Riot Can you answer why ARAM doesn't have all champs unlocked?

theArtifacts·Sep 26, 2016·10 votes·448 views

Points for:

Gives new players a chance to experience different champs possibly leading to higher sales should they like one that isn't on the free rotation. Evens the playing field for all players in ARAM

Points against:

Would remove ARAM specific account viability.

The only point AGAINST doing this is that it would make players who like to stomp other players in a less competitive arena mad. This isn't exactly a point against and I believe aligns with Riots core values. If you have a good reason why you're not doing it, let us know.

~~Insert sarcastic, rude, ignorant comments below~~

8 Comments

NarasimhaSep 27, 20162 votes

As has been said, the prime reason you don't get a champion you don't own is so that you're not forced to learn a champion on the fly, in a mode that will almost certainly not be intuitive to how the champion is normally played. You don't want people to learn the wrong thing.

theArtifactsSep 27, 20163 votes

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As has been said, the prime reason you don't get a champion you don't own is so that you're not forced to learn a champion on the fly, in a mode that will almost certainly not be intuitive to how the champion is normally played. You don't want people to learn the wrong thing.

This very concept is contradicted by putting Free Rotation champs into the selection in ARAM. I have in fact been given a champ I didn't own in ARAM and had never played due to the free week rotation. So that is not a valid response.

JedditeSep 27, 20162 votes

BTW, **TheArtifacts **-- your MMR is in the bottom 27% of Summoner's Rift (normal) and bottom 32% of Howling Abyss.

**"ZOMG ARAM ACCOUNTS" ** aren't why you're at the bottom, and unlocking the entire champion pool won't make you better.

( plus, it's not Riot's business model -- and tweenager tears aren't sound fiscal policy )

theArtifactsSep 27, 20161 votes

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BTW, **TheArtifacts **-- your MMR is in the bottom 27% of Summoner's Rift (normal) and bottom 32% of Howling Abyss.

**"ZOMG ARAM ACCOUNTS" ** aren't why you're at the bottom, and unlocking the entire champion pool won't make you better.

( plus, it's not Riot's business model -- and tweenager tears aren't sound fiscal policy )

I'm not saying it will. I don't even play ARAM much anymore but I do cruise the boards and see multiple threads outlining this as a problem every day. I'm asking if Riot has a specific reason why they aren't implementing this since it only seems to make sense that all champs be available in a setting that randomizes who you are given.

JedditeSep 27, 20161 votes

Gives new players a chance to experience different champs possibly leading to higher sale

Yeah, bro -- I'm thinking about unlocking Talon, so I'm going to queue up for ARAM and hope I get randomly assigned Talon so I can try playing Talon before I make my decision! -- #SaidNoOneEver

theArtifactsSep 27, 20162 votes

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Yeah, bro -- I'm thinking about unlocking Talon, so I'm going to queue up for ARAM and hope I get randomly assigned Talon so I can try playing Talon before I make my decision! -- #SaidNoOneEver

More so: "Hey this is a champ I've never played before, lets see how it goes and if I like the basic mechanics"