PROPOSAL: Kingdom Mode

OVERVIEW: The creation & implementation of a new Casual game-mode based on Kingdom team-building. This proposal does not intend to alter or adjust any of the ranked/competative aspects of League of Legends. This proposal does offer a secondary platform to allow for cohesive team compositions, limited Champion selections, & may revive some of the storylines & Champion backstories that make League enjoyable for Gamers & cosplayers.

FRAMEWORK: Kingdom Matchmaking will group Champions into their respective kingdoms based on Backstory &/or release date. Examples listed here: http://forums.euw.leagueoflegends.com/board/showthread.php?t=1042581

KINGDOMS: Example: Demacia Kingdom: Lux - Birthplace; prodigy from the College of Magic Garen - Birthplace; leader of the Dauntless Vanguard Jarvan IV - Birthplace; Demacian Crown Prince Shyvana - Residence; member of the Demacian Elite Guard Xin Zhao - Residence; steward of the Lightshield Dynasty Poppy - Residence; yordle emissary from Bandle City Vayne - Birthplace; renowned Demacian vigilante Fiora - Birthplace; elite sword fighter Galio - Birthplace; former guardian of Durand Sona - Residence; famed Demacian musician

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Noxus Kingdom: Swain - Birthplace; Grand General of Noxus Darius - Birthplace; High Command general Sion - Birthplace; former Noxian field commander Urgot - Birthplace; former High Executioner of Noxus Talon - Birthplace; assassin under General Du Couteau Katarina - Birthplace; renowned Noxian assassin Cassiopia - Birthplace; former Noxian temptress Vladimir - Birthplace; Noxian hemomancer LeBlanc - Birthplace; Matron of the Black Rose Riven/(Exiled) - Birthplace; former Noxian poster child Draven - Birthplace; famed Noxian entertainer

Ban limit (3 each) will remain unchanged. There are four Main Kingdoms: Demacia, Noxus, Ionia, & Bandlecity & some number of Combine Kingdoms which will need to integrate two or more Champion sets into the same kingdom (eg: Zaun + Void, Piltover + Bilgewater)

QUEUEING: Kingdom selection: 1st choice - Demacia 2nd choice - Noxus 3rd choice - Zaun (combine)

Each player will need a minimum of eight champions (5 champs + 3bans) in each of their selected kingdoms to join, for a minimum Champion pool of 24. When a game of ten is fielded, bans & selection proceeds as normal.

BENEFIT: This will allow teams to field cohesive compositions, important for both fun & synergy; eg: Tryndamere's kingdom of Tyrndamere, Syndra, Ezreal, & Shako. It will also incentivize players to purchase more Champions, Skins, & enjoy the Game rather than reporting eachother frivolously. Furthermore, it will alleviate some strain in Ranked Division:

1. Kingdom Mode will reduce the flexibility currently held by Trolls to pick "OP" champs because bans will have substantially more impact.
2. Kingdom Mode will provide a platform for experienced players to Play without the stress of Ranked matches or the chaos of FFA (classic mode).
3. Kingdom Mode should, ideally, reduce some of the toxicity that exists in the "META" environment.
4. Kingdom Mode will also eliminate new-account trolls with the enforcement of Champion-minimums. & 5) Kingdom Mode will give Players something to work towards while teaching them how to play multiple Champions & play multiple roles, which will serve only to Increase the talent joining Ranked matches.

For all aforementioned reasons, Kingdom Mode should use Classic-selection rather than Dynamic-selection.

Fundamentally the only thing Riot will have to do to implement this is:

1. Craft the Kingdoms & 2) Integrate the code into Launcher

The game mode wont require any new matrixes or blocks, nor will it necessitate a large patch. Kingdom Mode uses pre-existing frameworks in a new & unique way to offer both diversity & cohesion in Champion selections as well as re-invigorating the "power of the ban" to help Players have a better time, play more, & deal with trolls without the required assistance of RIOT.