show the eventual rift-element in champ select

xX Kuro Xx·Nov 23, 2019·3 votes·1,735 views

The rift transformation is an awesome new gameplay element.. I love the way everyone has to play around the changes, and it opens up new variants to the gameplay.

However, I can't help but feel it would be better if we knew what element was coming in the draft, so we could pick champions that synergize with it. There might be interesting reasons to play a different champion or different comp, based on the type of rift spawning. More like knowing a football game being played in 30 degree weather, so you wear right clothing.

Currently, it just feels like extra RNG...

Playing rengar or maokai when the extra bushes spawn? RNG Buff. Playing MF or Lux when extra chokes spawn? RNG Buff.

2 Comments

ModWulf HelhammerNov 23, 20191 votes

, so we could pick champions that synergize with it.

That's precisely the reason why it isn't shown in champ select. You are supposed to adapt in the game, not perfectly tailor everything before it even starts.

xX Kuro XxNov 24, 20191 votes

I get what you are saying, but the reality is that this adds RNG randomness to outcomes. For some champs the rift change ends up being a buff, for others a nerf, and for others sort of neither. If all champs were equally strong on all rifts, it would be fine, but they are not.

It may turn out that the power strength differences for different rifts on certain champs is relatively small. However, it's still RNG.

For me, RNG is a bad thing. You may like it, but I don't, because RNG gets in the way of skill.

Do we want competitive teams winning because of rift-element RNG? I don't. I want them to win because of skill.

To me, it's like if football teams are not told whether they are playing in 30 degree whether in Michigan, or 80 degree weather in Florida, until halfway through the game. It just favors the people who guessed in a way that randomly lined up with the RNG outcome.

(if you can't tell, i don't play TFT at all. It's way too much RNG for me. I'd prefer the rift to have as little RNG as possible)