Ashe & Garen to Be Temporarily Added on Free Champion Rotation in NA Only

kliul3ss··49 votes·37,907 views

Hey all,

We are adding Ashe and Garen temporarily to the free-to-play champion rotation for a period of approximately two weeks in North America only, beginning on February 23, 2016 at 4:30PM PDT. This is one of several tests to try to improve the onboarding experience for new players. Thank you for your support as we look to make learning League of Legends easier.

Ashe Garen

EDIT: Ashe & Garen will not be taking the place of any other champions in the rotating pool; they will be additive. :)

226 Comments

Deep Terror Nami66 votes

Here's to hoping a more comprehensive series of tutorials is part of the tests, or the end game :3

Best Kog NA1 votes

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MisterHealYoGirl21 votes

You can't even DIE in the basic tutorial. You get stacking damage reduction as your health drops.

Mhihnj8 votes

The question is how did he die?

MrBuffington105 votes

They added Ashe so you can practice buying thornmail. It's a core gameplay mechanic

Tridem25 votes

I love the name ;)

kliul3ss43 votes

Riot loves you ;)

TerraRising18 votes

[{quoted}](name=Riot Loves You,realm=NA,application-id=cIfEodbz,discussion-id=5ipHtaYk,comment-id=00040000,timestamp=2016-02-24T00:43:31.309+0000)

Riot loves you ;)

After Dominion, I have my doubts.

Saltiness aside, why do I picture a "Brother Love" type character shouting that at LCS events?

ChickenWrap9 votes

[{quoted}](name=Riot Loves You,realm=NA,application-id=cIfEodbz,discussion-id=5ipHtaYk,comment-id=00040000,timestamp=2016-02-24T00:43:31.309+0000)

Riot loves you ;)

If Riot really loved me, they'd give me 1k RP.

Declined4 votes

Nice color, we have a similar one on EU, but I think it mean something else, is there any way you could elaborate?

Besides if Riot really did love you, they wouldn't show it by giving you something as cheap as rp.

ChickenWrap3 votes

{quoted}

Nice color, we have a similar one on EU, but I think it mean something else, is there any way you could elaborate?

What colour? I'm confused.

Besides if Riot really did love you, they wouldn't show it by giving you something as cheap as rp.

Riot promised me 1k RP a few years back. They never delivered.

1k RP WHERe!?

Declined3 votes

"Recruiter" thingy, something something.

I actually got some rp as a personal gift from a rioter a while back, but I didn't want it so I had to go through support to get it removed.

Finnical23 votes

Can I get the story on this? It sounds like you said someone gave me free money just to be nice and I went out of my way to get rid of the money.

Rew7116 votes

This doesn't solve a issue that I been asking about for a while now. How does this help them (get the needed IP) to buy said champs? I've heard a few others give a reasonable way to resolve this by allowing friends who have hundred-thousands of IP and allow them to gift said IP to friends who've just started. I'm sure, that even you would understand that even if the friend had a million IP, it wouldn't be enough to buy all of these champs and runes+rune pages.

Also, just for those who are curious about him, why not add Yorick to Free Rotation just as a experiment as well? I know he's in the works for a Re:Work but he's not completely unusable. Its funny... I remember that before the update would go live for Poppy and Sion, I took the time to play as their old selves one last time. I'll make sure to do that for Yorick and Taric. :')

Cerared6 votes

[{quoted}](name=Riot Loves You,realm=NA,application-id=cIfEodbz,discussion-id=5ipHtaYk,comment-id=00040000,timestamp=2016-02-24T00:43:31.309+0000)

Riot loves you ;)

I love you too Rito :,)

FaRmErX12 votes

is yorick worth buying? how will i know if i like him if he is NEVER free to play

Finnical12 votes

Mostly the answer is no. Yorick is in benched and ready for rework status. Even if you buy him and love him, he will get reworked shortly afterwards which will only annoy you. Get a different champ would be my recommendation.

Dairdrek5 votes

Yeah a tutorial explaining the current meta to a player and everything would be nice, because half the time when you just start playing, you don't know jack shit and you play yi support with 6 giants belts like my friend did when he just started playing. He mained that until he learned it was terrible

TurquoiseYoshi11 votes

The problem with that is that Riot would have to redo/alter it constantly. The only real thing I think they need to do is fix the items in the tutorial being just a Thornmail for Ashe. Items should be given a brief overview along with AP/AD difference, but the meta doesn't need explaining.

Finnical1 votes

{quoted}

The problem with that is that Riot would have to redo/alter it constantly.

I do not see the problem here. They are an international multi-million dollar company. Do they not have enough employees? Hire the thousands that would kill to have this job.

Also learning the meta is one of the single biggest stumbling blocks of a new player, and Riot's balance team enforces the meta. It hasn't changed it's overall pattern in several seasons.

TurquoiseYoshi7 votes

Microsoft is worth about $70 billion. Why can't they even publish more than 10 games on the Xbox One per year? They own Rare, 343, and Mojang and do almost nothing worthwhile with them. Do they not have enough employees? Hire the thousands that would kill to work first-party for Microsoft.

Honestly, a meta is not going to stick in a player's mind unless they understand how it works in detail. A new player might hear that top lane is full of tanks and play Braum Alistar Taric because they're technically the tankiest. How do you explain the jungle, the position that includes every single class except supports?

