User blog comment:Kashicorn/Lazy Riot Games Inc./@comment-65.184.225.227-20130318195006

While I can't say this new champion is ground breakingly innovative, cut riot some slack, coming up with new content isn't as simple as everyone thinks it is. I wouldn't call it "lazy" considering there is a sufficient amount of work in just redo proving grounds. New game modes would be excellent, but think about the work that goes into it. First they have to come up with a decent concept, not one that you(this encompases indivudal riot employees) would think is fun or 30 people on a fourm approve of, but one that as many as people pheasbly possible would enjoy which is pretty daunting. Then there's making the map which again pretty hefty amount of work with graphics, sounds, lighting, animations and effects(all the while somthing has to be redone or frankly just goes unused i.e. magma chamber becoming dominion!). Now we have to balance it to make sure that over 100 unique champions are all balanced on it (there is the PBE, but they obviously do testing before hand). Also with a new game mode would most likley come with specialty interactions, God help you if it requires a unique animation. Then ultimatley it's up to the masses to decide if it was good or not. Look at dominion as far as I know it is hardly played in comparison to the standard summoners rift. In the mean time riot is constantly tweaking things. Yeah this has been kind of a rant, but I get a bit frustrated when someone just accuses a company of being lazy, or money hogs because first off they do want to make money, second off none of us work at riot so I find it doubtful any of us know what it takes to get stuff through. End note please don't take this offensivly I'm just trying to defend riot here and I'm not trying to act superior with my opinion.