The reviews around the Star Guardians event of 2022 will probably not have escaped your notice. Whether thelack of dedicated game modewhereas there had been one in previous editions, the side somewhat easy visual novelor even the bugs related to certain missions that led to the temporary disappearance of the event in the client, the Guardians of the Stars had to face new and unforeseen situations. It’s finally the Riot Games support who confessed his impotence in a tweet, while promising that the players will not be wronged.
Reasons and Decisions
In a previous article, we explained that many players did not see their advance missionsor did not receive the linked rewards upon completion of these. The League of Legends publisher was silent on this subject, before announcing that the progress of the missions was still good taken into accountand that the rewards would be well distributed, even with delay.In the end, it was even decided to extend Star Guardian for several days, until August 24. If this extension is not questioned, the other points have been modified.
The free missions around the event just go vanish, and players who created an account before today, will automatically receive all related rewards to his latest. The support specifies that this will not necessarily be instantly distributed, and that it is possible that you will not see them on your account before several days. The causes bugs have not been communicatedeven if the hypothesis of an event too ambitious for a game client starting to date seems the most plausible today. Even if the fiasco does not equal that of the event ruinit will undoubtedly be a milestone in the history of the game. Finally, it is not clear whether only rewards from free missions will be distributed, or whether this also includes those related to the story of the characters.
Possible consequences
It’s a safe bet that Star Guardian 2022 will force Riot Games to review their way of organizing events. Offering event passes is surely a good idea from an economic point of viewbut if it causes many bugs with the missions related to them, maybe it’s better to focus on smaller events, but with things that work. Want to renew the game formula instead of be based on achievements is certainly commendablebut not if the gaming experience is impacted. We can at least greet the fact that rewards are offered to allinstead of lock event and stop there for players who have not purchased the battle pass. Riot Games will undoubtedly be able to draw the necessary lessonsand the next big event will be an opportunity for them to reconcile with disappointed players.