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[Graven]

See, this is exactly my point. I'm not saying you should stay up, because I sure as hell can't, but if you can't stay and watch the games you're currently getting so explosive about, you sure as fuck can't be mad at people who can stay and watch, at having the temerity to want to discuss the exciting thing they just watched without having to hide every line behind 10 trigger warnings.

Or at Riot for wanting to promote the single largest LOL event ever in their own game-client.

What is absurd, though, is becoming so defensive

Also yeah, it's been scientifically proven people enjoy things more when they are spoiled for them:
http://www.psychologicalscience.org/index.php/news/releases/spoiler-alert-stories-are-not-spoiled-byspoilers.html

[Kansa]

They could promote it without having the winner splayed on the client as we log in with no way to avoid it and honestly seeing the results in advance saps any desire I had to watch the games.

[Sharp]

Also yeah, it's been scientifically proven people enjoy things more when they are spoiled for them:
http://www.psychologicalscience.org/index.php/news/releases/spoiler-alert-stories-are-not-spoiled-byspoilers.html

That's a bit silly. I think different people will have different reactions but some mediums can be spoiled by spoilers. I for example don't really like watching the Game of Thrones TV series because I already know whats going to happen. I didn't feel upset or anything when watching "The Red Wedding".

Watching a scary movie for the first time can give a person an adrenaline rush, the more time you see it though the less likely it will give you a rush. The same applies for games. Playing Slender alone at night for the first time can be utterly terrifying, play it a few more times though and it's very meh.

That being said movies/games and other media which rely on surprise don't typically hold up too well in the long run but one of the great things about watching sports is not knowing what is going to happen, will Mayweather get knocked out, will the Red Sox wins will TSM beat that non-American team? it's all suspense which can be reduced by spoilers.

In the spoiler experiment they choose to spoil classic stories, stories which are re-read over and over again, books which have stood the test of time, however they should have done the experiment as well on sports, games and horror movies.

[Skyrunner]

Time to see if ADC Maokai can work...

[Graven]

Weren't there some adds of AD maokai running during the... semifinals? It was a really stupid meme-style video with huge captions. To be fair if I've done reasonably well [read : only been the second greatest failure on our team] with AP Talon, anything is possible.

And Sharp, for me at least knowing the result of a game allows me to focus completely on the plays being made, instead of considering things from the perspective of the team I'm rooting for.

So plays made by the "enemy" team can be appreciated simply for their quality, instead of being an instrument of Satan to be used against the Faithful.

[Chaoswizkid]

I'm going to have to agree with Graven a bit here. The morning after any major sports event is full of discussion on the news, there are interviews with players and head coaches and all sorts of stuff like that. Social media blows up with it. Highlights are compiled and posted on Youtube or imgur and linked constantly. No one that cares about the sport is going to censor themselves.

Then you take into consideration that this is Riot, who hosted the whole thing, who cares a lot because they're enjoying ridiculous success for a gaming company and hosting one of the biggest esports games that they made is pretty awesome. I would be extremely confused if they did not post the World Finals results on the client the morning after the games, especially since they are making skins for the winning team's champions and need to hype that up for people to want to buy them. If they had something like "World Finals are over! Watch or click here to find out who won!", I can't see that as anything other than them being giant cockteases when no one else does that unless they're trying to funnel views into something for advertising (which they aren't, since they don't air advertisements).

I can understand that you're upset at being spoiled, and I could understand if you're just really frustrated at Riot for spoiling the results, but if you're actually trying to logically argue that they are jerks for posting the results of the Finals after the Finals are over, you're just being ultra-ridiculous.

[MoLAoS]

See, this is exactly my point. I'm not saying you should stay up, because I sure as hell can't, but if you can't stay and watch the games you're currently getting so explosive about, you sure as fuck can't be mad at people who can stay and watch, at having the temerity to want to discuss the exciting thing they just watched without having to hide every line behind 10 trigger warnings.

Or at Riot for wanting to promote the single largest LOL event ever in their own game-client.

What is absurd, though, is becoming so defensive

Also yeah, it's been scientifically proven people enjoy things more when they are spoiled for them:
http://www.psychologicalscience.org/index.php/news/releases/spoiler-alert-stories-are-not-spoiled-byspoilers.html

Personal minority opinion validated by science yet again. Thanks science!

[engy]

I find this whole "OMG SPOIL0RZ" mindset... alien.

