1V1 & 2V2 game modes
Back in season 3 or 4 there were public queues for "1 vs 1" and "2 vs 2" games in Howling Abyss (HA). Since then there have been similar matches in pro tournaments, but not in public queues and during all these years there have not been any rotating game modes for 1 or 2 player teams, which opens up a suggestion: Could we get this game mode back
1V1 and 2V2 modes would be a great addition to the game whether you wanted to:
- Improve your skill on a specific champion
- Improve your skills on laning phase
- Learn a new champion without letting your team down
- Organize a mini tournament between your folks
- Just have fun playing against or beside your friend
- Watch pro players streaming their 1V1s
- And much more!
The game modes used to allow recalling, shopping and healing which is usually forbidden in HA. Winner in 1 vs 1 matches was the player that first scored a kill, destroyed a turret or collected 100 minion bounties. 2 vs 2 winner was chosen similarly, but the teams had to score 2 kills and the first one to die could still re-spawn (it wasn't turned into a 2 vs 1).
In my opinion the rules were pretty straightforward which wasn't a bad thing. 100 minions / 1 turret / 1 (or 2) kills. Of course, after all the changes to turret and minion defenses since season 4, things could use some optimization. Nerfing champions that are specifically good in 1v1s should be avoided to not get the wrong picture from some match-ups. Having 3-5 (or even more) bans per team would be favorable, too, so every try-hard player wouldn't just commit to tier 1 picks, but playing more diversely. What comes to the map, HA is just fine, but something slightly changed could make it more popular. Not a straight Summoner's Rift copy like Magma Chamber was, but a small and diverse map with slightly more space than HA.
