The Controller League!

ADC Yuumi·Jan 28, 2019·1 votes·676 views

What about making a separate server and have people use a controller to play instead, then make a tournament of it. [sg-lux]

5 Comments

GreenKnightJan 28, 20192 votes

How would that work? There's waaay too much going on on the screen, and gamepads would not give you the precision needed to dodge that Lee's Q.

ADC YuumiJan 28, 20191 votes

I specified a controller only server.

DrCyanideJan 28, 20191 votes

Does this controller only server remove Lee Sin?

Playing this game with a controller would be like trying to build a computer using only your mouth. Sure, you might be able to do it, but it'd be so miserable it's not worth the effort to try.

You've got 4 abilities, 2 summoner spells, 6 items, 1 trinket, any of which would need to be accessible instantly. That's 13 commands to split between your 4 D-Pad directions and 4 shoulder buttons - You're still 5 buttons short. That's not even taking account things like Leveling Up Spells, Attack Move, Move, Stop, Selecting targets for last hitting, Pinging targets, Pinging used summoner spells, Shopping, etc. This isn't even talking about champions like Kindred, Neeko, or Sylas that have extra UI elements that they need to use their abilities, or Viktor and Rumble's ray casting.

There's a reason RTS games (which is what League is based on) don't work on consoles - the controller just isn't up for the job.

GreenKnightJan 28, 20191 votes

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I specified a controller only server.

Yeah, but some champions would be almost entirely useless without mouse and a keyboard, even if the enemy has the gamepad too.