are always a small pool of champions that are fundamentally broken. Their over reliance on "perfect imbalance" fosters caos over any kind of learning curve that would keep you playing

@evanlakey6904

Жыл бұрын

@@bensheard3969 I appreciate your perspective on this, but its an opinion that you have that I disagree with for myself personally. They shake up things all the time. Today there is a patch that is going to toss up the meta and fundamentals of the game once again. They have about 2-3 of these throughout the year and balance patches every 2 weeks. Sure they incentivize you to pay for the cosmetic items and want you to play long hours, but there has never been a time like now in League. Pro players and high elo players know the fundamentals so well it doesnt matter to them, but Riot has said that there are essentially 4 different types of the game based on things like elo and they try to make changes to impact all of them not just 1. I have found this to be factually true in the last 6 months of the game. Not every game is exciting obviously, and plenty of league players get pissy over losing and want out. Many people are trying to do things that are non-optimal and troll to have fun and get banned for some time for it, but now more than ever bans don't mean too much. The biggest thing is finding ways to enjoy it for yourself. Some people almost exclusively play ARAM because they simply like the teamfighting and dont really enjoy laning phase. Others like the 1v1 of laning against an opponent in volatile lanes. There are 10 people in every game trying to make their own fun. If you aren't having fun maybe its not your turn too, and if you don't like that you can go play another game. The thing is the other game won't be league. I find most Battle Royales and Strategy FPS games boring, but people still like them. I don't like most Turn-based strategy or RTS games because they are boring, but people like them. League is the only MOBA that feels like a good fit for me, I even liked Smite more, but it doesn't have the same feel League does. It is really a one of a kind game, for me, and if it isn't for you at all, then don't be salty make your own "League" game or find something else to fill your time.

anyways see you next season

When I quit league of legends, it was difficult to find a "replacement" for it. I started with TCGs, specifically Hearthstone to scratch that theory crafting itch. Then I went to OW to try and fulfill the team comp and team tactics itch. Eventually I landed on Fighting Games, and while that doesn't fulfill my desire to lead a team, it does fulfill my intense craving for theory crafting and self expression. Every so often I hop on Valorant for that team coordination feel but fighting games have been the main deal for me for about 5 years now. League, and mobas in general, have such a unique and gratifying appeal that has the horrendous side effect of being unbearably frustrating. I have to play *at least* two other genres in order to fulfill the same cravings. League is truly a new experience.

One does not quit league. It's just a matter of how long your break is.

As someone who has watched you from your earliest days making content, I can honestly and easily say that this is your magnum opus. Really well done, man.

@asplmn

Жыл бұрын

Damn, I had forgotten about Gbay... I used to watch his content nearly a decade ago. I quit LoL after like Season 3 because I didn't like the direction it was needed. I've not looked back since. 😅

He quit league of legends and went and touch grass haha

Brilliant video. Love to see such a deep dive into the matter, mixed with your shots and the old league/game footage.

I quit because they replaced Poppy with a different character named Poppy (and the new Poppy was basically the opposite of everything that made the old Poppy interesting to me) and nobody else seemed to notice.

Sober from league of legends 😭😭😭

@LeMagnifiquePetiteEspirit

Жыл бұрын

😂😂

I have been playing for 10 years. I never took a break for more than 3 months. I am aware that it's that addiction that pushes me to play but I am content with it. You don't need to quit the game to feel good about yourself. You just have to not fall short on your daily responsibilities. Be it studying or working or socializing.

Love the mushroom microphone. Really hits with the backdrop.

We just relapse. I went 4 years clean. Just cracked out of bronze yesterday and the climb is just painful and amazing as ever.

I used to have nightmare about smite. I'd be getting chased in the jungle and eventually surrounded by entire enemy team. Those dreams was about the futility of trying to win when the enemy team is 1000 times better, and you gotta wait 10-30 minutes for a new game.

The nature background gave the video calmer atmosphere, and it's great. :)

Thank you for the documentary/discussion Gbay99

league just isn't the same anymore. I quit without even reallying makin an effort to stop playing i just was tired of it all, the anger, the rage, the fact my friends were so toxic while we played it just felt so bad to play and hard to enjoy.

6:52 Joe Miller & Leigh Smith.. those guys were truly amazing. As far as I know only quickshot remained from the original trio

this is like watching an old friend reminisce about their journey to quitting heroin and then they end their speech with "and now i'm off to get some heroin, just to see if it's still any good". truly tragic

You single handedly changed my plans for league of legends

League was a truly great experience and even greater when your friends were there with you through, I agree with Gbay so much on why we spent so much time on this deep game. Its unfortunate that the increasing of toxic players made it really unpleasant to play on all fronts even when just trying to play for fun. Then, they stopped adding fun game modes and instead decided to just add in dumb battlepass events that would simply get them more money at the cost of any creativity. I will always love league and its lore and the memories it created but I am never going back to even remotely playing this game regularly but getting on once in a while for clash with my friends is the only thing that I enjoy doing in league nowadays.

@cardimars757

11 ай бұрын

in the end, it was the Riot devs that turned out to be the most toxic griefers of them all.

as someone that played for thousends of hours and spend almost 10k on to this game the frustrating this is the lack of comunication like with the SEA transfurs atm for people that are stuck there gameplay problems like HUGE bugs that made it in to the game ( cookie exploit gold/mana tahm teleporting) and them only focesing on making money over making new content to play most players want new/rotating game mode so they dont burn out on the game like urf blitz startguardian event as they said before about the pass rewards like 2years ago+- "we want people to get as many rewards as possble if they play active" before u could farm every border chroma etc now your lucky if u get a few + the prestige skin and lets not talk about the problems that they fck up the pass 3 EVENTS IN A ROW bugged rewards discrition with fals information/rewards u wont get etc etc

I have 3 million mastery on my favorite champ Pantheon, a few million on other accounts, some of which were unjustly banned by the corrupt company themselves because I defended myself in game when people verbally lashed out on me. Since then, I just don't have fun with this game anymore. My favorite champion feels ruined after his rework to the point riot even named a skin after it "Ruined Pantheon". I don't even have fun if I win games anymore, the game feels like a chore and the community has no idea how much better the game used to be in the past...

The sad reality of being a league player is that, the game changes, but your life never does. Thats why there is so many miserable people in league and such a high toxicity problem. Its not the game itself, its that people forget their real life because of league. I havent watched a single League creator/streamer for almost 3 years. When i come back to check them out 3 years later, they are literally the same people. Their lives havent changed at all and this is the same for most league players. Its hard to describe this to someone who actively plays league and has league as part of their daily life. But looking outside in, its so obvious.

I don't know if you watch vlogbrothers, but this video style was such a great homage to one of the brothers styles and I absolutely love it!

to answer the question in the description, EOMM/losers queue. that's why i'm beyond pissed about league. it completely removes skill form the equation of climbing on top of boosters and people selling high elo accs. ranked has zero integrity