Make lane calling more concrete

Skateboard B··4 votes·588 views

Sorry in advance if this is in the wrong section, but it seemed like the best place for my post.

I've been in several games where, during champ select, lane calling becomes an issue that either disrupts the way the game is played, creates tension between teammates, or causes dodges. The issue is that typing your desired role in the chat box isn't the smoothest way to call a lane. Sometimes chat messages get sent before other players have entered the room, or people will claim to have called a lane in this way when the truth is that someone just beat them to the punch. Copying and pasting the chat works sometimes, but then some may claim you could have edited the chat.

I suggest making lane calling something concrete - a button you click once you've entered the room before you can select a champion that designates you as top, mid, jg, sup, adc, and maybe even fill (idk how useful the last one is, but some say it). If afterward a player had an issue, he could then request a switch with whomever got the lane he wanted, sort of like swapping in ARAM. This would eliminate a lot of confusion that comes from either players not paying attention to chat or just straight up trolling. I was just unable to join the queue for 6 minutes because somewhere between calling a lane and selecting a champ, another player started an argument about who called what first. This was very distracting, and by the end of the champ selection timer, I failed to select and was penalized for being trolled. I realize that 6 minutes isn't a long time, but it's frustrating that this kind of thing can happen due to the somewhat subjective nature of calling lanes.

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Kotex3 votes

Having a button to press wouldn't exactly solve the problem. It would just be giving it a new way to present itself because at the end of the day someone is getting what they want and someone is not. The sad truth is that there simply isn't a way to ever fix this problem because this is how the game is played; this is the meta of league of legends. There are specific roles and lanes for everything and that is the meta in its entirety--wanting to play a specific champion requires a specific lane and role for it, or otherwise it will create tension anger, and may not be effective as it otherwise would be. You selfishly assert yourself to the front of the line and claim what you want or you relinquish it and take the scraps. That is how League of Legends presents itself and its meta. That is how its played. That is how it sadly must be.

Skateboard B1 votes

The problem isn't that someone isn't going to get what they want - that's life.

The problem is that, for one, when you have to type your lane in the box, you run the risk of someone calling whatever you wanted and then missing out on your second and third options because you didn't react fast enough. Also, again, trolls can lie or argue about who called what, but if there were a selection button there's nothing up for debate. Everyone can clearly see who is going to what lane and the ensuing conversation can go from there.

Kotex2 votes

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The problem isn't that someone isn't going to get what they want - that's life.

The problem is that, for one, when you have to type your lane in the box, you run the risk of someone calling whatever you wanted and then missing out on your second and third options because you didn't react fast enough. Also, again, trolls can lie or argue about who called what, but if there were a selection button there's nothing up for debate. Everyone can clearly see who is going to what lane and the ensuing conversation can go from there.

But that holds no more or less credibility to adhering to who called what than typing about it does. Even if you have a button that shows who wants to go where, that doesnt mean they have to get it--which leads to the problem of someone not getting what they want regardless. As you've just said to make a point, thats life. You're not entitled to obtain anything even if you should deserve to have it whether you type to claim it, or press a button to claim it. If you understand that enough to advocate it to me, then you understand it enough to know the same applies to you and a button wont change anything about it.

Skateboard B1 votes

It actually holds much more credibility. Sure someone can troll and go somewhere they don't belong but that's not the point, the point is to make it indisputable who got to it first. What the players do after that is up to them, but the button says that once someone has chosen a lane, like choosing a champ, someone else can't choose that option.

Kotex1 votes

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It actually holds much more credibility. Sure someone can troll and go somewhere they don't belong but that's not the point, the point is to make it indisputable who got to it first. What the players do after that is up to them, but the button says that once someone has chosen a lane, like choosing a champ, someone else can't choose that option.

The point is that unlike locking in a champion, you cant lock in a lane--a part of the map for yourself... thats just silly. A button press isnt going to stop you from being last pick, whatever button you pressed for whatever lane, and to stop someone from going "Sorry im picking before you and im going [x]" which happens to be what you "claimed"

"But i already pressed my button that said where I wanna go. I called it; its mine! D:""

"I already picked so thats where im going. Too bad"

One of you can either back down, be nice and just let the other have what they asked for--which is what REALLY helps, not some button--or you can continue to fight each other, refuse to back down, and crowd the lane.

Skateboard B1 votes

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The point is that unlike locking in a champion, you cant lock in a lane--a part of the map for yourself... thats just silly. A button press isnt going to stop you from being last pick, whatever button you pressed for whatever lane, and to stop someone from going "Sorry im picking before you and im going [x]" which happens to be what you "claimed"

"But i already pressed my button that said where I wanna go. I called it; its mine! D:""

"I already picked so thats where im going. Too bad"

One of you can either back down, be nice and just let the other have what they asked for--which is what REALLY helps, not some button--or you can continue to fight each other, refuse to back down, and crowd the lane.

With the launch of new champ select, I'd just like to say I called it XD

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