New Game- League of Laners

May already be a giveaway by the title; that's good.

Rules: Main Rule: Each team must have 3 players (or 2... just don't do 1 or it will simply be a 1v1 again.) Less than 3 is NEVER preferred!

2. Each team is allowed to use any items in the game. Seriously, don't try changing this rule in a public lobby.

3. Each player on both teams shall pick a lane- Top, Mid, or Bot. Easy right? WRONG

4. After choosing a lane, players are unable to trade lanes, farm in the jungle, OR help an ally in another lane... AT ALL. (Once you reach the first turret in your lane, you're stuck there, no matter what.) YOU CAN STILL RECALL FOR ITEMS WHILE IN LANE!

5. **Players must 1v1 in each lane until an inhibitor is taken. From there, the laning rule diminishes and players are allowed to help eachother and kill other players. Players can also take buffs **

6. GLOBAL ULTS THAT CANNOT BE AIMED AT ONE PERSON ARE BANNED.

7. Champions who CAN be permabanned before a game begins are listed here: Tryndamere, Fizz, Garen, Darius, Dr. Mundo. Cho Gath, Mordekaiser, Fiora, Yasuo

8. Teleport is permabanned. This will pressure people to stay in lane and make the game quicker if someone fails to hold their lane. Smite is allowed but by now, you should know that jungling is prohibited at the start of the game.

9. The Fog of War tactic IS ALLOWED AT THE START OF THE GAME. (If you hide in the fog of war so you can strategically choose who you want to face, its totally allowed. Just beware you're not the only one reading this.)

10. Dragon or Baron cannot be killed until an inhibitor from either team is destroyed. This is to avoid advantages over the other team extremely early with gold and permabuffs.

11. TO WIN, YOU MUST SIMPLY DESTROY THE ENEMY FOUNTAIN AS YOU WOULD IN A NORMAL 5s. Good luck doing that with 3 people :)

12. Players who break the rules shall be punished by forcing them to give a free kill to the opponent they are facing, regardless of the situation of the game... Even if the turret is about to fall or the player is about to die, the player must STILL give a free kill.

13. If any player disconnects or goes AFK, a player from that team can SWITCH to the lane they left behind. You may be thinking, "Well what about the lane the substitute is leaving behind?". Heres the catch; the enemy player in that lane with no opponent is UNABLE TO ATTACK THE TURRETS AND MAY ONLY FARM.

14. If a player returns to the game late and is behind, desperate measures such as jungling may be used._ Dragon and Baron are still off limits unless an inhibitor is down_. If a player is too weak to farm the jungle, they MUST be given Grace and cannot be attacked until they reach the level of another active player in the game. (ex. if Ashe is level 9 and Bard disconnected at level 6 but Ashe has the 2nd lowest level, then Bard cannot be attacked until he reaches level 9.) This is fair since creep farm will most likely be lost and their gold intake won't be with everyone else, MOST LIKELY.

15. Bushes? People can still hide in bushes, but only the ones closest to their lane. For example, if Ezreal wanted to hide in a bush near mid to trick Darius into pushing the turret, he would be breaking the rules and if Ezreal gets caught, he must give Darius a free kill for disobeying the rules.

16. The FINAL RULE.... Herimerdinger is permabanned. Simply because hes way too good at laning against several champs and the chances of laning with those champs is high. Heimerdinger removes the tactic of pushing to the inhib because hes too defensive and theres no killing him without dying to a big turret. Don't forget; you would be stuck with this guy until someone took an inhibitor. You could just give yours away and 3-man gank heimer but.. dont forget they get a LOT of gold for what they do to THREE TURRETS AND AN INHIBITOR.

Rule #6 applies to the following champions: Karthus, Soraka, Twisted Fate Champions such as Ezreal, Gangplank, Rek-sai, etc will only be able to use their ultimates ON THEIR LANE. Ex. If Ezreal goes mid, he will only be able to use his ultimate on the mid player. Killing enemies at base is only allowed if one inhibitor is gone OR a global ult FROM A LANE struck them. **No basic attacking/using abilities on basecampers if the requirements aren't met. **

Rule #7 is not an enforced rule and is only OPTIONAL. Those champions make or break almost anything they are thrown at and KEEP IN MIND IT'S A 3v3. IF SOMEONE FEEDS, THE 3v3 PHASE HAPPENS A LOT FASTER AND IT'S EASY TO LOSE TO THOSE CHAMPS IF FED.

On a scale of 1 to 10... Draft pick: 7 Blind pick: 9

Blind pick is more fun because both you and your enemy will not know the picks. This will lead to more exciting matchups and longer games.

Draft pick is still good but it's like playing ranked; you can be countered by the next person to pick. Theres only 3 people picking per team so one team has to pick two champions at once before the other every time which means one team can always get countered EVERY TIME

I know, it's quite a bit to read. Just making sure this mode is solid and actually enjoyable. It only takes 6 people, after all.

I was looking to create something... fun for starters but something people would actually play. From my experience, people hate certain champions and I hate them too. Hate is a strong word but man do I hate seeing Master Yi carry after feeding hard in the first half. Theres no real balance and I wanted to make a game mode that addressed that. Many hypercarries are optionally banned so people actually choose champions that are more difficult. This exposes them to what they were missing out on; other champion combinations! The feeling of draft pick comes in even in blind pick with this mode. Communication is key as your trio must all walk one path, unable to return to a trio until an inhibitor is taken down.Players will experience matchups that are quite unreal or just straight up amazing. People won't need to worry that a fed player is after them or a jungler is coming in for a much-needed shut down. Instead, players roll the dice with fate and must carry or be carried in the end.

Hope to see how this game mode works out for other people! If anything needs changing, I will take in some comments.

Have fun!