Team Builder Improvement [Looking for multiple roles]

Deep Terror Nami·Jan 5, 2015·1 votes·552 views

Very simple concept which I believe would improve TB matchmaking;

Allow the captain to choose multiple roles for each lane, not just an all-in "Any role" which you don't always want, especially in the bottom lane.

In the top lane, you might not be too picky, but don't want a mage. You could pick "Tank/Fighter" In the mid lane, you could pick "Mage/Assassin" In the jungle, "Assassin/Tank/Fighter" Bottom lane, "Marksman" and "Tank/Support/Mage"

Right now, you just hit "Any Role" and kick people if it's not what you wanted, especially in the bottom if you look for "Support" and "Any Role", which often results in you getting two supports, the first one popping up in the "Any Role" which means that the other role is definitely going to be also a support, so even if you want him you have to kick/decline him. What a pain in the neck, right?

Easy concept, can't say if it's easy to implement though, but I think we need it.

4 Comments

IittalaJan 5, 20151 votes

I`d rather there be an option for the role called "Fill".

Where I select that role and the team Im set up with then selects the role and champion for me. (ideally there would be an option to change if your team picks elise on you... and shes on free week and youve never played her)(it could even be set where I have to have 5 TB games with that champ for that one to be selected)

I`ve been playing support since season 2 pretty much since it was the postion always in demand for someone to take.

Lately ive been waiting about 5 minutes for a jungler as a support player. If the new jungle is that rough that people would rather support than jungle.. Id rather be practicing jungle.

My aproach to this is in a ranked match i can more easily win from a position that other people dont want... and i`ll never have the position i want contested.

Deep Terror NamiJan 5, 20151 votes

If you're just wanting to "fill", that makes it exactly the same as playing Normal Blind Pick. I think what Riot could do to better suit your purpose (without you just playing Blind Pick), is to better communicate which roles have the lowest queue time (highest demand). It already gives suggestions for high demand roles, saying "Captains are currently looking for the following roles...", but doesn't say how much in demand each is.

FertsaJan 6, 20152 votes

Actually, it always displays the top 4, in order by decreasing demand from left to right. (Displayed by the arrows next to the position) Bottom lane support is always the on on the top left. :P

The only major problem is when captains put in "any role". "Any role" doesn't show up on the board for positions captains need.

Deep Terror NamiJan 6, 20151 votes

I see, didn't know it was in order by priority too. "Any Role" can be in any lane, but they usually want a specific few roles (you probably don't want a support in the top lane even though you selected "Any Role" for it), so telling you there's a high demand for "Any Role" is pointless. Anyway, if you want to fill, play Blind Pick.