For the League of Legends community in general, there are mechanisms that have existed for a long time and become an indispensable part of the game. If anything, Riot should just edit them to make them more convenient, or better responsive in terms of user experience. Of course, modifications are not always accepted immediately. And until now, almost all of Riot's changes to League of Legends have left more or less controversy. Most recently, it is a symbol that has been associated with many generations of gamers of the “national MOBA game” – the Mastery symbol.
The Mastery icon has been an indispensable part of League of Legends
Recently, Riot released the official version of the new Mastery icon, which is expected to appear in upcoming updates. Accordingly, the new images show that the Mastery icon will be more colorful and sharper, but will no longer have too much of the “cool” and sturdy look of the old icon. Even at a glance, players can easily think of some clothing lines with bold fashion elements such as Star Guardian or mobile games.
The new Mastery icon retains none of the old elements and is even more colorful
Witnessing one of the legendary symbols of League of Legends, which is considered a factor to show a player's class or to provoke opponents to be transformed, the League of Legends community also “9 people, 10 opinions”. But the vast majority expressed criticism when Riot removed the typical elements of the previous Mastery icon and completely changed it into a new icon. The only advantage of the new “show mastery” mechanism is probably that players can show off unlimited symbols.
The League of Legends community is almost full of negative opinions
Of course, every change takes time for players to adapt, especially with elements that have been with gamers since the early days like the Mastery icon. The only thing is, this “blockbuster” of Riot seems to be turning into a “flop” and at the present time, perhaps players accept the new Mastery icon just because there is no other way.