Summoner spell question

Dankwick420·4/6/2016, 4:23:01 PM·1 votes·499 views

So i just introduced my girlfriend into league of legends, and she asked me a question that i was always kinda wondering but never actually asked before. Why do us as players have to level up to earn the summoner spells? Is there an advantage or something that someone who is level 10 would have over someone who is level 2 if they have all the same summoners? I would assume that People who are level 2 wouldn't be sure of when to bring the right spells just like a level 10 person. It was always something that intrigued me and any info would be greatly appreciated.

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3 Comments

Spanked eGirl4/6/2016, 4:25:58 PM1 votes

I think its to prevent players from jungling at early levels, since you kind of need masteries for it and some idea of the game to just not get executed over and over. And also Ghost is a very simple idea to get than flash

X58Cv2kFtN4/6/2016, 4:27:57 PM1 votes

I really do think people should get flash at level 1

Flash is the most used summoner spell and so much of the game is built around it. Being able to flash correctly, and save your flash for the right times is imperative to being a good player. Players should learn this at level 1

67chrome4/6/2016, 4:31:13 PM1 votes

Why do us as players have to level up to earn the summoner spells?

It's about how people learn. Which is largely focusing on one thing at a time and gradually progressing in knowledge.

Throwing all the information at someone at once usually leads to a pretty bad experience, overwhelming a person and generally making them feel so lost in a subject it's not worth trying.

Smite in particular is a pretty key summoner to level-gate for a lot of reasons here as well. Better to let new players experience a lot of basic mechanics and play before getting hardcore into the meta and playing with a jungler.

LoL is far from perfect in providing a smooth learning curve for new players, but that would be the basic logic and reasoning behind Riot's decision to gate summoners by level.