Mirror match up solution?? Why is this still not available?

Promising Garden·2/14/2017, 7:03:59 AM·1 votes·1,383 views

**Is there a good reason you guys don't implement something to prevent mirror matchups? **

There is nothing worse (for me) in a blind-pick game than the loading screen showing that you'll be laning vs the exact same champ. I'd rather be countered in every lane, than have to play vs the same champion, the reasons for which I'd list confusion as the primary one (e.g. You see a champ on the top part of your screen, and can't initially tell friend or foe, slowing your reaction; or a Jinx rocket flying at you -- is it worth flashing to dodge? Maybe it was your teammate's ult?; Zyra's plant passive -- are you making a mental note of exactly which plants are randomly spawning, so you don't try to use the enemy's?).

I know it doesn't bother some people, but in my experience, most people don't like it. It seems like it would be easy to add something in the last 10 seconds after lock in, where you can either change to another champ or, if you don't mind playing the same champ, stick with it. There's always the chance that you'd still both choose to change and pick the same second champ also, but this seems like it would significantly reduce the problem.

Maybe you'd be worried about someone dodging at the last second because of the reveal of what champ is on the other team, but you BOTH have the option of changing, so that reveal shouldn't affect dodges at all.

Additionally, if it's impossible to implement this kind of mirror-match-up reselect option, why couldn't you just force a skin that changes skill shots on one? At least that would lower the confusion a little bit.

Again, I know this doesn't bother some people, and I'm often met with the question, why not just play ranked or draft then?

So I'll address it now: When I'm in the states, I only play draft pick normals (but I STILL think blind pick should have this kind of selection available). I currently have to play on a different server which only allows blind pick, and ranked at higher play times. Draft isn't an option. I don't have enough time to invest in playing ranked, because I don't want to bring others down because I'm currently pretty bad. But I may have to start playing ranked again, purely because of how intolerable I find playing mirror matches.

So I'm asking nicely: help me not turn into that kind of troll!!

5 Comments

Dynikus2/14/2017, 7:32:56 AM3 votes

the real problem is blind pick, honestly. Draft is significantly better, and I feel like it should be offered in other regions outside of ranked over just having blind pick.

Deep Terror Nami2/14/2017, 7:15:59 AM2 votes

You should just ask for Draft Pick back in your region, it's a better solution than trying to change Blind Pick.

Terozu2/14/2017, 10:16:34 PM1 votes

I love mirror match ups, heck I TRY to get into them, If I see that an enemy lane is the same as someone on my team, I will ask them to switch to that lane, It's like the ultimate test of skill.