FEEDBACK: New Champion Select User Interface
There are a few things about the New Champion Select that make me feel like I'm "playing against the game" rather than "playing the game against my opponents."
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There is no distinct audio cue to tell me when it's my turn. I realize that Riot wants my full attention when I'm playing League, but the fact is that I want to check Facebook, play a minigame, or have a conversation with my teammates in TeamSpeak while I'm waiting for my turn to pick/ban. There is an excess of noise during champion select and I tend to tune it all out. The effect that plays when my turn comes sounds the same as when someone else is making a pick/ban. This was not an issue for the old UI. I don't realize it's my turn until I hear the ticking at the end of the timer. Either tone down the noise of Champion Select in general, or really get my attention on my turn while I have more than 5 seconds to choose.
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There is no ticking effect near the end of the "Resolution" phase. This lack of sound exacerbates the final problem...
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THE MASTERY WINDOW COVERS THE TIMER! This is either a terrible oversight or a cruel joke! If I need to adjust my masteries on the fly (which anyone playing seriously should), I cannot see OR hear the timer! More than once, I've had the game suddenly launch with unsaved masteries.