So we have ranked TFT, when can we expect ranked ARAM

Spoo·7/23/2019, 6:51:17 PM·26 votes·11,458 views

So awhile back Rito explained why they didn't want to rank ARAM.

Namely, "It’s because of the random element that I’m not sure it makes sense to ever offer a ranked mode of ARAM." https://nexus.leagueoflegends.com/en-us/2017/03/ask-riot-ranked-aram/

Yet, we currently are creating PBE ranked TFT, a mode with arguably even MORE of a random factor and less skill involved. So the question is Riot, how long is the random factor going to be an excuse not to offer a ranked ARAM.

While ARAM is random, the more skilled players and teamwork can adequately get good players over the 50% benchmark that a true random mode would seem to suggest. On top of that we are actually getting pseudo champion balancing more often. We're not asking for a Pro ARAM league just a fun way of measuring the better players.

27 Comments

Jet Sett7/23/2019, 11:48:23 PM17 votes

They'll do it when ARAM becomes an easily manageable cash cow.

Pendergast8917/23/2019, 11:13:03 PM12 votes

Only if they level the playing field and unlock all champs and reduce the max rerolls players get to 1 if not 0. Also punish dodging more severely.

Kr1sys7/25/2019, 4:57:13 AM2 votes

100%

TFT is more random than ARAM is, literally no skill involved in being good at TFT, it matters what the lottery gives you

ROYALR3IGN7/25/2019, 8:03:19 PM2 votes

Would love this, ARAM already has a separate MMR system so I doubt creating a ladder for the best "jack of all trades" player wouldn't be an issue. Harsh penalties would have to be implemented for dodging like actually setting you back as though you lost a match.

Atom Knight7/24/2019, 1:42:27 AM2 votes

They should just let you pick your champ in ranked aram like poro king. Remove the randomness and just let mechanical skill take the wheel

KVbqbFsC8e7/24/2019, 6:49:19 AM2 votes

I don't think many people would actually play it. ARAM is a very casual mode that most players do not take seriously.

Daddy Ants7/24/2019, 1:45:32 PM2 votes

Only if all champions are unlocked by default in the mode.

Thuban7/24/2019, 10:46:13 PM2 votes

ARAM is not random when you have assholes making accounts to specifically counteract Riot's idiotic definition of "randomness"

For ranked ARAM to work, all champions would need to be in the pool. Or at least owning 60-80% of them.

Riot is so hellbent on preventing all champions from being in the ARAM pool. Unless they somehow can't do it becuase of "system limitations." They could create a specific mode only if you have all or almost all champions. Every other MOBA can do it just fine. Riot really don't have a good enough excuse since every MOBA copy/pastes each other 500 times a day anyway.

Spoo7/29/2019, 7:44:12 AM1 votes

My main empthasis by calling TFT more random than ARAM.

In TFT you can literally lose because insufficient luck. Sure the good players are generally better at coping and making the best of a bad situation, the game is generally too short to recover from seriously bad RNG. The only thing saving it is the fact their are 8 opponents and you only need top 4. I've gone the games going 3 rounds in and being unable to achieve a rank 2, or only receiving defensive options, or ap options for an ad team and vice versa.

In ARAM a good comp vs. a bad doesn't guarantee victory and in many cases I've claimed victory from the jaws of defeat just because my team utilized better skill, teamwork, or a player's carry potential on a champion. Sure it lacks the objectives of SR but there is still the notion of when to engage, how and when to push, whether or not a fight will gain you any ground in the long run (and in turn healing relic access), when to sit back and just stall the wave (and let dead members respawn).

RavenMagus7/24/2019, 2:46:02 AM1 votes

I'm ready for ranked coin toss

Cloudinator377/24/2019, 6:56:33 AM1 votes

don't come up with stupid ideas. stupid ideas usually get used over good ones.

LPelican 7/24/2019, 9:43:00 AM1 votes

I would play it, sounds really fun

Durzaka7/24/2019, 5:17:08 PM1 votes

Can you maintain a 51%+ win rate in ARAM with its RNG?

Because people can do that in TFT.

Not to mention since TFT is a FFA, the first 4 places get LP, so it mitigates any potential issues with RNG, because you can very realistically get top 4 even with bad RNG.