Really like the new champion select!

Happy Jack · 2016-01-15T16:04:08.434Z

User friendly. Even on my first new que it felt completely natural. Polished. The thing looks good. When the new client comes out, the que should compliment it well. Excellent for ranked. Removes some of the unknown from Ranked Que; players feel more control over their destiny. Fill. If a player wants to roll the dice, 'fill' is still a choice. Good job on that. No more 'pick order > call' theological fights. Again more control placed into players hands. Overall, job well done!

Happy Jack·Jan 15, 2016·17 votes·634 views

User friendly. Even on my first new que it felt completely natural.
Polished. The thing looks good. When the new client comes out, the que should compliment it well.
Excellent for ranked. Removes some of the unknown from Ranked Que; players feel more control over their destiny.
Fill. If a player wants to roll the dice, 'fill' is still a choice. Good job on that.
No more 'pick order > call' theological fights. Again more control placed into players hands.

Overall, job well done!

8 Comments

Happy JackJan 15, 20163 votes

When 'hovering' over champs, the basic splash art appears in the sweet new bubble, both sides can see it. But to really amp-up the polish of the new select....

Let that splash art we see rotate between different skins the champion has, not just the base skin splash art. Win win. RIOT gets free advertising ... Players get nifty eye candy.

mynameisskiiJan 15, 20162 votes

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When 'hovering' over champs, the basic splash art appears in the sweet new bubble, both sides can see it. But to really amp-up the polish of the new select....

Let that splash art we see rotate between different skins the champion has, not just the base skin splash art. Win win. RIOT gets free advertising ... Players get nifty get eye candy.

That's the first thing I thought of when I saw that :D

ReshiKillimJan 15, 20162 votes

I agree. With the old draft, I'd always end up with last or second to last pick, and get people demanding me to play a lane I don't do as well in.

Happy JackJan 15, 20161 votes

Champ balance aside... Have to applaud Riot for really striving to make the player experience better.
Also, special credit for realizing Team Builder's innate flaws and getting it 100% right in this version.