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RGM + LCU brain dump

RiotL4T3NCY·12/14/2016, 5:52:40 PM·13 votes·11,426 views

TL;DR: We have the first two Rotating Game Modes (RGM) working in League Client Update (LCU) for 6.24, although we're still in beta and it's a little rough! We're going to continue the current RGM cadence of one game mode per patch while we focus on getting more modes LCU-ready and make new stuff for 2017 like the Doom Bots and Winter Summoner's Rift we just did.

Heya guys, thought I'd do one more of these before the end of the year to give you an idea of what's coming up for RGM and LCU in 2017. :D I want to keep doing these as regularly as possible (assuming there's something worth talking about) to keep you guys up to date on what we're thinking and the direction we're heading in.

As of 6.24 we'll finally have the first few RGM modes available in LCU. Yaaay! ^o^/ LCU is still in beta though, and the RGM modes will be a bit bumpy to get started, so apologies in advance for some missing backgrounds, generic text, etc. **We made a choice though to try and get RGM modes out to you guys as soon as possible in LCU (even if they're a bit janky) rather than make everyone wait extra months just so a menu somewhere could be perfect. ** It'll look like this to start:

http://i.imgur.com/UTc9Eqt.png

You may have also noticed we've slowed down the cadence on releasing new game modes. As of 6.21 we started doubling up modes in each patch. This is partly due to us working to get each mode stood up in LCU, but it's also because we've been focusing on future game modes and cool stuff for 2017. Some examples of that are the recent Doom Bots mode we did, and the upcoming new Legend of the Poro King mode and Winter Summoner's Rift map! We're working on even more stuff like this for next year, so in the meantime, we're probably going to continue the one mode per patch cadence.

Personally I'm pretty excited to get all our stuff working in the new client. Once we're done it'll give us the freedom to do even cooler stuff than we could in the AIR client. It's just gonna take some time as we work through it.

Thanks for your continued patience and support! I'll be chilling in here today, so feel free to prod me with any questions. ^_^b -- L4T3NCY

54 Comments

TerraRising12/14/2016, 6:08:31 PM9 votes

When are you getting URF mode ready for the LCU?

RokBestSLO12/15/2016, 10:37:30 AM5 votes

Can we get URF back plsss

ShippoTail12/16/2016, 2:57:09 AM4 votes

@L4T3NCY

Is there any way we could get more information for the popularity of some game modes vs others? For example URF vs PoroKing (not counting ARURF as URF because it really didn't feel the same) URF showed up 2 times, and PoroKing is expected to show up 8 times for this year. Was that because URF isn't/wasn't as popular as some people (me included) think it was, and PoroKing is the most popular game mode, or is it something behind the scenes like balancing reasons? Could we also see stats like Average Games A Day for the game modes, and/or other stats like %of people playing while this game mode is out played ranked, % played normals % played RGM? Is this the best area to ask questions like this, or is there a better area to ask questions specifically for the RGM? Are you, L4T3NCY, just the poster for RGM, or do you actually make a lot of the choices, and if you do, what kind of choices are you able to make, vs what can you not chose to change?

Cosnirak12/14/2016, 7:13:33 PM4 votes

Poro King still has most of the issues that caused the mark/dash summoner to be changed for ARAM. Any plans to change that?

Any chance we can stop getting Poro King, Ascension, and Def Not Dominion so damn often?

bronze draven gg12/14/2016, 6:27:00 PM4 votes

poro king is so fucking lame man fuck that shit

Maximum Morde12/14/2016, 5:55:35 PM3 votes

Nifty. Look forward to more. I absolutely love some of these RGMs. Thanks for all the hard work you folks are putting in to make it work for us all.

AMYS GRAVE12/14/2016, 6:02:26 PM3 votes

that sad poro in your client pic tho item 3070

Over Justice12/14/2016, 9:36:53 PM3 votes

Will Black Market Brawlers return someday? Or a gamemode featuring Butcher's Bridge?

Spice POWAH12/15/2016, 4:34:32 AM3 votes

Legitimate URF Question here: When we get URF in the future, will it be All-Random URF only, Pick-URF only, or a mix of the two?

Rebonack12/15/2016, 4:44:38 AM3 votes

So are we ever going to get actual Dominion back, or are we going to be stuck with that god-awful clusterfuck DnD?

Leona is Waifu12/14/2016, 10:29:17 PM2 votes

How long are new Game Modes in development for? Is there any ideas for a PvE game mode that isn't quite so broken as Doom Bots? (I like Doom Bots, but it feels a little crazy)

Irelia Bot12/15/2016, 3:46:36 AM2 votes

Reminder to make ARAM completely open in which of the 130+ champs people will be playing so I don't see the same 15 champs making up half of the champs in every game. You could make it so players get a reroll every game (still a max of 2) if you did this.

Danjeng12/15/2016, 4:02:28 AM2 votes

Can the friends list be hidden in new client? Don't want to stare at a crying poro as I wait for my game.

MatthewRT212/14/2016, 5:56:51 PM2 votes

Wait....poroking on a Wednesday????

Tesla Effect12/15/2016, 1:19:46 PM1 votes

I believe some RGM should be made into permanent game modes, Examples being Ascension, Nexus Siege, and 1V1.

Lunatic Nami12/15/2016, 12:29:37 PM1 votes

I can imagine that gamemodes like OFA, Hexakill or Nemesis Draft might be some of the harder modes to implement.

Jon117412/14/2016, 5:57:25 PM1 votes

I tried the beta client today and while its alot less laggy in the normal interface than it use to be it is still very much a problem in champion select

honestly im terrified of the day they remove the legacy client because of it

Eclipse133712/15/2016, 3:42:14 AM1 votes

How long does it take to create a completely new game mode, or do you not have enough experience quite yet to answer this question? It seems like the RGMQ is going great so far, keep up the good work! ^-^

lightdragoon8812/14/2016, 6:00:11 PM1 votes

Sooo...which of the RGM is your favorite?

Trickster Fox12/14/2016, 5:58:43 PM1 votes

soo are meaking new mods for this year...its been soo long from the last mode you make for the game but i know it will be awsoe ass allweys :) Have a good day sir . :)