New feature idea: Ward Wheel

NotSid·11/21/2017, 2:28:18 PM·1 votes·237 views

Yeah, GD might not be the best place to post this, but I don't really go to the other sections so I'll post it here to see if the idea gains traction.

A bunch of people have lots of ward skins, but being able to only use 1 ward skin per match is kinda lame. So I figured why not take a page from Overwatch's playbook and introduce a Ward Wheel? Here's how it would work:

  • Bind the ward wheel to a key
  • Hold the key to bring up the ward wheel
  • Select from up to 4 wards previously selected in Champ Select/collections page
  • The next time you place a ward, it'll be with the skin you have actively selected on the wheel

Questions:

Q: But Sid.. would this make the act of placing down wards clunky and take extra time? What if I hold down the ward button too long and bring up this stupid wheel instead of actually plopping down a ward, like I meant to?

A: No, you silly goose! Let me clarify that the ward wheel button would NOT be the same button as placing your ward. It would NOT bring up the wheel every time you went to place a ward. The ward wheel would be its own keybind and separate interface, unlike the ping wheel which pops up if you hold down the button too long, instead of doing the generic ping for a quick press.

Q: Wouldn't this take extra time to load a match, since there's more assets that would have to be loaded?

A: Well, I'm no programmer, but I don't think it would take all that much extra time, if any at all.

I think this would be a consumer-friendly way of encouraging the purchase of more ward skins. It gives Riot more sales on ward skins, and players more ways of customizing their gameplay. Best of all, this doesn't impact gameplay at all. It's just some extra fun for people who've collected a lot of ward skins.

What are your thoughts on this?

3 Comments

Anastaecia11/21/2017, 2:29:55 PM1 votes

I just want to be able to choose wards out of champ select AND icons in champ select.

Weedbro11/21/2017, 3:32:00 PM1 votes

being able to have multiple ward skins in play would be fun :)

NotSid11/22/2017, 1:23:22 AM1 votes

Bump cuz I made this thread at a stupid hour.