Petition to make a REAL 2 in 1 champion

Tankkmain·12/15/2015, 9:23:09 PM·3 votes·458 views

I really think a 2 in 1 champion (Kindred is not 2 in 1) would add a lot more diversity to the game. There are currently 2 different forms of 2 in 1s:

1 character: 2 players

Heroes of the Storm's Cho'gall

2 characters: 1 player

Dota 2's Lone Druid

Riot had their opportunity to make Kindred a 2 in 1, but they opted against it. Yes it can be difficult to balance a 2 in 1, but other games have been successful with that, showing it is possible to make a balanced 2 in 1.

Riot, add more diversity please.

3 Comments

stealthfox9412/15/2015, 9:25:03 PM1 votes

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Mongobear12/15/2015, 10:27:55 PM1 votes

What youre saying if effectively having a Champion that functions ALL GAME like Shaco's ultimate, but was capable of also using skills in addition to attacking/moving. So itd be like a Shaco clone/Zed shadow combination. Or to borrow from another game, Ice Climbers from Super Smash Brothers.

My issue with the basics of this idea, is "what happens if/when one or more of the parts dies?" Does the whole champion die? Can you use skills anymore since (i assume) the skills function based on being at full strength/copies.

Also, bringing the balance idea into this, the base stats/growths of the champion would need to be very low, since they get multiple gains for each piece of the champion. Also, the Inventory system, can each part of the champion carry their own items? or does each peice gain the full benefit from a single inventory?

I am not saying that this concept/design space is impossible, but it would require the amount of time and effort to create two champions, and Im not sure Riot would consider that worth it, when they could just design two full strength champions and release them as normal, instead of a single 2 in 1 champion.