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Rotating game mode queue now live!

Riot·8/18/2016, 1:37:56 AM·6 votes·52,728 views

From the sand-strewn battlefield of Ascension to the frenetic manatee magic of Ultra Rapid Fire, rotating game modes provide unique spins on the classic League formula. It’s time to kick things off with the next game mode in the rotation: Nemesis Draft is now live!

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

Nemesis Draft turns champ select on its head: instead of picking your champions, you’ll choose who your opponents bring onto the Rift. Using your team’s combined champion pool, everyone picks a champion for the opposing team. For example, if you’re blue side, and only Dave on your team has Nidalee, anyone on your team can give anyone on the red team the cat lady, even if none of them own her.

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, but as always with RGM, you can’t earn Mastery 6 or 7 tokens.

We’re looking for your feedback as we go, so let us know. GLHF!

269 Comments

Aximus Maximus8/19/2016, 7:20:22 PM77 votes

Legend of the Poro King 9/9 - 9/12

I'm not even mad at this point. I'm just disappointed.

Shade728/19/2016, 8:06:24 PM60 votes

Riot: I think they want another week of Poroking for the 6th month this year

[zombie-brand-facepalm]

Tamuut8/19/2016, 9:04:56 PM36 votes

"We listen to our Community." "We want URF." "Here's Poro King again! Enjoy!"

Reccaman8/19/2016, 7:59:25 PM36 votes

Where are Doom Bots?

Vhan87658/19/2016, 7:21:27 PM34 votes

I don't even care for URF that much and even I'm wondering where the hell that game mode is at this point? Hasn't it only been on the Rotating Game Mode Queue like, twice? I'd rather play URF than ARAM with a giant poro for the millionth time.

ShippoTail8/19/2016, 9:59:53 PM33 votes

First off Riot, I would like to thank you for making rotating queue a thing, and for sort of listening to the community.

I would like to point out that the order these are listed in is the order that they appeared for the first time in the rotating queue, and the number is the number of appearances we will be seeing by 9/12.

Ascension : 4 Poroking : 4 URF : 2 Hexakill : 4 One For All : 3 DnD : 2 Siege : 3 Nemesis : 1

I know there is AI re-work that needs to be done before we can see doom bots of doom, but I would really like to know why when (what feels like at least) half the comments every week are asking for URF, we have only seen it twice? Especially since this week we are seeing Nemesis Draft).

I know transparency isn't the best, because posts like L4T3NCY's post about the state of RGM and its likely direction, especially around the fact that nemesis probably wouldn't be seen, as this week shows, will be wrong. But could we please get an idea on why some game modes are showing up so often and others so rarely? Is URF really that unpopular when its out? Is Poroking / Ascension / Hexakill the best thing since summoners rift?

But it is really disheartening to look and see that most of the game modes have come out 2x as often as URF. (Counting DND Siege and Nemesis as 'new' game modes) And I know next week its going to most likely show that One for all will be there again. But where is URF? I like that game mode the most (being a support main, being able to actually do damage, make plays and all that is really a breath of fresh air and quite fun! You know, what RGM was supposed to be all about), and have seen it the least.

LuxannaVeritas8/19/2016, 8:37:52 PM22 votes

Oh great, the salt of all the URF lovers is here again. Time for...

...A POSITIVE POST! Thank you Riot for bringing us these cool game modes every week! I can't wait to play Nemesis Draft for the first time! Keep on being AWESOME! [slayer-jinx-wink]

Ztoka8/19/2016, 7:21:26 PM18 votes

Look, another month w/o URF. Another month where I won't be playing RGM.. lol

Jaypom8/19/2016, 7:10:29 PM14 votes

Before anyone says anything... lets address the elephant in the room... HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MEEEEEE

Terozu8/19/2016, 7:21:41 PM13 votes

Urf... Where fore art there no urf upon this que?

Eclipse13378/19/2016, 7:44:00 PM7 votes

I'm 80% certain they're doing on changes to URF behind the scenes. It just wouldn't be gone this long in any other situation.

Riot knows half the playerbase really want URF and they also know the other half dislike it, so it makes sense they'd be working on it. There were quite a few problems at the core of URF (Building CDR items, most champs are pick/ban, some champs completely impossible to win with, etc).

Seeing the updates to Ascension alongside the Nexus Siege gamemode Riot is showing they're willing to make new modes and update older ones (such as URF right now most likely)

TL;DR They're very likely updating URF to make it more fun.

Light Sovereign8/19/2016, 7:57:57 PM7 votes

People just clicked here to see if Urf is coming or not and to comment about it not being there. Tbh plz no more nemesis draft i hate it and ppl keep dodging xD

OmgSoRatchet698/19/2016, 7:12:07 PM7 votes

What if one for all urf became a thing? How would that turn out.

How Do You Meta8/19/2016, 8:02:25 PM6 votes

Does anyone roll their eyes when we get another week of Legend of the Poro King mode again?

Queol8/19/2016, 8:31:45 PM6 votes

Something has to be changing in URF like they changed ascension recently. Otherwise Riot really must hate us by giving us Legend of the Poro King (which by the way is just ARAM except you can pick Varus and Lux instead of it being random which is much worse) for the 6th time.

I just want URF to be back again so I can play my signature GP build: Gangplank : item 3078 item 3031 item 3031 item 3031 item 3031 item 3031 and my personal favorite: Ashe : item 3285 item 3089 item 3135 item 3041 item 3151 item 3092

MuitosCenouraos8/19/2016, 10:08:56 PM6 votes

Too many people dodging, increase the penalty for this

Jhobi8/19/2016, 8:54:28 PM4 votes

i don't mind nexus siege but its just the poroking and hexakill

hehexd657845988/19/2016, 8:11:03 PM4 votes

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Superaskalot728/19/2016, 11:55:51 PM4 votes

"We’re looking for your feedback as we go, so let us know."

Me: Urf please?

And I'm not those people who are salty about Urf not showing up, it's just that it's a gamemode that deserves to be commonly played, liked the others that have been introduced for more than 3 times, like Hexakill, Ascension, and Poro King. Too be honest, Urf wouldn't be requested so frequently if they released a sandbox and tweaking champ stats.

The point, Riot just please listen to your community and fans, and realize what the majority of them want.

Angra Mainyμ8/21/2016, 11:40:13 PM3 votes

Rotating Game Mode my ass lol, at this point its "we choose what gamemode you guys play instead of rotating"

TheLastShadow458/19/2016, 7:53:31 PM3 votes

Oh look, another week were L4T3NCY doesn't listen to the community.

Bjnork8/19/2016, 10:31:09 PM3 votes

I haven't looked into it so forgive me if it has been brought up. But does anyone want/care for some Doom Bots in Rotation?

KuvMuabKojUaLaab8/19/2016, 7:19:09 PM1 votes

its my Birthday 8/17/2016