New Summoner's Rift still does not address Blue Side advantage

tried42long·6/18/2014, 6:17:44 PM·8 votes·1,304 views

It is well-known that Blue side has a higher win rate. Statistics.

Recently, the win rate difference was as much as 14% (Source)

57% vs 43% is a very significant amount. This means that Purple side wins 3/4th as much as Blue side. Or, Purple side loses every 4th game just because it is the Purple side.

57% vs 43% is like comparing pre-rework Kassadin to Urgot. Being on the Purple Side nerfs every champion to Urgot's level. If so much effort was put into balancing Kassadin, shouldn't even more effort be spent into balancing the map?

Before this new SR is released, I would like Riot to spend effort into balancing Blue side and Purple side. Perhaps, rotate the map by 45 degrees?

10 Comments

X1CREATOR1X6/18/2014, 9:54:34 PM2 votes

there needs to a a 180 degree rotator so every side can play with the same orientation

Vyet6/19/2014, 12:38:52 AM2 votes

I've always assumed the reason you simply couldn't make the map rotate 180 was because it would jank out the brush mechanic's. After looking at those statistic's, assuming they're legit, its surprising how much of a difference your win rate can be simply because of map size. I know it hate being purple with a skill shot heavy champ. Hopefully that change to the FOV will make that less of an issue in the new map.

These numbers might seem damning but until we see the difference in win rate in only the uppermost echelons of play should you make any assumptions. It might very well put you at a disadvantage at the low tiers of play but a competitive game doesn't balance around low/mid level players( well unless you count dominion... and three's...). I'd be very interested to know the win/loss ratio of diamond and challenger tier players based on the side they're on, other wise that data isn't much use at all.

JackYAqua6/19/2014, 12:20:41 AM1 votes

They should (with Teambuilder) let us decide what side we want one
-> Red / Blue / Don't Care.

TiggyBooDolla6/20/2014, 4:55:19 AM1 votes

it's night elf versus UN-DEAD BABY YEAHH! so ... the blue team is night elf AKA "good" and of course.. the other team, being un-dead is AKA "BAD" so we don't really need to address this do we? Good fights harder man, the good guys are relentless and smart so #effect"s.

TheHowlinCoonDog6/21/2014, 5:00:52 AM1 votes

I totally agree with this. I know you're not supposed to but I play with the camera locked. If you are on bot lane and try to fire a skill shot you have no idea where it is going and you are basically firing into the dark. Riot if you could please took into this.

TitsHemmingway6/25/2014, 3:06:47 AM1 votes

I'm glad someone else agrees. This needs to happen.