If you're such a fan you can't bear the thought of accidentally learning the outcome why the fuck haven't you stayed up in 5 a.m. to watch the actual games? Do you kick people at work in the balls for discussing last night's football game? Because I'm pretty sure there are a lot more people who are mad about sports than about LoL, but I don't hear any of them whining.

People don't resort to assault at places they want to work.  And yes a lot of people care about sports spoilers.

See, this is exactly my point. I'm not saying you should stay up, because I sure as hell can't, but if you can't stay and watch the games you're currently getting so explosive about, you sure as fuck can't be mad at people who can stay and watch, at having the temerity to want to discuss the exciting thing they just watched without having to hide every line behind 10 trigger warnings.

There are several people who posted on this page and previous ones complaining about spoilers; the spoiler tag exists for a reason, all they asked for was one not ten. I have not watched any of the events that were spoiled for me - no point, unless they did something creative or new.  If I knew how the finals ended I would not have watched them. 

You should just be less of a dick and try to respect other people. They don't want it spoiled; take the time; and throw in a tag.  It doesn't hurt you in anyway.

I'm going to have to agree with Graven a bit here. The morning after any major sports event is full of discussion on the news, there are interviews with players and head coaches and all sorts of stuff like that. Social media blows up with it. Highlights are compiled and posted on Youtube or imgur and linked constantly. No one that cares about the sport is going to censor themselves.

I feel like you guys don't work/talk with people who actually watch sports... because some do.

http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/newsrel/soc/2011_08spoilers.asp
The study - Most were in the margin of error and The Bet was less enjoyable due to the spoilers. Disregarding the fact that these are all for classic stories and not sporting events.

Time to see if ADC Maokai can work...

Well... most of what an ADC does is based on the items they have and not the skills.... but I'd rather have a better kit to back it up then Maokai.

Speculating that game and...

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

 double nexus explosions are the best.

[Chaoswizkid]

I'm going to have to agree with Graven a bit here. The morning after any major sports event is full of discussion on the news, there are interviews with players and head coaches and all sorts of stuff like that. Social media blows up with it. Highlights are compiled and posted on Youtube or imgur and linked constantly. No one that cares about the sport is going to censor themselves.

I feel like you guys don't work/talk with people who actually watch sports... because some do.

Well, yeah, some would. For me, extreme statements automatically come with the knowledge that there are exceptions. I didn't mean literally no one does. That's still my bad, though, should have worded it the way I intended it.
Still, in the case of someone who
a) Watched the game
b) Knows others who watched the game
and c) Wants to discuss the game,
I find it very unlikely that there are any more than a very small number of people who would go out of their way to censor their discussions, especially since their medium of discussion would be broadcasts on television (news, that need to report it) or social media (by pretty much everyone else, including those sports teams, which does not allow for spoiler tags to my knowledge).

[Graven]

From my personal experience, not a single person that is into sports and likes discussing them cares about spoilers. And my personal experience involves working in an open-office with about 150 people aged ~25, all of which are into one sport or another. Your own personal experiences may of course differ.

As someone who watches a ton of competitive events and discusses them on forums, requesting spoilers is an exclusively-LOL attitude that confuses me, as it seems the only thing it could accomplish is hamper discussion of the games. However, I did not actually mean to be a dick, and I am sorry for this

[Cthulhu]

It is a really strange kind of thing.  Another weird one was big on GD right after the event, people who felt ripped off because

Spoiler: lol (click to show/hide)

They were expecting a long epic battle and got a 3-0 stomp

As if it wasn't an unscripted competitive sports event. 

[Flying Dice]

For whoever hasn't noticed yet, rune pages are on sale 2-for-1.

[xaritscin]

the new garen skin looks awesome, but a shame that he doesnt cry DEMACIA! anymore, it was iconic of him.....as for the tournament thresh skin it looks interesting with that blue fire...

has Riot said when are they gonna add Jinx?

[Graven]

Jinx is already added, but inactive, if I recall correctly. If not, she should be added in the next patch. No idea when she's getting activated, tho.

In other news, are you missing your daily dose of cringeworthy League animations? Get your new ROAD TO THE CUP now - and if you call in the next five minutes, you get an extra 20% cringe, completely free!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PX_IQkeXq9g

[Flying Dice]

Jinx is already added, but inactive, if I recall correctly. If not, she should be added in the next patch. No idea when she's getting activated, tho.

In other news, are you missing your daily dose of cringeworthy League animations? Get your new ROAD TO THE CUP now - and if you call in the next five minutes, you get an extra 20% cringe, completely free!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PX_IQkeXq9g

Oh gawd, I knew what that was before I even opened the link.