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New Game Mode: Safeguard

Pauper·12/22/2015, 11:09:29 PM·73 votes·12,806 views

It has been brought to my attention that Riot may not want to spend the resources to design a new game mode from the ground up. Not to worry, if that is the case I have already been working on implementing this idea into Summoner's Rift. This should reduce the amount of work needed to implement Safeguard. Thank you for all of your continued support and suggestions.

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Description

While playing Safeguard, your job is to defend the Nexus against the Minions of Runeterra.

Type

PvE (Player versus Environment)

How to Play

_Dungeons_ - Before each attacking wave, your team will have time to level up and obtain gold by slaughtering your enemies in a series of random dungeons. Within these dungeons players will be able defeat stronger enemies that grant the famous blue, red, or purple buff depending on the enemy. As the team progresses through the game, dungeons become exceptionally more difficult.

_Defending the Town_ - Every few minutes the Minions of Runeterra stage an attack on your Nexus. During this time all players will be teleported out of the dungeons and be able to purchase items before the siege begins. Enemies will spawn in waves that get progressively more difficult. Each wave will have at least one mini boss with unique abilities. If the enemies destroy your Nexus the game ends. 

_Leveling Up and Purchasing Gear_ - It is crucial that your team levels up and purchases gear as quickly as possible. The Minions are very quick at developing new attack strategies that will eventually overcome the Nexus. Being a certain level before an attacking wave may prevent total destruction!

The idea for this game mode comes from an old custom map on Starcraft called Mini Town Defense. I have made a few modifications to the original idea. The largest change would be replacing the farming mechanic with the random style dungeons from Diablo. Please feel free to share your thoughts about the new game mode. I personally believe that having a PvE game mode would make a great addition to League of Legends. If this game mode is well received, I will go ahead and add my other ideas for this that are scribbled in my notebook.

Please post the reasoning behind your vote in the comments!

Thank you, Pauper

Miscellaneous

  • If a summoner leaves during a match, enemy units will scale down their statistics to ensure fair game play.
  • Safeguard can be played with 1-5 players (New).
  • The map could take place on the other side of the Nexus in Summoner's Rift OR within each factions capitol city. The latter would require more resources from the developer team but could would allow players to dive deeper into each factions lore.
  • Dungeons would contain Minions that you have all come to know and love, as well as new foes that you haven't seen before.
  • Stronger enemies within dungeons are/variations of jungle creeps from each game mode (New).
  • The leveling cap may possibly be increased to allow your team to scale better late game (depends on limitations within the game engine).
  • Advanced players can choose to play at a higher difficulty. Increasing the difficulty will not only increase Minion damage/health but also the amount spawned each wave.
  • Leaderboards are based on highest wave defeated as well as difficulty.
  • **Champion only abilities will now target minions and mini bosses (New). **

_Have an idea for a super minion or mini boss? Post them here! _

**Check out the Reddit discussion here: **https://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/3yoqgt/suggestion_new_game_mode_safeguard/

Last update 12/30/2015

44 Comments

TRL Flawed12/29/2015, 7:31:53 PM15 votes

YES PLEASE

TechPenguin12/29/2015, 11:27:08 PM12 votes

For many reasons this would be an awesome game mode, and I mean a permanent one, not a limited flavor of the month rotation. It would be tremendous fun with buddies and it will give you a nice place to practice mechanics on "live" targets without ruining someone's 5v5 game. It would also be a nice use for those old doombots and you could repurpose and modify existing champions to be bossfights a la ascension Xerath (imagine a to scale Cho'Gath or Nasus with custom op 1v5 kits)

Riot, make this happen. It will go over much better than Treeline or Dominion guaranteed

Ace0fClubs000112/23/2015, 3:32:34 PM4 votes

This would actually be really awesome. The last stages of the dungeons is pretty much the equivalent of three lanes worth of super minions. Is it random champion choice or would it be self chosen? Because honestly, people would just come up with ways to use rylai's/liandry's to slow the minion waves and deal with their massive health pools.

stoner egirl12/29/2015, 10:22:03 PM4 votes

WC3 Map Editor for League of Legends please.

shibby75812/29/2015, 9:29:20 PM3 votes

Dam I would love this mode I would play the donger and set up turret and kill the waves that way :Ditem 1056

Cerebellum12/30/2015, 11:08:11 AM3 votes

I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YEARS FOR A PVE GAME MODE. RITO PLEASE.

Compagnyolo12/30/2015, 2:29:22 AM3 votes

Although I think this is an incredible game mode, i feel like this is an entirely different game to be developed. Do you know the scope of technical changes and development time you just suggested? It is an entirely different style of game and should probably be treated as such.

Riven is a Futa12/30/2015, 12:01:24 AM3 votes

This is as good as URF, and i thought that would be impossible i love you so much, Riot. [slayer-jinx-catface]

Pakxican12/30/2015, 12:53:30 AM3 votes

[slayer-pantheon-rainbows]

Rephrased12/30/2015, 2:51:52 AM2 votes

Reminds me of this moded Minecraft server, where you have to defend the wave of mobs from the safehouse, but nice concept anyway :D [slayer-jinx-catface]

godspiral12/30/2015, 3:02:27 AM2 votes

If you wanted to reuse art and code, lots of AI champions would get difficult, and still fun.

