Skill Mechanics I would to see in League

IS1c1d21220aa58ffe97d65·11/22/2016, 6:15:41 PM·2 votes·600 views

League's always been about innovation and we have seen a lot ofthat the past couple of years when it comes to MOBAs. Here's a list of some other unique ideas I'd want to see in League.

Passive: A very brief interval that lets you dodge autoattacks when you activate your abilities. (Would love to see this in a Pirate champ that would channel Jack Sparrow's unique fighting style)

Abilities that would work differently depending on what abilities were used/cast before them. (Example: Q does 2 other things depending on whether W or E were cast before it)

Laser autoattacks, they get stronger with time but are easily avoidable.

Redirecting skillshots using portals.

Camouflage for allies (a very slippery slope)

Turret/Inhibitor repair.

Ability theft. (Maybe only non-Ultimates)

New resources that rely on Jungle plants.

A real flexible champion whose stat growths vary with how they start (items, summoner spells, runes and masteries) makes for an all-rounder character with infinite potential in all roles.

A passive that would allow autoattacks to push back enemies by half a teemo without interrupting them.

An ultimate that would instantly CD all of an ally's skills.

A delayed bomb that would act like a mini-Monsoon.

Homing entangling traps (like Maokai's sapling but they root you instead of damage, they should also be invisible to enemies)

A champion who cannot do basic attacks but scales his Defensive stats with Offensive stats, he relies on Abilities to do any damage. Must stick and stay in fights (relies on uber tankiness to do decent damage, has decent cc but not a real threat)

A global ult that would displace opponent's and allies alike.

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FloRaider4211/22/2016, 11:35:46 PM2 votes

Passive: A very brief interval that lets you dodge autoattacks when you activate your abilities.

Very annoying against AA heavy champions, but sounds interesting.

Abilities that would work differently depending on what abilities were used/cast before them.

Well there already shades of this ingame Ryze (shield mechanic), so I guess it could happen.

Laser autoattacks, they get stronger with time but are easily avoidable.

From the sound of it it's like Karma W ? Or how would it work ?

Redirecting skillshots using portals.

Skillshots are balanced around range, speed and size. All three things could be ignored depending on how the portal works. I'd say only make the champions abilities interact with the portal (like Jayce E)

Camouflage for allies (a very slippery slope)

Broken. Champions are balanced around their invisibility, if they don't have it to begin with don't add it. Imagine a Juggernaut suddenly jumping in your face.

Ability theft. (Maybe only non-Ultimates)

Abilties sometimes are less/more powerfull, because they are balanced around being part of the champions kit. Messing with that probably ends with Chaos.

New resources that rely on Jungle plants.

Resource is a bit much. Maybe a passive where the champion collects ingredients for his potions/hexes from the plants/monsters.

A real flexible champion whose stat growths vary with how they start (items, summoner spells, runes and masteries) makes for an all-rounder character with infinite potential in all roles.

For Balance sake he would need to be supbar in any role you'd be able to choose, because he would need to be balanced around his potential. And that doesn't sound fun to play with nor against.

A passive that would allow autoattacks to push back enemies by half a teemo without interrupting them.

Considering AA heavy champions usually want their enemies to stay close, this sounds counterproductive. Stick to Condemn.

An ultimate that would instantly CD all of an ally's skills.

Zilean W ? Being able to cast that on allies would be OP considering that without buying CD items Full AP/AD champions would still be able to spam skills.

A delayed bomb that would act like a mini-Monsoon.

Maybe as part of a combat medic kit? That said it sounds really basic.

Homing entangling traps (like Maokai's sapling but they root you instead of damage, they should also be invisible to enemies)

Caitlyn W ?

A champion who cannot do basic attacks

How does he farm ? Keep the AA.

scales his Defensive stats with Offensive stats

Vladimir Galio ?

A global ult that would displace opponent's and allies alike.

Doom Bots Ryze R 4.20 ? Doesn't sound very balanced.

Primaquarius11/22/2016, 6:22:13 PM1 votes

I actually have a few champ concepts in the making that use a couple of these points, especially the "multi-purpose Q" and "flexible champion" concepts. I also have one in mind where the champion has no AD scaling and must CS to increase it (to a cap, of course).

Warmanreaper11/22/2016, 9:34:51 PM1 votes

"A global ult that would displace opponent's and allies alike."

Wot? - TwistedFate