Advanced Bot tests LIVE in Normals

Riot·Mar 30, 2017·16 votes·89,644 views

Today we’re going to be randomly selecting normal games to test our new Advanced Bot AI. You can expect these state-of-the-art bots to be ultra-realistic, and—due to advanced machine-learning techniques—capable of developing their own distinct personalities and playing styles. Please play your best against the bots, since they will be learning about play patterns in real-time.

AFK penalties will still apply, so please don’t ragequit. You’ll receive an exclusive icon for finishing one of these games before April 2, 2017, at 11:59 PM PDT. (Icons can take a few weeks to appear in your account.)

Please keep in mind that Advanced Bots are still in alpha testing and may act unpredictably. We appreciate your patience as we iron out the bugs. If you’re interested in learning more about our bots, please refer to our dev blog here.

1,029 Comments

Mortal RemìnderApr 1, 2017279 votes

April Fools joke is my best guess. Leblanc

GreatPhilosopherApr 1, 201716 votes

That makes sense, actually... Though the bots do need to be updated a bit.

X Anivia XApr 1, 2017110 votes

I'm gonna call it. Riot replaces our names with "[Champion] Bot" in game.

TheDarkOnixApr 1, 201718 votes

If it's just other people, how come the other team, in the post game lobby claimed to have also lost?

C9 Squeeky Apr 1, 201757 votes

So what about Annie Bot (Jared)?

Ma yo nei zuApr 1, 2017108 votes

Annie Bot is actually an experiment gone wrong from Riot's original attempt at developing advanced bots. They used a machine learning algorithm so they could learn to play like real humans, but the computer became too intelligent and ended up discovering the human players actually play in ranked and if they are good they even stream, so Annie Bot began doing that and Riot lost control over the code.

FoulMonkeyApr 2, 201711 votes

Sorry did you say they "lost control" over their own code. I dont see how professional businesses could truly lose any control over their own code. AI's cant really outsmart people 100%

I bet you're a blast at parties.

FrightningApr 1, 201738 votes

You were right. Legit best April Fool's yet Riot (hmm, maybe all chat should be disabled permanently, seemed to quell the rage/tilt-fest a bit).

TrueDamage LuxApr 1, 201728 votes

Are we still gonna get the icon though? xD

Kingdom1997Apr 1, 2017235 votes

My Calendar is telling me no... But my body... My body is telling me Yeeeeaaahhhh!

MoonFlux97Apr 1, 201736 votes

Signed in to upvote. [slayer-pantheon-thumbs]

MillianisApr 1, 2017111 votes

I smell black magic... Vayne

Mortal RemìnderApr 1, 201793 votes

Lucian Ekko

Hi Im CharlesApr 1, 201734 votes

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HollowAntelopeApr 1, 201729 votes

Nocturne

CęrberusApr 1, 201721 votes

MonkeyKing ?

ItsOrvalApr 1, 20174 votes

Velkoz Urgot Lucian Veigar

AlzonApr 1, 20176 votes

Veigar

A BagelleApr 1, 201714 votes

<<<<< cant forget him tho. He's a BRUNT chicken nugget

isitaspudApr 1, 20179 votes

there was a vayne on my team for my first "bot" game

DrCyanideApr 1, 201782 votes

It passes the Turing Test before it even launches, since most players already think their teammates are as dumb as beginner bots.

X Anivia XApr 1, 201766 votes

How many League players does it take to change a lightbulb? All of them! One to do it and the rest to say how they coulda done it better because they're Challenger smurfs!

MMTMApr 1, 201739 votes

I guess you could say they are all Fakers.

FiddlerSticksApr 1, 201759 votes

I got a free skin because someone thought I was Annie bot XD

Gilded BladeApr 1, 201748 votes

I for one welcome our new robot overlords

weponizationApr 1, 20178 votes

Camille Blitzcrank Orianna Viktor Definitely Viktor

BoeingJetBlueAirApr 1, 201736 votes

I just reported all 5 people on the enemy team for cheating. G_G [slayer-jinx-unamused]

AnsuryApr 1, 201714 votes

Scripts activated . . . bleep boop! The time of man has come to an end. Blitzcrank

As the glow turns red you hear in the background, "I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that." ~Hal9000

SilenalexApr 1, 201726 votes

Nothing is more tilting than a bot taunting over your dead body

Gus545Apr 1, 201724 votes

These bots suck! They're a huge downgrade from the bots currently in the game.

YadidApr 1, 201723 votes

But do they flame tho.

RefStanarchyApr 1, 201744 votes

Only the Rumble -Bot

MrFukMeApr 1, 201727 votes

or -Bot

CrosisThePurgerApr 1, 201733 votes

or the Annie Bot oh wait...

MephytApr 1, 201747 votes

Or the Yasuo Bot

Wood5JungLeeOTPApr 1, 201714 votes

"what happened to you Jared? You used to be so positive"

-imaqtpie

MrMedkitApr 1, 20176 votes

Malphite -bot and Gnar -bot in this game i had did. They flashed their masteries and would dance and taunt

CountofTuscanÿApr 1, 201729 votes

Advanced personalities

RegurgitatorApr 1, 201720 votes

bOI THEY PRANKED ME I thought the enemy team was some dumb bots and just fooled around. To later find out that they're real people with their names changed

maniacPenguin564Apr 1, 201719 votes

So I just had a match were the enemies were named "champ" bot, and my team tried all chat to talk, but no response. Game ended, we lost, and the end game lobby were real people. I was confused all game, and long story short, Riot are jerks with this april fools joke. [slayer-jinx-unamused]

LightAndLethalApr 1, 201717 votes

wait, so are these like draft games?

kmaskmasterApr 1, 201714 votes

Yes, draft is included. A friend suggested that riot might be "claiming" your opponents are bots when they are really not (while removing communication between the two teams) which would make it a really funny april fools joke

zodgApr 1, 201717 votes

YOU'RE SO FUNNY RIOT HAHA, YOU GUYS ARE A REAL "RIOT"

Pocky GApr 1, 201711 votes

why the hell are these bots so damn broken I'm only silver and they doing lcs level plays

TycinnApr 1, 20175 votes

They've learned from many thousands of games over the last 15hours.

MysticFox707Apr 1, 201711 votes

jesus Christ these bots are actually kind of hard, took 45 minutes to defeat them -__-

GAm3CrAzYApr 1, 20179 votes

Jokes on you riot I have all chat disabled normally, so to me I just see summoners with the name (champion name) bot

CNT N1 GeminiJFApr 1, 20178 votes

I met 2 the bots two times now, one time is really weird, three people at bot, another one is really skillful, which is always have outplayed. I have a really good suggestion that there is one little shortcoming: once they can not kill the enemy in one combo, they won't fight even though their enemy is way more weak. Furthermore ,there is one more little bug when I was playing. One of the bots actually has a bug or missing code in there which is a string. That bot played with me as yi. Hope you guys can fix it! I really like this bot test. Hope we can meet new mode quicker.

PoolfoolApr 1, 20178 votes

APRIL FOOLS! There labeled as bots, but im pretty sure there real players with way higher elo. They still make human mistakes. I have to make sure to put lotion on my butthole for the stretch marks. These guys are good. Good job riot! took me about 2 matches to figure it out!