A simpler variation played with 2 teams would have SR with no towers and minions that do not attack each other. You might still send one player to opponent base to harrass.

One way to make melee champs relevant would be the need to tank a horde of minions, or have some bosses immune to ranged and magic damage.

shadowsaotome12/30/2015, 5:44:59 AM2 votes

I've always loved tower defense games, and a type of tower defense using League champions sounds awesome. Still, I almost feel like you could create a tower defense game using League champs from the ground up easier than you could try to build a new map and resources for this to be a game mode in the existing game. For this to work in League, you'd have to be willing to re-use a lot of resources instead of coming up with brand new ones. Instead of a brand new map, adapt this to either SR or perhaps TT. Use regular minions, then perhaps escalate to snowdown/project/pool party minions as they increase in difficulty. Super minions, BoC enhanced minions, baron/RH buffed minions, could all be used. Jungle monsters for sure.

Krisisleaf12/30/2015, 6:22:37 AM2 votes

That would be nice, but I also think Riot should make the 1v1 and 2v2 mode in howling abyss a permanent available one

odin200112/30/2015, 10:43:03 AM2 votes

Dude this looks really sick. It will also make us play as a team so maby less ragers.:)

Nicinic12/30/2015, 10:53:31 AM2 votes

Have you ever played Amumu vs Super Minions ? If you did, you would realize that it would be incredbly hard to balance as some mages would be pretty much useless vs minions, and others be too strong. Amumu can reduce mr by 45, and kills super minions in about 10 seconds, no matter what hp they have, and tank a whole wave of creeps. I once defended vs 3 lanes of super minions, without dying, it's just too powerful vs minions. You would have a lot of trouble trying to balance the champs here.

DeathPixl12/30/2015, 11:26:09 PM2 votes

If this is to have is own map could we get either concept art or sketches of the layout of the map?

EasyWay BW12/23/2015, 1:57:19 PM2 votes

Anything new

Koreean12/29/2015, 9:57:37 PM2 votes

Looks like really enjoyable.

Pauper12/29/2015, 10:21:02 PM2 votes

I want to thank every thus far who has voted, even those who don't like the idea! The more attention that we can draw to this idea the better. Thank you! Veigar

Skunkie12/29/2015, 10:43:09 PM2 votes

I always wanted an RPG with league's champions, so yeah it would be pretty cool to have this.

im tyler1 xd12/29/2015, 10:55:44 PM2 votes

Perhaps, there could be new items, and maybe old items too?

nicemustang12/29/2015, 11:14:56 PM2 votes

I personally would really enjoy a PvE game mode, (better than coop AI), and I think this particular game mode you put together here suits League very well. It sounds enjoyable! :D

xeonight12/29/2015, 11:20:20 PM2 votes

This seems like a great idea but please don't make it so like the monsters and mini bosses are all the same from summoner rift and make new monster that no one has ever seen.Also Gangplank would be a monster in this game modeGangplank taking out a whole wave with a few barrels :D It would be nice if champions with certain abilities that only target enemy champions changed so they target the monsters as well. But over all this gamemode seems really and i am excited so see what the final product will be like :D

Silent Mind5812/30/2015, 1:11:08 AM2 votes

i think this is an amazing concept, the only thing i can see going horribly wrong is people abusing Nasus ability and building super OP one hit kills. lol

Pauper12/22/2015, 11:54:03 PM2 votes

**Miscellaneous **

  • If a summoner leaves during a match, enemy units will scale down their statistics to ensure fair game play.
  • The map could take place on the other side of the Nexus in Summoner's Rift OR within each factions capitol city. The latter would require more resources from the developer team but could would allow players to dive deeper into each factions lore.
  • Dungeons would contain Minions that you have all come to know and love, as well as new foes that you haven't seen before.
  • The leveling cap may possibly be increased to allow your team to scale better late game (depends on limitations within the game engine).
  • Advanced players can choose to play at a higher difficulty. Increasing the difficulty will not only increase Minion damage/health but also the amount spawned each wave.
  • Leaderboards are based on highest wave defeated as well as difficulty.

EDIT: Relocated to original post, won't be updated

TotallyNotACop12/30/2015, 3:07:37 PM2 votes

Maybe you could be able to purchase towers in the lanes and upgrade them somehow through boss tokens? (Killing a boss would give you 1 token)

DarthNixon12/30/2015, 8:55:59 PM2 votes

It would be cool to have a relaxing game mode that isnt pvp that can be played including maybe some strategy? with friends! Im excited by this new idea!

Medică12/30/2015, 11:05:43 AM1 votes

I think it's kinda boring, if i wanted to play a defense game there are plenty of then........don't know man, it just doesn't seem interesting to me.