LightIsMyPath5 votes

Why not adding Annie too? No love for mages at all ☹

WildJester4 votes

LOL THAT USERNAME! "Riot loves you"

kliul3ss7 votes

[slayer-jinx-wink]

Best Kog NA2 votes

Will they replace any of the champions on the free rotation?

kliul3ss13 votes

No, they will not!

KushDid4203 votes

[{quoted}](name=Riot Loves You,realm=NA,application-id=cIfEodbz,discussion-id=5ipHtaYk,comment-id=00000000,timestamp=2016-02-24T00:12:37.788+0000)

No, they will not!

Are you a new Rioter? You seem fairly new looking at your profile

kliul3ss10 votes

Yep :) Just joined last month

Spizzle90007 votes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1tj2zJ2Wvg

Seriously though, welcome and I hope you have a fun, interesting, and fulfilling job at Riot!

kliul3ss11 votes

Thank you! I hope so too :)

Mhihnj5 votes
kliul3ss3 votes

Thanks! Looks like we might have similar taste in music ^^

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYzyNdv9Xi8

[zombie-brand-mindblown]

maxaroni1181 votes

DAMN DANIEL

but srsly how do u apply and what is ur job as a rioter?

kliul3ss2 votes

You can find open job positions here: http://www.riotgames.com/careers

I work within eCommerce

TerraRising6 votes

[{quoted}](name=Riot Loves You,realm=NA,application-id=cIfEodbz,discussion-id=5ipHtaYk,comment-id=0000000000000000000000000000000000000000,timestamp=2016-02-25T04:02:25.581+0000)

You can find open job positions here: http://www.riotgames.com/careers

I work within eCommerce

eCommerce? <shudder> You have my sympathies.

At least you weren't around for the Pool Party event disaster.

Photos of Ghosts1 votes

(wut happent)

TerraRising3 votes

[{quoted}](name=Photos of Ghosts,realm=EUW,application-id=cIfEodbz,discussion-id=5ipHtaYk,comment-id=000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000,timestamp=2016-02-27T18:52:03.264+0000)

(wut happent)

Long story short (seriously):

Last summer, Riot came up with a community event, the "Team Up & Pool Party," where players around the world could play premade 5 ARAMs for points that would go to a series of prizes. You could also get extra points by gifting players Mystery skins (at the cost of your own RP).

The top prize was a free Pool Party Mundo skin (and champion) for all participants (worth around $15 for both). Other prizes included a free champ, discounts and bundles in the skin store and two weeks worth of minions dressed up as beach bums.

What Riot never said (and this was confirmed by WizardCrab on Reddit), was that Pool Party Mundo was impossible for the community to obtain through free play alone. Everyone had to bump up their RP buying and spending in order to have a chance. This goes against long standing statements and policies by Rioters that said players should never feel compelled to spend money for the game.

So, Riot had a cynical win-win situation. They'd get extra cash for their eSports events whether or not the community reached the otherwise impossible goal. It's one thing if the players failed to win if they had an honest chance at the goal (strictly through game play), but it's entirely another to make the goal impossible from the start then make players feel sad that they failed at the end.

This is just one of several examples of why I no longer believe Riot is a company that is "all about their players" but has turned into just another other corporation that will sacrifice their inconvenient ideals for a few extra dollars.

WarlordTim4 votes

Welcome to the family.

Arakadia1 votes

Do you get to choose your name? Does it have to have Riot in it?

kliul3ss4 votes

We get to choose our own summoner names. We have to pick names that aren't already in use by other players (i.e., we can't just take cool names for ourselves).

And our names don't have to have "Riot" in them... As you might be able to imagine, some people wouldn't like the extra attention (good and bad) it garners. :P

Dr Doodles2 votes

so much champions on free weeks then xD. Well should I fight for demacia Garentop JarvanIV jg Lux mid Vayneadc Kayle supp or should i fight for Freljord Tryndamere top Gragas jg Anivia mid Ashe adc Braum supp?

kliul3ss15 votes

"When going gets tough, you call Braum!"

;)

ChimeiTekinaNasu7 votes

[{quoted}](name=Riot Loves You,realm=NA,application-id=cIfEodbz,discussion-id=5ipHtaYk,comment-id=000e0000,timestamp=2016-02-24T06:14:42.298+0000)

OMG, YOUR NAME. LOL. Wow. Was your name always "Loves You", or did you just get clever and change your Rioter name to that?? lol

kliul3ss6 votes

[slayer-jinx-catface]

ChimeiTekinaNasu1 votes

[{quoted}](name=Riot Loves You,realm=NA,application-id=cIfEodbz,discussion-id=5ipHtaYk,comment-id=000e000000000000,timestamp=2016-02-24T20:37:40.544+0000)

[slayer-jinx-catface]

My. Question. Though. =C I have to know. Was your name always "Loves You", or you change it to the clever Rioter name?? lol

kliul3ss10 votes

I changed it. To be punny.

:)

AngelFrost002 votes

When I grow up I wanna change my name to : My little Riot :3 Can I get that username? Nah can't write riot :C but rito works

AngelFrost003 votes

Edit: It doesn't work on rito

ChimeiTekinaNasu8 votes

[{quoted}](name=Riot Loves You,realm=NA,application-id=cIfEodbz,discussion-id=5ipHtaYk,comment-id=000e00000000000000000000,timestamp=2016-02-24T22:17:24.987+0000)

I changed it. To be punny.

:)

http://ci.memecdn.com/661/3140661.jpg

Riot used puns of damage. It's super effective.

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