Why is Blind Pick still a thing?

gfseb··5 votes·1,636 views

While I generally like draft pick (especially now that you pick roles), it seems to be full of killjoys that seem to love to ban any new or reworked champion (even under powered ones) and even those with new skins. I thought I would give blind pick a shot, only to find that it is a cesspool of toxicity and bickering, where people still fight in chat over roles and games end in flame wars before they even start.

Why is this still even a thing? Draft can be overwhelming to newbies, but this mode is so toxic i can't in good conscience recommend this game to new players, and instead send them over to Blizzard's HotS and it's very newbie friendly blind pick. Now I understand that HotS hero select would not work here with the higher emphasis on lane selection, but why do we not decide on roles before matchmaking? Without it, LoL has turned into a game I can't recommend to new players, and can only play with friends that have been here from the start. Since many of those have moved on to other MOBAs, I'll have very little reason to keep playing this game in the future.

Can we please fix this mode? Virtually anything would be an improvement, even just flat out deleting the queue.

8 Comments

DrCyanide4 votes

In my experience, Blind Pick is no worse than Draft Pick in terms of toxicity. I actually prefer it to Draft Pick because I'm fine filling, I like the fast queue times, and I like seeing the interesting comps and strategies that come up.

Jesus our Exodus2 votes

100% agreed. Blind pick is an outdated gamemode that belongs to the past, where the meta was not defined. Draft pick should be the only normals available. Delete blind pick.

MisterWolfe1 votes

and what about the person who has less than 20 champs and gets all his/her champs banned or picked by everyone else before it's their turn? do they get kicked from the lobby and given a dodge penalty because they couldn't lock in? If YOU don't like that game mode, then DON'T play it yourself, Blind still exists to give the person who just started but doesn't like bots to play against other people.

Your opinion is just that, an opinion, it doesn't take into account all the facts and permutations that Riot has considered. Trust me, they know more about this game and how it should be played than you do.

EndlessSorcerer2 votes

New players don't have enough champions to play Draft Pick.

It would be pretty simple to solve if they just unlocked the 450 IP (and some 1350 IP) champions by default.

Ahris2 votes

I like blind pick. It goes by quick.

hhaavviikk2 votes

because people like to get into a game quickly, as is evident by the low que times in blind pick

CrimsonLotus32 votes

I play blind pick everyday and I honestly disagree with this whole toxicity thing about it. Yes there are toxic people but I feel like they’re such a minority I almost never notice them. I tried draft once and someone was auto filled and threatened to pick nunu with ghost and cleanse

MisterWolfe1 votes

Bye![slayer-jinx-wink]

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