Why URF is a problem and how it should return.

ModCaptainMårvelous··8 votes·1,284 views

Please hear me out before you ragequit downvote because I dare suggest URF has a problem.

The problem with URF is that there are some champions who are so ludicrously broken that it ruins the enjoyment of the mode.

"But cap everyone is bro-"

That's not what I'm getting at. Last year's URF absolutely murdered me because after 3-4 games, people figured out what the best comps and champs were. From there, that's ALL that was picked. 30 bans wouldn't be enough to deal with it, so you can imagine what six would do. So after those games, I saw the same 4-5 champs picked every game. AD Malz splitpushing forever. Vladimir pooling every two seconds so he was neigh unkillable. Iceborn Ezreal making me contemplate suicide. You get the picture.

And hey, if I still remember this, you know for a fact others do as well. URF coming back would do little more than bring out these same picks and people would complain "WEH URF NO FUN EVERYONE PICKS THE SAME THINGS". That is why I want to make one major thing clear:

#IF URF IS EVER COMING BACK, IT NEEDS TO BE ETHER ALL RANDOM OR NEMESIS DRAFT.

All random would make it so getting an obscene monster of a champion is a rare treat, not the norm. And hey, maybe it'd actually show you that "ugh I got Brand in URF" is actually a hilariously good time. It'd promote actual entertainment, not "weh weh weh pick the best so we can win"

Nemesis draft would just be a good time to see what people think is the weakest of URF and that even "bad" picks are insane in URF. (Singed basically has his poison on all the time so you can't kill that crackhead).

No matter what, Riot shouldn't return it as a draft or blind pick. That will kill the mode worse than anything else.

22 Comments

McAnnex6 votes

No way man. It was fun even with a solved meta... so fun that everyone wants it back in the same form, which is very rare for anything in League... except you mate.

ModCaptainMårvelous2 votes

Go look back at the threads made during URF.

You'll find complaints abound because of people "ruining" the mode. Go on. I'll wait. The only reason people want it back is because it's gone. The moment it comes back, you'll see the same complaints over and over. Same picks, same bans, same people trying their hardest to win in a mode supposed to be entertaining. And that's no good.

dnsup2 votes

Threads aren't a great measure. Anyone posting on the forums isn't currently playing. The people who were playing loved it--and that's why they weren't posting.

After it was over, white knight fanboys like yourself made it pointless to post on the forums. So for the love of god, get a life and understand that just because everyone loves a game mode--and you don't--doesn't mean that you should shit all over it.

ModCaptainMårvelous2 votes

So basically: Threads are pointless unless they're in support of your argument. Cool. Smart analysis. So I guess we should throw out all the threads on the front page asking for URF back. I agree.

As an aside, I don't see how I'm white knighting by saying URF has some problems that detract from the enjoyment of the game. White Knigthing would be saying "URF IS THE ONLY REASON I PLAY AND I WANT IT BACK GIMME GIMME GIMME" only to return back a few days later saying how boring URF is. Which is what everyone will do. Because it's a problem.

dnsup1 votes

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So basically: Threads are pointless unless they're in support of your argument. Cool. Smart analysis. So I guess we should throw out all the threads on the front page asking for URF back. I agree.

As an aside, I don't see how I'm white knighting by saying URF has some problems that detract from the enjoyment of the game. White Knigthing would be saying "URF IS THE ONLY REASON I PLAY AND I WANT IT BACK GIMME GIMME GIMME" only to return back a few days later saying how boring URF is. Which is what everyone will do. Because it's a problem.

You don't know what white knighting is, then.

ModCaptainMårvelous1 votes

Defending a decision regardless of what is actually right because you assume you're going to get something out of it.

From the sound of it, you're using buzzwords you know next-to-nothing about. Try again friendo.

dnsup1 votes

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Defending a decision regardless of what is actually right because you assume you're going to get something out of it.

From the sound of it, you're using buzzwords you know next-to-nothing about. Try again friendo.

No thanks kiddo.

Monkey D Luffy1 votes

tldr

Sweetheart Annie1 votes

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Threads aren't a great measure. Anyone posting on the forums isn't currently playing. The people who were playing loved it--and that's why they weren't posting.

After it was over, white knight fanboys like yourself made it pointless to post on the forums. So for the love of god, get a life and understand that just because everyone loves a game mode--and you don't--doesn't mean that you should shit all over it.

Urf sucks

Sweetheart Annie1 votes

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No way man. It was fun even with a solved meta... so fun that everyone wants it back in the same form, which is very rare for anything in League... except you mate.

Urf sucks kiddo

CTG SgtScoots4 votes

Urf is not a problem. You just have to adjust your playstyle in order to be successful. I got pretty good at breaking the urf meta and picking champs that weren't considered the best. You have to think quick and think outside of the box to succeed in that game mode. I barely saw anybody picking Sivir or Nocturne who both have abilities that can block spells which is really strong in my opinion.

ModCaptainMårvelous2 votes

Sorry but no.

You don't get to beat certain characters. A good URF Ezreal will always keep you at arms reach. You literally cannot outpush an AD Malz. Shaco will be invisible every ~2 seconds (Remember how they changed detection? Good times). Some characters, by virtue of kits, are just head-and-shoulders above others and no amount of clever picking will fix that. It's a nice thought but overall a farcical idea.

Sweetheart Annie1 votes

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Urf is not a problem. You just have to adjust your playstyle in order to be successful. I got pretty good at breaking the urf meta and picking champs that weren't considered the best. You have to think quick and think outside of the box to succeed in that game mode. I barely saw anybody picking Sivir or Nocturne who both have abilities that can block spells which is really strong in my opinion.

Urf sucks kid

Weathered2 votes

The point is that things are broken. Even if some things are more broken than others.

Sweetheart Annie1 votes

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The point is that things are broken. Even if some things are more broken than others.

Urf sucks mang

ModCaptainMårvelous1 votes

Which is why champs like Ryze and Kass got perma-banned. And why things got changed. So I don't see why making it all random. In all likelihood, people only want it back to play the same cancerous thing and are mad that I'm suggesting we actually negate that.

Rossendale2 votes

Captain Marvelous saying it how it is. URF was fun the first time round because noone knew what's going on and everyone was experimenting with fun shit. However, once people figured out who the strong champs were it was only a matter of time before the tryhards started picking them ALL the time. Seriously, towards the end of the first iteration of URF they had to permaban about 10 different champions because they were so disgustingly broken.

I can bet you that with each time URF returns, it'll become less and less fun as people just start abusing all the OP picks more and more. If you want proof of that, look at ARAM. If the community can turn a gamemode where you can't even choose your champion into a tryhard environment, then what the hell do you expect will happen with URF?

Jaj2ed2 votes

It's still fun as hell.

Monkey D Luffy2 votes

tldr

ModAttysu The Poro1 votes

Ah smells the air Evelynn full Hybrid... bootyful.

Norscout1 votes

Urf sucks

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