LoL First Stand Tournament's New Overlay Draws Heavy Criticism from Fans

LoL First Stand Tournament's New Overlay Draws Heavy Criticism from Fans

By Marcus Chen

March 18, 2025 at 10:41 AM

League of Legends' First Stand tournament has sparked controversy due to its new overlay design, with fans expressing strong disapproval across social media platforms.

The major issues with the new overlay include:

  • Cluttered information cramped into the lower third of the screen
  • Team gold and main stats relocated to top left, causing viewing difficulties
  • Missing crucial information (gold differences, bounty indicators, XP, rune choices)
  • Health bars moved to bottom screen, making fight tracking harder
  • Summoner spells and ultimate abilities too small to read
  • Glitchy game clock
  • Missing Atakhan revive timer
  • Information cycling instead of constant display

LoL gameplay screenshot

LoL gameplay screenshot

Viewers particularly miss the previous overlay's side-positioned champion portraits and essential stats, which provided clearer visibility during matches. "It's kind of wild how there's too much information, yet so little that actually matters," summarized one Reddit user.

Riot has responded to the criticism with a Day 2 update that includes:

  • Smaller health bars
  • Gold difference indicators
  • Atakhan-meter addition
  • Improved readability

These changes have been positively received by viewers, though many still prefer the previous overlay design. As the tournament continues, further adjustments may be implemented based on community feedback.

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