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Rotating game mode queue now live!

Riot·9/8/2016, 8:14:46 PM·4 votes·150,604 views

From the original clone-tastic One For All to the frenetic manatee magic of Ultra Rapid Fire, featured game modes provide unique spins on the classic League formula. It’s time to kick off the next game mode in the rotation: Legend of the Poro King is now live!

As a refresher on the mode, let’s go over the basics:

  • When you jump into a match, you’ll be joined by two poro pals in your quest to call forth and aid the majestic Poro King
  • The Poro King is a mega-classy super minion that heals your team, regenerates mana, and deals AoE damage while handing out royal beatdowns to enemy towers
  • The King will serve as a sieging dynamo for you until he is killed by the enemy team in a regicide most foul
  • Activate Poro Toss once to toss your teeny poro pal across the map, if the lil fella hits a target, you can reactivate Poro Toss to Poro Dash, which will send you soaring towards an unlucky enemy
  • Land 10 Poro Tosses as a team and the Poro King himself will plop down to begin his royal wreckery
  • Once you or your team has summoned the Poro King, activate To The King! To transform into one of the king’s loyal (fluffy) subjects and fly to his side

Don’t forget you can ping the King to coordinate sieges with him or assaults on his royal person. Just as in any rotating queue game mode, we’ve specially tuned Champion Mastery so you can earn points in the mode. You’ll also be able to earn keys for your wins and loot chests for your (or your premade’s) S­-, S, and S+ games.

Legend of the Poro King is now available and lasts through the evening on Monday (we’ll shut it down very early Tuesday morning--usually between 1:00 AM and 3:00 AM).

We’ll be trying out different things with the rotating game mode queue over the next few months, changing the mode cadence or what modes are available. We’re looking for your feedback as we go, so let us know. GLHF, and we’ll see you on the snowy battlefield of Legend of the Poro King!

204 Comments

Bocchii9/9/2016, 7:16:06 PM99 votes

Dear Rito,

Thank you very much for bringing back URF! Most people enjoy URF, me included. It's always funny when I forget that I have mana costs and cooldowns when I play norms afterwards.

However, I feel like that a big part of the excitement is trying out the champs you want in URF. Sure, we can use customs, but it's a lot harder to get people (in my experience). So, I propose that you increase the number of bans instead. It's an easy way to prevent the same champions played again and again.

Thank you for reading, and I hope that anyone who agrees would comment.

:D

Anithais9/9/2016, 7:07:09 PM10 votes

I can't find iiiiitttttt. item 3070 item 3070

Kanzphan9/9/2016, 11:51:54 PM7 votes

[slayer-jinx-unamused] all random!! feelsbadman

ShippoTail9/9/2016, 8:02:04 PM6 votes

I'm hyped that URF is back in rotation, and I can say I'm also a bit bummed that its ARURF, but also slightly pumped that I have a level 30 account that has very few champions (and all should do well in URF).

So one of the biggest surprises to me about the ARURF, besides the fact that it really was pointed to Ascention being next in the to be revealed rotation, was the fact that L4T3NCY posted this saying why they weren't wanting to do AR to most/any of the RGM. And honestly the AR being added to URF when we haven't seen it in forever to begin with, I'm more surprised then anything. I could understand if this was our 5th time seeing URF, not the 3rd time (and first time in over a few months).

And we all need to beware the "I got this champ and I want yours, give it to me" "no" /dodge or just the flat out /dodge for quite a few games in a row. I feel this is something that takes away from games (and happens quite a bit in nemesis draft as well, and I don't think that's a good thing).

I also really... REALLY hope that riot has a seperate MMR for the ARURF compaired to normal URF, but I doubt it (look at Definately Not Dominion... that really changed the way the game is played (what would SR be with out top lane?!) and they kept the MMR there... I have little hope)

I'm also surprised because what I have heard about other game modes. I recall hearing somewhere from a riot post (I should hunt this down) from L4T3NCY that Poroking is the most popular game mode. I can't really understand that because 1. we have ARAM that is basically the same exact game mode and 2. it cripples your Summoners and forces this giant poro into the fight. If removing the AR part of ARAM makes it more popular/enjoyable, wouldn't adding AR to other game modes make them less popular/enjoyable?

So all in all I have to say one again, thank you guys for URF, but... http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vLOAoksNY1Q/URFUvHAoV6I/AAAAAAAAJXE/ebJVVqBVqKE/s1600/not-like-this.gif

Hey Man9/9/2016, 7:28:21 PM6 votes

lol everyone complaining bout probs im just happy urfs in 2 weeks

Lol you jus died9/10/2016, 12:45:17 AM4 votes

Thank you so much riot!! I couldn't wait to have URF!!!!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!!

Jaypom9/9/2016, 7:14:21 PM4 votes

Its not up on the client for some reason

LordTouchMeSama9/9/2016, 8:44:26 PM4 votes

Will re-roll be available like aram since it is all random?

your barista9/9/2016, 11:29:33 PM4 votes

ARURFFFFFF

Zherron Vorse9/9/2016, 7:06:47 PM4 votes

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