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Why Riot should make an RTS or Dungeon Crawler.

Mira Arya Enthe·3/31/2017, 5:40:19 PM·49 votes·2,497 views

#Real Time Strategy: A great opportunity to expand lore as RTS are known for.

Take the MOBA genre in reverse to it's roots.

We get to see our favorite characters leading/murdering/saving people/armies.

Opens up a second E-Sport opportunity.

Riot can shove it in Blizzard's face by doing it better and making it actually strategic.

#Dungeon Crawler A great opportunity to expand lore as Dungeon Crawlers are known for.

Essentially PvE LoL.

We could finally see what our champions are capable of without being held back by PvP balance.

Greatly expand on champion kits and characters.

Shyvana can finally properly be Dirgen and rek shiz.

#Either way Riot can make themselves more than a one-trick-wonder and show the world they have lasting value as a company.

We as players can get more insight into Runeterra and enjoy our characters and lore in another less toxic fun format.

Other considerations: Fighting game MMORPG Action RPG Tower Defense

Can you think of other fun Genres to take Runeterra into? Do you have reasons you'd love to see a Runeterra RTS or Dungeon Crawler? Post below!

44 Comments

Big Lincoln3/31/2017, 5:54:16 PM32 votes

DunJhin Crawler please

Ad Astra per Asp3/31/2017, 11:36:56 PM9 votes

You know what the fans really want though a Dating Sim with sexy time with ~~ Draven~~ ok their poster boy Lee Sin. We all already know it would be Ahri.

Sahn Uzal3/31/2017, 5:44:44 PM6 votes

As someone who loved RTS games like AoM and BFME, YES, PLEASE GOD YES!

Sheen Estevez3/31/2017, 9:32:58 PM5 votes

I'd like them to make it like diablo if they ever made one

PMMEAATROXBUFFS3/31/2017, 8:35:07 PM5 votes

We could finally see what our champions are capable of without being held back by PvP balance.

Aatrox Karthus Ryze

Malfectious3/31/2017, 8:37:37 PM4 votes

I would be 120% for this. Sounds great, and adds to the community. May even take some of the edge off players.

FantasySniper4/1/2017, 1:02:13 AM3 votes

RTS would be way more viable. The different league factions would translate very well into pseudo-asymmetrical multiplayer similar to Starcraft's races.

Creating interesting levels, items, creeps, and champion-specific classes for a Dungeon Crawler would require significantly more resources and be dependent on continuous content or extreme replayability that I doubt Riot could satisfactorily accomplish.

Ariel the Cruel3/31/2017, 8:31:37 PM3 votes

Plot twist: Riot decided the RTS is too slow and starts adding snowball mechanics. 2 years later, the game effectively ends by 5 minute mark; and you're left suffering for another 15 minutes until surrender unlocks.

EDIT: Pro player guide to winning LoL RTS. "How not to always lose: Frigate rush every game."

Lux Is Mai Waifu3/31/2017, 10:23:20 PM3 votes
  1. Riot would only make a game that would work as an e$port, so PvE is out
  2. Riot would have to dumb down an RTS, not make a complicated RTS because it would not carry over as much of their audience, which is very casual.
macromite4/1/2017, 12:34:00 AM3 votes

Riot should take the league of legends lore and turn it into a multiplayer text based adventure game.

I would travel north 5 spaces for that

Botifier4/1/2017, 1:46:34 AM3 votes

I would love a dark souls style game of runeterra

6Sfool4/1/2017, 4:39:12 AM3 votes

This is exactly what I want to see, especially relating things to the universe and the lore. Question is, how would it be implemented? Would there be champion specific missions that you play to unlock points in their backstory (solo, locked character)? Would they be multiplayer missions with faction-based champ select and objectives (co-op, small selection)? Would they be simply game-modes? In the long run additions like this could make the game so much better, but it takes a lot of resources and take a long time to implement. What I don't want to see is something like Runescape, where you create your own character and playstyle within an open world. It would detract from the whole "Legends" aspect of the game.

Legacy Hydralpha3/31/2017, 9:04:34 PM2 votes

I'm all for Riot making another game based off the League universe, and I could agree with making an RTS for League. But I'd rather have a Fighting game for League. Less worry about (potential) lore conflicting, and new characters can be added constantly. This can be done with an RTS too, but I fear that for gameplay's sake the lore would go through some changes, big or small.

I Like Things 4/1/2017, 1:39:34 AM2 votes

Lovely ideal, that's all I see it as though.

You can quote me here, Riot Game will forever remain Riot Game. There will never be another title produced by this company. Why? They have no agency over what they do as a company, they're not self contained.

So yeah, lovely thread with some good ideas ... that's all I see this as.

######These are the same people that haven't even started development on in-game item sets for the new client. This is reality.

SteelMankind4/1/2017, 3:27:05 AM2 votes

I'm pretty sure Riot's gonna reveal some huge 2nd game in the next few years. They've been hinting at it and it just makes so much sense from a business perspective.

I have to say, I'd rather see a league MMORPG or even a league fighting game before anything else, but that's just me.

starelementpoke3/31/2017, 9:24:16 PM2 votes

Just a good old fashioned RPG

Dubshoka4/1/2017, 7:57:51 AM2 votes

PvE League? Sold.

Papa Andrei3/31/2017, 9:11:20 PM2 votes

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Shyvana can finally properly be Dirgen and rek shiz.

The fact you said Dirgen makes me super happy xD

Maddened King 4/1/2017, 11:53:18 AM2 votes

MMORPG that is top down please.

Jerry SeinfeId4/1/2017, 2:18:15 PM1 votes

As i don't really care for RTS and don't see how it would give any more lore than a moba is capable off.

a Dungeon crawler would be nice, however for the sake of the people working on it the champion pool has to be limited. i would honestly go for a select group of the more fantasy themed champs (demacia, noxus, ionia, shadow isles, bilgewater) as i don't think champs like caitlyn/vi/jinx/jayce/heimer/... would fit.

Spacesuit Spiff4/1/2017, 2:01:39 AM1 votes

I think theres a perception that the MOBA killed those two genres. I mean, theres probably a huge portion of the playerbase who would just never bother to play the spinoffs because "eh why not just play normal league".

Very neat to picture though. I'll toss a super impractical idea on the pile: 4x spinoff that's basically Endless Legend, with league gameplay for the battles (force all armies to have a hero or something idk).

SpecterVonBaren4/1/2017, 3:26:10 AM1 votes

I thought up a TBS game with LoL characters where you control all the Yordle characters trying to save Bandle City. I'd like something like that.

the weeaboo4/1/2017, 5:58:32 AM1 votes

Would be cool to have a TF2/Overwatch version of league

Neamean4/1/2017, 10:39:44 PM1 votes

You know how Legend of Zelda have Hyrule Warrior and Fire Emblem is getting a Fire Emblem Warrior, I would love to get a Runeterra Warrior especially with how the new Demacia Lore show how often they may go into battle with other nation. We would be able to participate in it's historical battles.

We could be a part of the war in Kalamanda.

http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/leagueoflegends/images/e/ee/JoJ_War_in_Kalamanda.JPG/revision/latest?cb=20110723024824