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Is Butcher's Bridge the heir to a wealthy family?

ModCaptainMårvelous·4/4/2019, 3:59:59 AM·38 votes·18,070 views

Is it the last of its kind? Is it famous? Is it the child of a crime boss?

I ask these questions because for the life of me, I can't understand...

#Why does Riot keeps holding this map hostage?

Ask almost any player and universally, Butcher's Bridge is often preferred to the Howling Abyss. It has more flavor, more style and more fun doohickies for players to enjoy. Yet Riot keeps hiding it away, hidden in the backest of back ends at Riot HQ. Hell, even the one we're currently getting is a temporary treat because RIot just can't figure out what they want to do with it: It's not flashy enough for a yearly event yet it's not as forgettable as some other map projects (Hi Nexus Siege) to throw away.

Riot, can you give me an earnest explanation why we can't have this map? If you really want to keep Howling Abyss and the lore attached to it, turn HA into a solo 1v1 queue for some players who really want to flex their muscles. It's not like that mode would have a shortage of players either, as a 1v1 queue would be fairly quick to match without the 9 other player requirement. Give me some way to experience this map more because I vastly prefer the swashbuckling sea shanties I've played on for about two months to the almost 6 years of nordic, frigid songs of ice.

And this is in SAS because it's about the map and why we cannot have it in a meaningful capacity as a flavor choice.

33 Comments

Frontline Fury4/4/2019, 5:05:59 AM5 votes

Would be better if they'd just make Butcher's bridge the default theme for ARAM, honestly. Gives us a bilgewater map while at it.

Oleandervine4/4/2019, 1:38:19 PM4 votes

They don't even have to split off Howling Abyss and Butcher Bridge though. Queuing for ARAM should plunk you on one or the other, or they could be set up to alternate every other month or weekend or whatever.

ModAcademy Kayn4/4/2019, 4:41:59 AM3 votes

https://nexus.leagueoflegends.com/en-us/2017/02/ask-riot-where-is-butchers-bridge/

Here ya go bud

Cosnirak4/4/2019, 8:34:48 AM3 votes

It's really simple. Having two maps for ARAM requires more work. If we can only have one, odds are that Howling Abyss wins.

Do I think Riot is justified in not having both? No, but I don't know the full details of how much extra work it would require. Am I certain that Abyss is more popular? No. But personally I prefer Abyss and if it were the clearly correct choice to swap to Bridge Riot would probably do it.

Yokkers4/4/2019, 1:27:59 PM3 votes

one mans treasure is another mans trash, I HATE the map and I play aram only... I won't be playing while its around. Glad you are enjoying it though.

EDIT: I wouldn't be opposed to something they did in Dota though, you could select certain themes etc if I remember correctly once you purchased it. Heck maybe it would even help you more if you were color blind, but forcing me to play some dumb pirate themed map with shoddy voices and horrible looking towers, no thanks.

Tesla Effect4/7/2019, 10:05:06 PM1 votes

I want both Freljord and Bilgewater themed ARAM maps to be randomly picked during champ select. There is no good reason why we cant have both.

SanKakU4/4/2019, 3:40:58 PM1 votes

The new mode seems really bad and no I haven't played it yet but so many of the changes are just really troll IMO.

Kazekiba4/4/2019, 10:31:41 PM1 votes

For the same reason Riot isn't mining for gold with Map Skins for Summoners Rift, or making any other maps, or selling announcer packs.

Obviously, they cant because uhhhh ... Well... It's not ....

Nevermind, I'm stumped.

DarkSoul19944/6/2019, 8:09:50 AM1 votes

Just keep both and give us a 50-50 chance of getting either BB or HA when we load into an ARAM champ select.

zPity4/4/2019, 4:02:09 AM1 votes

the man preaches, the people listen, i wonder if there will be change