10 Bans in Ban/Pick Phase & Shorter Process

First off, I am frustrated by the amount of time that the ban/pick phase takes. Let's start by with the worst case scenario. You accept and join a game. The Champ select begins and last 10 seconds. Next, the ban phase begins. Each player has 30 seconds to ban or the game will drop and you may recreate. Team 1 Player 3 is first to ban. He takes 30 seconds. Next, it’s Team 2 Player 3’s turn to ban. He takes 30 seconds. Let’s just say the first 5 players take 30 seconds to ban, choosing not to select a ban until the final moment before the game drops. That equates to 2 minutes and 40 second (including 10 second champ select). Finally, it’s the last players turn to decide the final ban. The last player waits 30 seconds just as the previous 5 had done. Only this time he does not select, the game drops, you go back to queue and may join another game. Entire process: 3 minutes 10 seconds. Keep in mind, this is worst case scenario. Although it’s unlikely, it has happened to me a few times and I’m sure has happened to many of you as well. Whether you have experienced this or not, I believe the entire process is too long. I have also heard the argument that every player needs a ban, which I feel mostly impartial about. However, I’ve thought of a solution that would allow every player to have a ban as well as shorten the length of time it takes for the ban/pick phase.

Here’s how it goes. You join a game. You have 10 seconds to notify your team of your potential pick. Next, a 60 second timer begins and everyone in the game selects a ban. At the end of the 60 seconds, your team’s bans are revealed to the other team. The picks for each team would be blind until revealed. Now, there is potential that both teams could ban some of the same champs – I find this scenario likely, however - I like the idea. In this scenario, let’s say team 1 and 2 both chose to ban Darius, then Darius would be banned, however, the ban would not be replaced by another ban. In summary, there could be anywhere from 5 to 10 banned champs a game.

Finally, each team would have 45 seconds to switch champs or adjust runes and masteries. Entire process: 1 Minutes and 45 seconds. If a champ does not select a ban at the end of the 60 seconds and the game would drop. At this point the champ select process would begin as usual