Agreed, rewards alone are not usually a great incentive, if you want meaningful player participation. I remember the Dev’s had to make changes to event quests to “games won”, as many players would troll or not put in any effort into a match, as they were only trying to complete the reward quest, and weren’t interested in winning the actual game.
QBW might not have played Hots, or much ARAM, but they aren’t wrong that those who are complaining about mirror games, will only complain about other “balance” issues in ARAM if mirrors were removed. They are often doing this already in the MM complaint threads, “Remove Azmodan, remove Li-Ming!”
I find these forums quite depressing lately. Despite me saying from the very start that I didn’t like mirror games, I am to this day attacked by people who ignore my words, and literally say “no you do love mirror games, as you’re part of the forum commune and have a high post count.”
If that was a one-off reply to my position on mirror games, that would be fine, but the majority of complaining commenters treat me in this fashion. If I say, “I don’t like mirror games, but you shouldn’t leave matches/AFK, just because you don’t like them”, this automatically makes me a “Blizzard Shill” and “mirror match lover.”
I noted in another thread that some heroes are simply not fun to play as mirrors and I acknowledged that for me, the 2% chance feels very infrequent, but as I only play ARAM a few times a week, it no doubt feels like the chance is higher for those who have made ARAM their main, or often only game mode they play and that I have sympathy for their situation.
The above statement, was met with insults about my post count, hive mind, I didn’t actually play, or I’m the devil or some such.
So when people who are complaining about MM treat people who agree with them with complete disrespect, it’s no wonder threads devolve into arguments, these people are not posting in good faith to begin with, they just expect their personal demands to be catered to.
As for QBW, they were Plat or Diamond and as Hots has received no real updates, they still posses the relevant knowledge to give insights, when discussing specific heroes, hero talents, general gameplay etc.
Personally, I stop posting here when I’m not playing, as that is my preference. As these forums are almost dead, I welcome the fact that some knowledgeable players who no longer play Hots, stick around and share their insights and opinions here, if they didn’t, this forum would consist primarily of complaint threads.
Come to think of it, we’re almost at that point.