“To a point it's not even funny” - Tyler1 calls out League of Legends developers for not adding voice comms
During a recent livestream, League of Legends Twitch star Tyler "Tyler1" reacted to the upcoming changes Riot Games has planned for the MOBA in the preseason update.
As the official video went on to discuss forthcoming improvements for the in-game communication system, Tyler1 assumed Riot Games was finally introducing the much-requested voice communication feature.
After Riot's Lead Designer Matthew "Riot Phroxzon" revealed that they were planning to add a better pinging system, the Twitch sensation felt baited by how the dev presented the news in the video. Tyler called out Riot Games by saying:
Riot Games laid out their plans for the upcoming preseason 2023 changes and divulged the new champions joining the game, overall gameplay updates, changes in the jungle, and the addition of Chemtech Drake.
At the 23-minute mark of the August 13 livestream, Tyler1 came across the updates planned for the in-game communication system. He immediately believed that Riot Games was finally adding voice comms to League of Legends and exclaimed:
Tyler's happiness started to fade when Riot Phroxzon said they were revamping and updating the ping system. The content creator rewinded a portion of the video during which the Lead Game Designer of League of Legends said the following:
Timestamp: 00:23:52
Tyler1 paused the developers' address midway through and stated that other Riot Games titles such as Valorant have voice comms:
The 26-year-old content creator continued to watch the preseason 2023 update video and said that some of the adjustments favored new players rather than being quality-of-life improvements. He said:
Tyler's clip made an appearance on r/LivestreamFail, and more than 90 fans provided their take. Some Redditors wondered out loud as
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