User blog comment:NeonSpotlight/Where did comments go?/@comment-92.86.13.234-20120808064751

i completely agree with the validity of this poll. i would like to give my input though.

i'm a relatively new player, i barely have 50 matches played so far. for me, this wiki has or had 3 different uses:

1. it allowed me to browse the champion details, giving me an idea of what each champions can do in theory, what skills they have, what items work well on each of them. and this also got me started on learning about the items and thinking about several builds. this has been done without the use of comments.

2. it gave me access to user feedback - through comments. if i ignored the obvious trolls, then i could focus on discussions of advantages and disadvantages for different items or types of build or use of skills or whatever. some of the stuff i've learned was not so obvious to a noob such as myself and i like to think that it pushed me up the learning curve quite a bit.

3. i come from a mmo background with a wonderful community. my first contact with LoL in pvp matches was full of people saying only "omg noob" "i'll report you all" and so on, with no actual advice like "hey buddy, try switching lanes, you can't kill fiddlesticks" - which would have been helpful. this went on during levels 2-3-4-5 of my summoner experience. i was still learning the basics of the game - and i still am. but coming from a good community to this kind of people, i was just about to leave. what kept me playing was 50% the joy of the game itself, which is wonderfully created, and 50% the glimpse i had of the community here, through the comments in the wiki.

what i've learned in all my years playing different mmo's and going to different shows and concerts is this: when you offer something for free, there will inevitably appear a percentage of individuals who will be there just because it's free. like assholes at a rock show - "hey, whatever, it's free". this is valid in all aspects of life, and even moreso on the internet. but you just can't let that kind of people spoil a good thing.

i would say, keep the comments if it's not too much trouble. i don't know if there are official forums for LoL but i know one thing: when i'm at work i browse the wiki, when i'm at home i play. i will not cut into my play time to browse the net at home. and at work, all the gaming sites are blocked so this is my only source of input on the game.

and to other new players in the early levels, i can tell you that it does get better when you progress. hang in there, it's worth it. i've had some really great fun matches and made some friends along the way too :)