How is having more bans not a way to balance the game without Riot having to do any real work?

The Soraka·May 28, 2014·1 votes·570 views

If we had the power to keep enough champions out of play that are actually too frustrating to play against because they offer no play then we can actually enjoy a reasonably balanced game experience. As opposed to currently people just abuse OP champions to gain MMR.

Or they play Renekton and Thresh because they never get touched.

7 Comments

Bethor KookalianMay 28, 20141 votes

Short answer: No.

Long answer:

1.Bans don't solve the problem for Blind Pick or Team Builder.

2.More bans make the competitive scene nearly impossible, as the ability to ban out players goes up. With even one more ban per team, the team to first pick can deny up to 5 champions in a given role. Most players don't have champion pools that deep while still being comparably competitive.

3.More bans doesn't actually solve the problem for anyone, it just a poor delay tactic.

Kira OnimeMay 28, 20141 votes

The thing I don't like about the "ban out 1 player" in tournaments is that if you actually do ban out said player, you're leaving the other 4 with the possibility of them getting their 1st or 2nd best champ. It's really putting all your eggs in a single basket.

Hyrum GraffMay 28, 20142 votes

Yeah, but if you ban out their strongest lane, or strongest late-game carry, it's often because you're confident in your team's ability to outplay the other lanes (or at least go even, while you win the lane you targeted your bans at, and use that advantage to snowball).

MrBuffingtonMay 29, 20141 votes

Or if you ban out their weakest player (since they usually have a smaller or weaker/non-meta champion pool anyways), you're almost playing 4v5.

WorgslargMay 28, 20141 votes

While I could enjoy more bans, newer players would be in the dumpster. As someone who has been playing league nonstop for 5 months, I don't have nearly enough champions to deal with more bans.

I would honestly rather see a return of URF's blind draft mode, as i prefer it to normal draft.

TheRealCoxinatorMay 28, 20141 votes

The drafting system on DotA I have to say is better. There are 2 bans, then 2 picks and it goes in a cycle somewhat like that to where there are bans then picks then bans then picks.