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New Co-op vs. AI Survival Game Mode: Protect the Nexus

SenjuWarrior·4/14/2015, 2:54:32 AM·13 votes·1,967 views

I have thought of a new idea for another game mode...

**Protect the Nexus! **

Objectives and Rules This mode is very similar to other survival games, but it would be great as a Co-op vs. AI game mode in League of Legends. 5 champions would be defending a Nexus as waves of minions/monsters/bots come strolling down the map. For each consecutive wave, the minions/monsters/bots become more difficult and the amount of minions/monsters/bots increases. A new Summoner Icon for summoners who reach a certain level!

It is up to Riot for the details, but I wanted to plant the seed and possibly get a game mode of survival with Co-op vs. AI going in the future.

My Ideas/Suggestions I originally thought of it being on a map like The Crystal Scar with the Nexus in the middle. However, it may work better on other maps with more organized and designated areas for champions to defend and having champions buy in the base being protected before the next wave/round/level starts. Minions/monsters/bots can attack the defending champions, and not only the turrets defending the base and Nexus. I think it would be cool to have the 3 gold every second and maybe cool buffs in the jungle, away from the base, and maybe even new items to buy or something.

Please let me know what you think! :)

20 Comments

0115D8CF4/14/2015, 3:41:05 AM3 votes

I think a half-summoner's rift would be the best, or something with a nexus and branching lanes. possibly 2 in a < shape or 4 in a X shape, or 3 in a Y shape, or more depending on how many players. maybe with some jungle camps giving various buffs to help out

the biggest issue with this idea is how you'd always have certain champs for waveclear. some champs would be pretty useless without certain types of monsters or other objectives for them.

FTMHukY4Ps4/14/2015, 5:45:24 PM2 votes

I say Treeline. 2 lanes leading to the nexus, giving people 2 places to defend from.

Second vote is Rift

Doofs4/14/2015, 9:32:43 AM2 votes

I had this idea myself! I'm glad somebody posted it for me though, however in my opinion people like Singed , Veigar and Nasus might be a little broken if it's on a multi-lane map. This totally could work though.

BLU Medic4/16/2015, 10:29:47 AM1 votes

Sounds fun! Maybe we could get the occasional champion bot coming down a random lane as well, starting with a low level Alistar bot that heals nearby minions and ending with a max stacks Doom Cho'Gath bot who can eat towers.

And Twisted Treeline would be great for this. Capturing altars could allow you to temporarily buff or rebuild any lost turrets.

Delimon4/18/2015, 6:04:03 AM1 votes

a think a single lane map or a 2 lane map with a jungle in the middle would be best for this

Kuzja14/18/2015, 6:41:19 AM1 votes

I seriously cannot vote. I don't know where to choose. They seem so good for this Firefight Survival mode.

OneMoreDaySK4/14/2015, 1:36:19 PM1 votes

At this point of the description, Assassins are more or less useless, unless they have waveclear like Zed. Quite a number of Ults wouldn't work, like Karthus, Jinx, Ashe, etc. Maybe have a "Hero" unit wave every set of waves that are even more threatening and can be targeted? Other objectives, like trying to hire (via defeating) merc camps similar to HotS would be interesting.

ANameIGuess4/14/2015, 9:00:51 PM1 votes

I think that this completely changes how you could play league, its not levels or stages, its one continuous game, that is what league games are