10 bans: good, but pick intent phase is WAY too short now.

dim2a·6/6/2017, 6:32:01 PM·4 votes·522 views

I like 10 bans in large part for how it speeds up champion select. BUT, now we only have 15 seconds to figure out team comp. After that, there is no way to declare pick intent. Out of several minutes of champ select that seems to be too little time for the most important phase.

With old champ select, pick intents could be figured out while first ban or two are happening, effectively giving team at least 45 seconds to get things together. 15 is just too little. Can we extend pick phase to, say, 45 seconds? If longer champion select is a concern, how about we let people picking "at the same time" on a team (e.g. 2nd and 3rd pick on a team that has 1st pick) lock in champions in any order? That should save more than 30 seconds off champ select, with much less downside, as by that time comp is often figured out.

3 Comments

JhomasTefferson6/6/2017, 6:39:25 PM1 votes

Agreed, the time to pick champs is way too short, and the time to ban champs is also way too short. a 10 second increase would be nice.

itamouji6/27/2017, 9:49:21 AM1 votes

If another teammember picks the 1 ban you had in mind, you have very little time to think of another option

Zellieth9/20/2017, 11:23:31 PM1 votes

I agree. 15 seconds is way too little. I actually prefer to SCROLL and highlight my intended champion rather than having to click and type into the (search) box every time.

If I fumble a key, I'm too late. Needs to be 30-45 seconds.