Let's Change Pro Play

Noodles·Jul 26, 2017·1 votes·416 views

I don't know about you guys, but I'm tired of the pick/van phase in pro play. I say the ban phase gets removed all together. Here's how...

Every pro scene has a best of 3 format for league play. I say remove bans, and instead disable previously played champions from the series. This would allow us to see perma-banned champs in action, as well as champs that you might not see otherwise after 20 champs are off the tables. Add this concept to a best of 5, and you're likely to see champs like zed mid again.

Any thoughts? I've been thinking about this for a couple of years. Granted this current iteration is better than is was when it was perma poppy/Ekko top, but I see potential to really spice up the meta, and open up these pros to be more creative.

2 Comments

Peace Is LifeJul 26, 20171 votes

Seriously, paying attention to the pick and ban phase helps a lot for improving especially when the casters explain why a certain champion is picked or why another has been banned. It also helps to see which champions are coming back in the meta, etc...

NoodlesJul 27, 20171 votes

You can get all the same information from my proposed layout. Meta picks would usually get picked in the first game, and the casters can still explain all of the same things. My only concern would be the fact that you'd see most of the same champs in game one. But you could still do a ban phase in game one, and just disable picked champs. I'm just tired of seeing all the same stuff. Like CLG gets creative and makes Aurelian Sol their meta, and they can never play it. Why should that be allowed? It's punishing players and teams for being creative. They should be promoting creative comps. Let teams plan and create a strategy around stopping an Aurelian Sol pick? Ya know?