On why we can't just have the various game modes all year long? Is it some technical issue that prevents them? I know RIot said they are adding the queue for the modes on weekends, but like, why just weekends? I don't understand it, I don't understand any of it.. Does Riot hate fun? Do they like to bathe in our tears of torment and misery?
I need guidance in these darkest days..
ModWulf Helhammer5 votesBecause having the mode for too long leads to people having less fun on it, as it gets boring or a meta develops (and when the game modes are as extreme as they are, it's a lot harder to do anything "off-meta")
Rossendale5 votesIf you want to know why, take a look at ARAM - it was originally meant to be a fun, relaxed gamemode that turned into completely tryhard territory when people started making ARAM-specific accounts and only buying the champions that are OP there to increase their chances of getting said champions.
If gamemodes like URF were to become permanent, it would have been the EXACT same thing. Hell, it even started showing towards the end of the first iteration of URF and basically all throughout the second. After people figured out which champions were broken it was over and you saw the same champions over and over. If URF was to be permanent, it would slowly dissolve into another tryhard playground with different rules, just like ARAM.
In other words, blame the community for being tryhards in gamemodes that are meant to be fun.
Remnar1 votesI've notcied that. I play ARAM a lot and most of the time my team members never have any other champs besides the "fun" ones. No one wants to play as a tank or support, so that's where I fall in, as I have all but a few champs. :/
VivaLaKitten1 votesin ARAM, the most tanky team wins
DartExplosion102 votesthey wont do that because its riot.
Remnar2 votesYou are wise beyond your years friend
FrankerX2 votesdude dont even ask. its the same question as "why cant you turn off the draven heads? maybe some ppl dont want them?" RIOT DOES NOT CARE.
Mcprowlington2 votesDoes Riot hate fun
Seems that way, but I still have faith that it is the opposite. Basically, when a game mode becomes frequent, a meta begins to shape around it. When Urf was around for a while they started to see this happen. Toxicity starts to happen over time, you get the "Wtf, why are you picking (x champion)? you know they're terrible in this mode right?" and the mode becomes less about fun and just an alternate ranked where people just want to win.
Remnar1 votesThank you for that nice response. I was actually sincere in wondering if they had said anything about technical issues with the other modes. Appreciate it!
Quepha2 votesLiterally no one would play them. Even when featured game modes were around for two weeks, they were pretty much dead past day 6.
the Anarchit3cht2 votesSimply because it makes them less fun. URF is super fun and exciting because we only get it so often. If we had it every day it'd get burned out quick. It already gets burned out quick when its around. That and they don't want to split queues and increase queue time. If its on a weekend, or any set schedule, people can take a load off, have fun for the period and get back to normal once its over.
Glaedr2 votesAside from the meta thing, I feel like people would just lose interest in the gimmicky modes really quickly. I can't speak for everyone, but when I played stuff like Ascension and One For All, I got bored after 5-10 games. They're pretty funny at first and you have a good time, but the novelty of them wears off really quickly, so having them be permanent or even just rotate weekly would probably result in really low queues towards the end of the week.
FantasySniper1 votesThey've said this multiple times. The longer a "featured gamemode" is out, the less (desirable) attention it receives from players, and the more attention it needs from Riot. Just look at ARAM, which has all sorts of specific items and rules.