Allow Role Swapping in Champ Select

Pektraan·Feb 1, 2016·2 votes·520 views

Since we are assigned roles, why not make a formal way to swap them?

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DeathBurstFeb 1, 20163 votes

Technically, we are assigned positions, not roles and the position "support" only means "the guy who doesn't get gold".

This nitpicking aside, building a formal way to swap position would be complex and would take time that, I think, would be better spent for some other stuff.

You can already chat with your team mates and informally swap positions if they agree, and from my experience, it works well enough for now.

PektraanFeb 1, 20161 votes

Wait... so does that mean that technically I could pick support and then support the midlane? >:D

DeathBurstFeb 1, 20161 votes

Technically yes. I had this discussion a few days ago on a thread about "Riot enforcing the meta". No, they do not enforce the meta, they just acknowledge there are 4 sources of income on the map (3 lanes and the jungle) and they enforce an optimal distribution of income (i.e. no 2 players sharing a single income). The rest is open to innovation and improvisation, and 2 mids or a roaming support that is not locked bot are perfectly valid.

Practically, now... Good luck convincing your team and avoiding all the flame...