A decent idea to tackle the current meta
Add team gold as a standalone currency completely independent from our regular gold counts. This gold doesn't buy you items it buys you fortifications, extra defenses, transportation and vision. All which are bought and placed based on team vote.
#The purpose
A current snowball meta where turtling and playing safe becomes less and less of an option the more the enemy snowballs. One of the main factors in not coming back from a losing match is the fact that the enemy team swarms your jungle side with wards, in fact i believe teams have just TOO many wards at the present, this new implication will give Riot the chance to cut down on wards making 1 the max instead of 2. The higher the ELO the more critical vision becomes. This cut back is compensated in my fortification idea for vision which will allow your team to gain even more vision than before, but is decided as a team where it goes.
#Towers
Maybe towers are just fine but lack insurance? Another fortification idea here is to add another dragon that can be bought based on team vote, and placed, based on team vote. This dragon flies to the designated tower and chills on it. While on it the tower gains a shield like when
shields something. The dragon also clears up to 2 waves of minions under two circumstances
- Minion wave crashes the tower, but no ally champions nearby.
- Minion wave crashes the tower, with 3+ enemy champions in radius.
After the dragon uses its last breathe of fire it then sleeps remaining on the tower till the extra portion of HP is depleted.
#Vision and transportation
This is where the compensation for nerfing the max ward count comes in. A new beacon ward with alot of HP, that can be placed anywhere. It has double the vision of a regular ward.
Transportation could use more variety as well, an emergency call of a special dragon that can hold up to 2 champions to take you as far as half the distance of the entire summoners rift.
#How team gold is earned
Team gold is slowly accumulated thru assists but taking objectives with more than 2 allies present grants bonus team gold. Bounty kills are also bonus gold here. The jungler also contributes to team gold slowly for every 5 camps that are taken, enemy jungle camps stolen is a small earning of team gold.
#Why to consider this idea?
Because its something completely new and gives Riot breathing room to make changes they perhaps could not afford to do so before. Also makes a match more interesting and different each game! comment your thoughts, do you think this would be a great addition to summoners rift? would it help with the current meta?