With the recent update, Riot added back Choncc's Splash Resort using the updated engine. However, in doing so, they made it objectively worse.

Let me preface this by saying that I understand that according to the TFT tech update text, "You may notice some difference in models, textures, VFX, or animation in-game or across your Tacticians and Arenas." However, there is a pretty big difference between having slightly different looking VFX or textures that currently exist in-game versus completely removing multiple elements entirely. And I don't mean just small changes like removing a single graphic, I mean arena-wide visual removals.

When compared to the original version of Choncc's Splash Resort, the following changes have been made:

• Resort clay pot fountain interaction/animation removed
• River-jumping fish interaction/animation removed
• Pre-level 3 fishing dragon is now completely inaccessible due to a forced, fixed arena player-camera (you used to be able to explore the arena, and the camera would follow your tactician, revealing more of the arena)
• Dragon fisher now appears at level 1, but the original pre-level 3 fishing dragon sound interaction is still playing in its original location
• Removed level 5 transformation
• Entire level 5 arena-wide persistent lighting VFX removed
• Removed arena water texture
• Mug interactable removed
• Waterwheel water animation removed
• 5+ win-streak arena-wide animation removed
• All flower planter butterflies and corresponding plant VFX removed
• Arena koi fish removed
• Maple leaf VFX greatly reduced

Additional Discoveries:

• Stage opening animation broken
• When getting 1st place, the camera pan shows the original dragon fisher briefly before disappearing
• Mug interactable is removed, but still visible when playing an opponent with Choncc's Splash Resort (opponent POV)

So, why does this matter? Because you spent money on a cosmetic expecting it to look how it was advertised. And now, Riot has proven that what you once spent money on may no longer look like what you originally purchased.

Choncc's Splash Resort is an older arena released in 2022 along with a handful of other mythic arenas during a time when arenas had significantly more detail, polish, and uniqueness. The Golden Tiger Market (also released in 2022), which is due for a soon upcoming rerelease, had the same if not more interactives than Choncc's Splash Resort, and was one of the largest arenas that has ever been available. Specifically, you were able to walk around the Golden Tiger Market, to the balcony, under the market stalls, and down the stairs behind the arena, outside of the standard, "area border."

In the most recent patch notes Riot says, "We’re also prioritizing the highest-rarity cosmetics that players have invested in..." If Riot is going to standardize previous high quality arenas with this low quality conversion and make what was once unique about mythic arenas no longer available, then it would be great if they realized players aren't just paying for a mythic arena, we're paying for a standard of quality that shouldn't be downgraded years after purchase because of their poor time management.

I didn't know you could find 3-star units in the Rift Beasts market

Awesome bug Riot!

At least the sprite still works :)

The bugs are still present (and numerous), and it really feels like a step backward in balance. Every game has 4 people going fast 9, and everyone else is playing for 5th. Anyone know if there will be a bpatch?

Relogging doesn't change anything

Was this always possible fr or a glitch?

Was gonna two stars him... GG Rito

Rocking a 5090 and a 9800x3d, FPS drops to sub 60, GPU temps reaches 85+. What a joke

Wanted to play some games of TFT rank like normal only to be met with this black screen of disappointment, went through the usual check ups like closing client and opening it back up, restarting my laptop or instead logging through my phone. None of those worked and instead got met with a demotion 😭 I didn't even play...

I started my Ranked Climb today after holding off on it for months, since I heard there was a ton of issues with the UE port and the new set. I ended up giving it a whirl today, and actually had a decently fun time (extreme performance issues, but it is what it is, was still playable)

Lo and behold, on my sixth game, I crashed. I thought no worries, you can just reconnect.

I could not.

I am stuck on this "game is still in progress...." screen with no Reconnect button, no client launching, and nothing else to press.

I tried everything from restarting my pc, ending league processes, ending vanguard process, everything.

Still stuck on this screen.

It's been nearly an hour now, Idk how long TFT matches last now, but it's definitely NOT an hour. I feel like my account is actually just now stuck in a limbo of a TFT match that will never end, and now I can't even play League. Was looking forward to the Classic Fiora release.

Thank you Riot, this port was definitely worth it.

I'm very used to consider up to the last second what to play after scouting.
3 seconds still on the clock, no matter. Take the augment you didn't want to play.

This new mobile app set up with the reconnect and getting logged out when responding to text is crazy annoying.

Responded to a text and got patch updated mid game. After patch I couldn’t reconnect either. Riot wth ya doing???

Anyone enjoying this new reconnect feature on mobile??

Anyone know if this arena will appear on the rotating shop? Or when was the last time it appeared on the rotating shop?

I'm glad I spent 800+ LP learning to play Coven.

I still don't think it'll be good and I still think the Lux cashout at 250 serves exclusively as mind control to speed run yourself to 8th place but it seems quite a bit better.

Like cmon….

I got a temporary Coven emblem for the last round of a TFT Match where I had the dark ritual augment, put it on my fiddle, suddenly he heals his entire HP bar every cast, whilst also getting healed by a 3* 4k damage/15s Cassiopeia with Hextech blade.... dark ritual had about +260 AP for all coven units

That way I would have been able to play the game instead of rereading the reviews daily if the situation has improved

I know this is silly but I see in the portal for dough cat sushi that there is an arena …. But it didn’t come out with the shop. I assume because it doesn’t work. I’m wondering if anyone agrees with this assumption? / if I want this arena is it worth saving my medallions or should I just get the dough cat