New Champion Select Problem. I think.

RhodeXLX·1/1/2016, 8:47:10 PM·1 votes·345 views

So I was watching some of the videos on Youtube about the new Champ Select, and I noticed that during the Pick Phase, the first champion displayed for a summoner is the same one that they intended to pick before the Ban Phase. Doesn't this mean that say, if the first pick of the enemy team chooses to secure a key pick instead of picking their desired champion, they would be giving free information on what champion they intended to pick in the first place? This information might be used to make strategic picking decisions such as picking that same champion, or some other strategy. Why not just not display any champion at the start of a summoner's Pick Phase (while still displaying champions selected before locking in)? Of course, I'm open to any counter-arguments. I just thought I could bring this up.

2 Comments

Void Nargacuga1/1/2016, 8:50:43 PM3 votes

You don't get to see the other teams Pick intentions. That feature is mainly there to help you coordinate with your team. If you see someone autolock after ban phase, it should tell you that: Oh they had already intended on picking X, so maybe we should adjust to play against it?