Doom Bots of Doom Q&A with the Play team. 7/23, 2PM - 4PM PST

RiotL4T3NCY·7/23/2014, 8:53:58 PM·49 votes·237,274 views

Heya everyone ^_^/

Our latest Featured Game Mode, the "Doom Bots of Doom", was just released, and the Play team wanted to field any suggestions or questions you guys might have! We take care of all the Featured Game Modes, so feel free to ask us anything about the Doom Bots (or previous Featured Game Modes). We also want to hear your tales of DOOM! Which bots are the hardest? Which Bonus Doom combinations are the coolest (most OP?)?

We'll be online from now for 2 hours from 2:00PM ~ 4:00PM PST. Come and say "Hi!".

-L4T3NCY -BuffMePlz -Riot Case -Ponts -RoboLions

EDIT: Thanks for stopping by to chat with us everyone, but we need to get back to making the next FGM! Some great questions here that I'm glad we could finally provide answers to.

See you on the Rift. :)

813 Comments

siv1177/23/2014, 9:02:42 PM72 votes

I always laugh in fear when a random garen comes spinning out of the bush. Great job to whoever came up with that one.

Xeeto7/23/2014, 9:29:58 PM53 votes

Is urf coming back?

HiddenAce17/23/2014, 9:51:45 PM46 votes

Hi just a quick question are you guys working on developing a sandbox mode? If so will it be permanent on the server? And if not, why, sandbox mode could accelerate the level of play in each division and even in competitive players, learning in the ins and outs of each little mechanic would be really amazing to watch, learn, and play.

discotech6677/23/2014, 9:19:14 PM22 votes

Hello guys!

With each new game mode that is released, I find that my interest in League is refreshed after playing hundreds of PvP matches, and my eyes on where the game could go are opened to new and exciting possibilities.

However, with the breaths of fresh air and new gameplay that these featured game modes bring to the game, I have always been curious to why they are not permanently integrated into the game to stay? Sure, there are several bugs and tweaks that could be brought to each new game mode, but why recall the game modes that the community loves and not just leave them live?

For example, the infamous Ultra Rapid Fire mode in June was so incredibly amazing to play and to experience. It left me craving for more URF madness and I was very disappointed to see it leave. When it comes to normal League matches, there really isn't much room for "fun" as it were. PvP matches are always somewhat stressful and you are constantly focusing on winning and outplaying your opponent. With the featured game modes (especially with URF), there seemed to be that little injection of fun into League that I think is needed here and there.

So once again, my question is this: why not just leave these featured games modes like URF and Doom Bots within the live version without recalling them back to the workshop?

Keep up the good work, guys! I'm excited for what you will bring to the table after Doom Bots have crawled back to their scary hovels!

RiotRiot Velocity7/23/2014, 9:25:31 PM22 votes

Do you guys feel that you properly captured the scariest parts of all the bots that were included in the game mode?

Were there any champions that you wish could have made it into the game mode?

Tehemai7/23/2014, 9:04:49 PM21 votes

Why did you make ip gain so low? I had to stop playing after the first day because the income made is like worse than that of beginner bots for level 30s when you consider all the losing that you will be sure to be doing. There is no motivation to keep playing after beating it once, only punishment.

I mean what kind of reward for finally triumphing over 5 bombs doom bots in a long grueling match is 60 ip? You can say it's about the journey not the reward, but when someone chooses to give you a reward so insultingly low, it diminishes the whole experience, makes you lose any sense of accomplishment and certainly does not make you want to undertake it ever again.

Aika Tsube7/23/2014, 9:01:54 PM20 votes

Do you have any plans to create a rotating cycle of game modes that switch out each week? Eg. Champion Free Week but with game modes instead.

Supafeed7/23/2014, 9:01:08 PM18 votes

Lord Milutin7/23/2014, 9:02:30 PM14 votes

Hello! Morgana, Galio and Lux are definitely hardest for me. We really struggle against them, and I never won on 5 bombs. :D I just wanna say that his game mode is my favorite since I love playing vs bots, and I can't wait to see this return the same or even better - improved (with more champions) in the near future. Who is the hardest for you guys? :)

Baccadc7/23/2014, 9:18:21 PM14 votes

Why did you decide to go from lvl 1 - lvl 2 - lvl 5?

Captain Alejo7/23/2014, 10:20:11 PM14 votes

I'd love to hear some thoughts on the implications of this mode on training new players to utilize alternate strategies to win.

The existing bots do a great job of acclimating users to basic gameplay, but they do little in the way of exposing some of the more complex mechanics or strategies. In discussing Doom bots with some of my more skilled friends (Plat+) we began to realize that while the mode does put players in a very uneven environment, it does encourage split pushing and objective control. This is something I didn't anticipate going into the mode and realize it could be a very effective tool to acclimate newer players to some of these advanced concepts.

Do any of you guys agree that the mode does a good job of encouraging alternate win strategies? Was this identified during development or ever a factor in design direction?

danioliable7/23/2014, 9:29:39 PM14 votes

what's the crazyest thing you guys thought of when making these insane kits?

KataiKi7/23/2014, 9:18:27 PM11 votes

Were the ones included the only champions you worked on? Or were there some scrapped ideas for bots that didn't make the cut?

pcosty7/23/2014, 9:01:21 PM9 votes

Hey guys,

Would you consider removing the level restriction on Doom Bots?

I was trying to play with an NA friend earlier, but couldn't because his EUW account was only level 2. Really unfortunate and super sucky.

I get why you would have a restriction, but featured game modes can be a fun, non-serious way for us to play with friends from other regions. Especially if we have a group of 5 and it's against AI.

Cheers.

Quinzac7/23/2014, 9:27:01 PM5 votes

Hi again, :-), another question. Will we ever be able to see a game mode where we'll be able to have the Doom Abilities. Even though we would need more champions with Doom Abilities to make that more fun, I would love to be able to use Doom Tibbers >:-) Annie

OH NO ITS LU BU7/23/2014, 9:00:54 PM5 votes

Was the thought of a Darius bot too frightening to make it through the planning phase? What was the main reason certain champs were cut?

atlas3047/23/2014, 9:23:10 PM3 votes

hi, i really enjoy this mode (almost 50 games played!) and have some questions (which im sure may have been asked already so dont worry about it.

why so heavily focused on ap champions?
why couldnt we spectate friends playing (i get why, but did you think maybe you could have changed it?)

a nice thing about this game mode is that it heavily relies on your team to actually use teamwork and adjusting between offence and defence (except when you get matched with the always split pushing people, which is a good sign for an easy loss).

i look forward to future game modes, thanks.

Talodin7/23/2014, 9:12:43 PM2 votes

What was the biggest issue/glitch you had to deal with while making this game mode>