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Diversity in LCS

Divine Winds··1 votes·774 views

This applies to LCS more than SoloQ, but it sucks that we see mostly the same 10 champions and same 10 bans every match. They tried to change it up with the increase in bans, but that failed obviously. What do you think they could do to increase diversity, and in doing so, increase viewer interest?

10 Comments

AcidTheWarlock2 votes

LCK is my favorite, I like watching NA and EU but the games in LCK are so fun

Dryditch1 votes

Have two or three bans that are voted in at the start of the week by the players, and remove those champs from the rotation for that week.

MrHaZeYo1 votes

45 different champs were played last weekend.

Divine Winds1 votes

I said mostly. What this means is that there are usually 5+ champions that are the same between games.

Handy Sandy 1 votes

Balance champions faster. If they're being played a lot, they have something that makes them desirable for lcs. Either that or buff every other champion in the game.

Asayake 5150glow1 votes

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Balance champions faster. If they're being played a lot, they have something that makes them desirable for lcs. Either that or buff every other champion in the game.

LCS has it's own meta which makes certain strategies just not possible.

III BAKURYU III 1 votes

You will always see the same amount of bans and champions PERIOD!!!!! You balance this champion all it will do is create a rip in the pools and make people play these champions, rinse and repeat.

GeminiRune1 votes

I mentioned this a couple of days ago in which even if you raise, lower, or just have no bans all together, it's still more than likely going to stagnate to a select few champions per role based off of the competitive tier at the time/patch. There's not much changing to it unless teams are trusting to give other champions or compositions a try, which rare among most teams anyway. And it's not even as simple as "balance faster" because it'll still shift to a same stagnation eventually; not to mention that it's a game first and a competitive scene after.

To remedy the diversity point though, week 1 across premier regions alone had a diversity of somewhere around 80 Champions played at some point. So that's definitely something to point out as even an indication of each region having their own different flavors to bring out.

Azca331 votes

Champions are chosen on utility. Why choose a Garen when you can choose a Mao top with the same dmg and tankiness, but Mao roots. The current meta is the team with the most cc wins.

9kPluzZ1 votes

Nothing at all. Pros are always gonna pick the best champs for the job.Period

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