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RIOT please enable a toggle option to show champion names instead of summoner names

BigFBear·4/3/2018, 5:19:41 PM·81 votes·3,566 views

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@Riot: Could you please enable a toggle option to show champion names instead of summoner names (enemys/teammates/both)? It worked for a time if you changed "ShowSummonerNames=1" to "ShowSummonerNames=2" in League of Legends\Config, but it doesnt work anymore :(

That would be great, not only for new players who learn the game and the 140(!) championnames. It would also improve the overview in teamfights.

An example from one of my last games in the video above. You can see that several champions are covered in Spell-effects and you literally CANT see them anymore! And here are only 4 champions involved. Imagine all 10 on one spot! You all know these situations.

If there would be championnames it would be so much easier in teamfights. No one looks at the Summonernames in heavy teamfights like: "Ahhh... +ShadowAssassin420blazeIT+ that ist Shaco ofcourse! And #1337rul0r-dontREPORTme# that is LeBlanc!"

Really... is anyone out there who care about the nicknames of other players?? No one even use them! You use always championnames in chat not summonernames. Like: "I need help bot, Rengar".

There is also a huge discussion on Reddit about this: https://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/7q4n22/enable_a_toggle_option_to_show_champion_name/

24 Comments

It Hertz When IP4/3/2018, 7:29:27 PM11 votes

I don't get the one downvote. It's a toggle, if you didn't want the feature, just don't turn it on.

AnataBakka4/3/2018, 5:35:23 PM5 votes

aye it would be nice. It happened once that i started attacking a thresh because i thought it was xayah and for some reason "thresh" started dealing a lot of damage to me and i died, and "xayah" was unbelievable tanky

they were covered in dragon and zeke afai remember

Baron von Jiggly4/4/2018, 2:21:31 AM4 votes

We call each other in matches by our champions most of the dang time anyway so this would help a lot actually

NicoNiner1/28/2020, 11:14:31 AM3 votes

Still waiting

xPhantomDancerX4/3/2018, 8:30:33 PM3 votes

Not to mention skins...

notice me Sin pi4/4/2018, 12:50:06 PM3 votes

even back in season 5 when I started playing LoL, learning champion names was one of the biggest obstacles as a newbie. I can't imagine how much higher the obstacle would be for new players in season 8.

Melledoneus4/4/2018, 2:23:43 PM3 votes

I'd like to also see a HUD thing where you also have enemies listed above the minimap for easier targeting when the enemy team is bunched up.

Maerk Str0ngrock2/10/2020, 2:20:12 PM2 votes

This was posted 2 years ago, can't believe this isn't a thing yet :(

MrHaZeYo4/3/2018, 6:04:03 PM2 votes

Lol that was a cluster fuck.

Modl Ryden l4/4/2018, 2:49:21 AM2 votes

That'd be nice, it'd feel like I'm playing against bots though.

Personally, I use the option to NOT display summoner names on the rift. I keep the names on the score board though.

Banuvan4/5/2018, 11:06:43 AM1 votes

It would also be nice to not have to see the offensive names that people have. Yes, I report them but meh, so many of them it would be really nice to not have to see %%%%%0765 or pusseekilla78 every game.

Imgartn4/4/2018, 4:46:37 AM1 votes

Omg. Just click on the model. :D Also what a weird summoner name "AIRBORNE".

SwiftKitten884/4/2018, 2:51:53 AM1 votes

this is fine fine to have it available in bots and blind pick but if u are going to be playing draft/ ranked.. and be banning champs... you should at least be able to identify each one.

i mean if u can name the first 150 pokemon how is this any different

that being said i actually think this would be very good for new players. and as long as we exclude it from draft and ranked.. it is certainly a good idea