Ranked Laning Mode, My idea!

GhostMaster35·Dec 16, 2014·2 votes·491 views

Hello! First time posting and an idea just came to my mind....What if there was a special Ranked mode...where you take a specific lane and your champion against another champion of the same role on the same lane, some kind of....a new Ranked Game mode, a 1v1!

There has been something not much different from the mode im trying to explain...there was a 1v1 mode back in 2013 on the Howling Abyss, but this is different, im talking about a new ranked game mode where you go top (for example) against another top and the first one to destroy the outer turret, or both the outer and the inner to make it last a little bit more; wins! the same with Mid, and in the case of Bot, you can call your (support/adc) partner and make it a 2v2! only the lane you have chosen would be available for the match, the rest of the map would be deactivated, like one big fog of war that doesn't let you get past through it.

Im thinking about this as something positive for those who really wanna test their skills in lane while early game.....it would let you see how truly good you are without having to depend on your teammates to secure victory (unless its a duo bot!) It would make people more interested into improving and testing their skills at an specific lane and prove how good they really are while depending on their own, and so making them more secure on choosing what lane they are going to take in the normal Ranked.

About the Ranking System....We can set it with a cap of Diamond 1 being the top (just not to make it too big)... and about the divisions..there can be 3 divisions per tier, aside of that, the LP and the Promotion system would remain the same. So it can be like (For example) "Bottom Lane actual Rank (2v2): Gold 1" "Top Lane actual Rank (1v1): Platinum 3" "Middle Lane actual Rank (1v1): Silver 1", and of course, the amount of LP that tell if you are either close to be promoted, or not.

Sorry for the long post, I wanted to make this clear and understandable for everyone! I think it would be a great idea to show off your skills in lane at the start of the game without having to worry about anything else, just focusing on your lane, and your opponent.

Tell me what do you think, is it any good? any bad? any ideas for this Ranked mode? tell me in the comments! Thank you for your time on reading this, really appreciate it! :)

                                                                                                                                                                                                        -- GhostMaster35

3 Comments

MinardeDec 16, 20141 votes

"Actual rank" is an absurd way to describe it. ": " would look cleaner and much less "stuck in elo hell qq"-esque.

In any case, get in line. Dominion, ARAM, and even solo TT all deserve ranked queues before a new 1v1 mode. A ranked Laning mode can't be justified purely by the existence of SR solo ranked. There's a bunch of skills SR tests that wouldn't be present in a 1v1 mode, e.g. map awareness, roaming, teamfighting. Playerbase size would also be a concern, since at least three different queues would be needed just to accommodate the lanes.

Overall the described Laning mode would be the same thing as Snowdown Showdown, but much more prone to shoddy matchmaking due to diminished population numbers.

GhostMaster35May 15, 20151 votes

I Thought about everything that you just mentioned, and as i said: "Im thinking about this as something positive for those who really wanna test their skills in lane while early game.....it would let you see how truly good you are without having to depend on your teammates to secure victory". I know there totally are things that you just cant practice with this game mode, just as you said, map awareness, roaming and teamfighting.While Teamwork is the "code" for this game, its not just about that, independent gameplay is the code for success always in your lane, thats what this game mode is meant in the first place. And while SR is the main game mode for LoL, i find more challenging the idea of a RANKED LANING MODE in SR than a ranked mode for dominion or ARAM.....this game mode would show and put in test more things than a Ranked dominion/ARAM would do. Also, take in mind that dominion wouldnt get a ranked mode because of the lack of players, the demands of people for a Solo mode are way higher than for a dominion/ARAM ranked mode, and a 2-people matchmaking is way easier and comfy than a 10-people matchmaking for those.

MinardeMay 15, 20151 votes

We might be misunderstanding each other a little. My complaint is that by stripping out large sections of the map along with the rest of the players, the game completely changes.

For instance, mid-lane rank. In this hypothetical mode, the match is a 1v1 with only the mid lane accessible. That's so different from standard SR that the metas could be entirely different. Yes, both game modes would take place on SR, but the similarities mostly stop there. Roaming is pointless, so mobility becomes less important here. Ganks won't come, so pushing is now stronger. Teamfighting is impossible, so no need to worry about transitioning. Basically, so many variables and factors that normally go into a ranked SR game disappear in this laning mode that the "Mid-Lane rank" earned wouldn't show how good a player truly is in SR mid-lane. It would only show how good a player is in ranked 1v1 Mid-Lane mode.

2-people matchmaking is way easier and comfy than a 10-people matchmaking

2-4, but, yeah, true. It's naturally easier to pair smaller groups together.

demands of people for a Solo mode are way higher than for a dominion/ARAM ranked mode

Arguable. I think this answer depends on what part of the playerbase is surveyed.

And while SR is the main game mode for LoL, i find more challenging the idea of a RANKED LANING MODE in SR than a ranked mode for dominion or ARAM.....this game mode would show and put in test more things than a Ranked dominion/ARAM would do.

Respectfully disagree. I think ranked Dom/ARAM would be more interesting than a ranked laning mode. Considering the importance of laning in standard ranked SR, ranked modes for alternate maps feel like they'd let people show more variety in skill than a simplified SR would.