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Is Riot giving us the least popular rotating game modes?

Darth Coffee·4/16/2017, 2:50:49 AM·6 votes·1,048 views

Hi all, Is it just me or does it seem like Riot is obsessed with putting the least popular rotating game modes in the que? I mean, I have seen so much ascension and nexus siege over the last few months its overwhelming.

Meanwhile, when was the last time we had Hexakill? Or Legend of the Poro King? Or NORMAL URF? It seemed like the wait times for these ques were always under a minute, while the modes that Riot has been giving us lately cant even compete with the popularity of ARAM. Why do we have to see the same mode 2 weeks in a row too. The whole point of the Rotating Game Mode Que is that we get to play our favorite featured game more often, right?

Also, what the heck is All Random Summoners Rift?! its like the laziest thing I have ever seen! if I wanted a random champ for the rift I could just select the random champ button.

Another thing, why did riot have to take URF and make it all random? I have never heard of an URF player complain of anything about the old mode other than they don't get enough opportunities to play it.

Riot c'mon, Just give us the most popular game modes a bit more often please.

9 Comments

Minarde4/16/2017, 9:09:54 PM4 votes

I mean, I have seen so much ascension and nexus siege over the last few months its overwhelming.

Ascension's one of the most popular RGM modes from what I've seen.

Why do we have to see the same mode 2 weeks in a row too.

It's the same mode two weeks in a row because Riot rotates modes by patch now. Two weeks per patch, two weeks per RGM mode.

Also, what the heck is All Random Summoners Rift?!

Riot explained the reasoning behind ARSR. Essentially, it's a simpler mode meant to give the RGM team time to breathe and work on more complicated modes.

I have never heard of an URF player complain of anything about the old mode other than they don't get enough opportunities to play it.

I'm not quite sure what URF feedback you've been looking at, since there's always been a crapload of complaints about regular URF being/getting stagnant.

Scary Door4/16/2017, 9:19:19 PM4 votes

It's weird that it's called "Rotating Game Mode" when it doesn't actually rotate.

I've explained this before, but I've always understood rotation as a symmetrical pattern. So, how is it that I've seen Ascension approximately 12 times in the last 11 months, but URF was only available as recently as May of 2016? That's not "rotating".

They should call it "Discretionary Game Mode" or "Everything Except URF and One-For-All Game Mode". Because realistically, that's what it is.

Elkington VI4/16/2017, 5:23:25 AM3 votes

I don't know what they're doing right now honestly. I don't even think they know.

I like Ascension, because it's one of the few game modes where I can pick what I want and actually reach full build every game. Hexakill isn't too bad either, but all the Lux/Sona/Ziggs/Jhin/MF spam makes it get old quick.

El Leche Man4/16/2017, 5:16:21 AM2 votes

I agree, just give me something to get untilted with...

MileySylås11/7/2017, 7:07:04 AM2 votes

I'm sick of Poro King simply because they gave it to us for like a month straight when we already have ARAM. The real question is why have they killed off Dominion a second time?

Sukishoo4/16/2017, 9:29:37 PM1 votes

Sorry but " NORMAL URF?" isn't coming back. Riot made AR URF because of many complaints and issues that people would run into while playing URF.