Christ, why does Riot not ban champions from ranked the week they come out again?

Ahri Body Pillow·Jul 16, 2017·2 votes·326 views

Why is this not a thing? The only thing that allowing them to play does is ruin games. If I even see someone hover Kayn, I know my game is ruined because either

A)I ban them him because there is no way in hell I'm letting someone on play him. Then they rage at me and troll the rest of the game (has happened twice)

B) Picks Kayn and feeds

One hundred percent of my games that ive had Kayn on my team have been god awful. Can Riot do something?

5 Comments

EndlessSorcererJul 16, 20172 votes

Money.

RenownedWheat42Jul 16, 20171 votes

Releasing a new champion or a major champion update is a big deal for us and for players, especially at the slower release cadence we use these days. After the teasing and the hype and the spotlights, we want players to be able to try the champion out right away. For players whose primary way to engage in League is through ranked (and that’s a lot of players) a week can feel like a long time, especially since the champion will have been on the PBE before that.

However, we sympathize with the basic problem you’re hinting at, of someone going into ranked with a champion they have never played before, and having your team possibly pay the price. While we think the new Practice Mode will help some with this problem, we also have discussed requiring you to play with the champion – even if it’s as little as one game – before you take him or her into ranked. No concrete plans at the moment, but it’s something we’ll keep on our radar.

http://nexus.leagueoflegends.com/2017/04/ask-riot-should-new-champs-be-disabled-in-ranked/

kickxterJul 16, 20171 votes

Hey my dude,

Riot talked about this a little while back when Galio was reworked!

I don't know if their plans have changed or if they're still considering it a problem anymore, but here's what we've heard from them so far on the subject. :D

http://nexus.leagueoflegends.com/2017/04/ask-riot-should-new-champs-be-disabled-in-ranked/

Ahri Body PillowJul 16, 20171 votes

Thank you, much appreciated

archerno1Jul 16, 20171 votes

Because if champion was banned from ranked for first week, people wouldnt rush to buy it for RP. Also there is no difference if someone buys it first week and goes into ranked and someone buys it 2nd week and go into ranked. Both have same experience on that champ. Just no reason to disable it