Sixth player in ranked team matches... The Oracle watches

In the past I have attempted to contact Riot on several occasions with game ideas; however I only tried via email. Today I try the forums! I was thinking about how annoying pings are from my teammates so I decided to think of a solution.

In ranked matches there would be a sixth person dedicated to watching the map and being a strategist. Their sight would be just like any other member of the team but they wouldn't have to worry about a champion. This player, "The Oracle" would mainly call plays and watch timer while also watching for ganks and analyzing the opposing team to assess how best to engage fights. For example if the enemy ADC always follows baits or is greedy then the Oracle would set up a trap for them using that knowledge.

This new mechanic would change the game play considerably but also help athletes focus on the task at hand instead of worrying about pinging their teammates. A ping from a player can either be helpful or useless but a ping from the strategist would signal to the player that something needed to be done. The implementation of the would require adding more pings available as well such as: "Go here", "Gank incoming!", "Timer running low", ect.

Obviously this is merely the idea of some nobody player and if Riot did decide to use this you are free to shred any and all part you see fit so that it will work with what you want.

~oxleycraft (NA)