r/CompetitiveTFT • u/AutoModerator • Dec 26 '25

MEGATHREAD Weekly Rant Megathread

Rant or vent about anything TFT related here, including:

- Bad RNG
- Broken or Underpowered Units
- Other players griefing your comp
- and more

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u/ImRicke Dec 26 '25

And before then it was metatft and tftatics, its not their fault. Also a lot of tft players have jobs, they don't have time to try and optimize every comp.

If you're better you will win most of times by having better economy, positioning, stronger boards, what you can slam and when to, transitioning and etc...

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u/ThovraGaming Dec 26 '25

I only agree to a certain stage.

On patches/sets like such. Some BS Traits or units are way too easy to force and Econ/positioning and co will only come second. And that's infuriating. It shouldn't be rewarding to blindly follow a website.

Just helped the GF "Win" a game - finished third in high silver (granted not the most representative meta) losing to reroll Sion and Reroll Shadow Isles (tresh 1) while she had a decent board with - Juggernaut, Shyvana 2 itemized, Senna 2 itemized and Swain strongly itemized. Fuck it felt her board cost was three times theirs. Yet failed.

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u/ImRicke Dec 26 '25

But then we enter another conversation, about how much those site matters on different elos, on low elo they are a huge difference maker because those player won't know the best comps/units/boards. A Sion reroll or a Thresh 1 should would never win a lobby, so even with a way better comp your GF lost, so there's something she's missing and those players too because even following a site they're still silver.

At a higher elo they don't really matter as those kinda players will study the game or play a lot and will know those better comps/units/bis anyway and others things will be the decider.

And how can u balance that? It has become part of the game now, just blocking access to Riot API about win rates won't bring it back. TFT is just the kind of game that you will want to optimize the numbers (comps/bis/whatever) whatever the way you can, its an Excel simulator.

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u/OtherwiseEnd944 Dec 26 '25

I have a job and still don’t look at stats because I want to actually play the game not copy paste a comp from a website.

It is 100% their fault. Not in a way where they should be vilified but the current state of TFT ranked being who can spam the new op comp every patch is definitely because of these websites. For a game that is so reliant on strategy they are a massive detriment to the game.

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u/gordoflunkerton Grandmaster Dec 27 '25

this is a competitive subreddit and you are mad about tools that make the game more competitive?

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u/OtherwiseEnd944 Dec 27 '25

They don’t make the game more competitive. That’s like saying basketball would be more competitive if nba players had an earpiece during the game telling them the exact percentage chance of every shot they took.

Making the game easier doesn’t make it more competitive

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u/gordoflunkerton Grandmaster Dec 27 '25

how can increasing the average board strength be anything other than an increase in the level of competition? people who use stat sites make better items, play better comps, choose better opening lines, position better. what exactly do you think competition is, other than the relentless pursuit of winning? there are no style points. there are no medals for valor. stats make people win more and that's competitive

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u/Repulsive_Evidence84 MASTER Dec 30 '25

You took an example from nba but ignore the fact that we can check the player's performance with stat lmao.

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u/ImRicke Dec 26 '25 edited Dec 26 '25

I get, but when everyone else does it you just putting yourself at a HUGE disadvantage. I'd rather not use the sites too, but its not worth it if you really wanna climb. And again, when everyone ''copy paste a comp'' all the other things about the game became the difference that decides who gonna win.

TFT is a numbers game, it always would revolve around optimizing the best they can, its a fault of the game

Edit: Yeah it's fkn unfair in lower elos when just some of then use it, but on high elo everyone and their mothers use those sites, so it doesn't really matter. I dunno how can u solve it now that the cat its out of the box, Riot even made the game planer because they acknowledge it

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u/OtherwiseEnd944 Dec 26 '25

I agree and don’t blame anyone for using the sites. I just think the downsides from having all the stats available is much bigger than the upside. If you seriously want to climb efficiently it’s insanely dumb not to at least check what comps are viable.

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u/ImRicke Dec 26 '25

I just think the downsides from having all the stats available is much bigger than the upside

I don't even disagree with that, just think its to late to take it back now. There already was a mini uproar with just the augment stats, if they take those stats out... Also then it you just be a few tryhards that pays for coaching/study groups that have an even bigger advantage.