New Game Mode Idea! *FREEZE TAG*
So this is sort of a rough idea for a new game mode for the upcoming Winter Season of 2014. It's freeze tag and here's just a synopsis of how it would work in League of Legends.
"*Greetings Summoners,
Crystal Scar has been doused with the flurries of the Howling Abyss. Come join in on a merry battle of freeze tag! KO your enemies to freeze them and keep your allies thawed to claim victory!*"
Objective: Be the team with the most freezes at the end of the game or freeze the entire enemy team to instantly claim victory. Map Used: Acension version of Crystal Scar
CHAMPION SELECT
Normal Blind Pick selection. No lane-calling needed as this is one of those "for fun" modes.
GAME START Just like Ascension, each team will start on their respective platforms. Once the game begins, each player will be automatically teleported to 1 of 3 platforms.
This mode's debuff will be "Raging Snowstorm" and its description would go a little something like: "You are blinded by the flurries! Your vision is limited and you are not able to see your teammates on the minimap."
It may seem a little extreme, but how fun would freeze tag be if you didn't have to find your teammate? You will still be able to use pings to coordinate your movement. There are no wards, trinkets, or any other type of vision items except for oracle's. Also, because of the vision impairment and a (preferably) disabled return function, you will be able to use a carrier bird of sorts (keybound by 4; Cooldown: 30 sec) to shop without having to return to base.
HOW TO WIN Freeze your enemies by depleting their HP to 0 (use the effect from Sejuani's ult for this maybe?). If you are frozen, you will not be able to make any actions other than typing in chat and pinging. This will help your team find you to unfreeze you.
HOW TO PLAY If your teammate is frozen, find them and unfreeze them by auto-attacking them five times. Once they have thawed, they will have half their hp and a buff called "Used to the Cold", which allows them to be unthawed in three hits, rather than five if frozen again while this buff is still active. The duration of this buff will last for 30 seconds. Going near a campfire (campfires will be explained in the next section) will end this buff immediately.
BUT HOW CAN WE GET OUR HP BACK? Along with the usual speed pads with HP blips on them, players will also be able to recover at one of the campfires, which will be located on the teleport pads. This will give you a temporary movement speed boost of 50% as well as recover your hp fairly quickly. If you are attacked while at a campfire, you will not be able to regen for the next six seconds. Each time you are attacked, the timer will reset. You will also be able to see anyone that walks within a decent range of the campfire on the minimap due to its warm light. The soul from Howling Abyss will also be there waiting for you to buy. A campfire will also be in the middle of the map (you'll see why soon), but will have no effect on players.
ONE LAST EXTRA
An Ascended Leona and Anivia battle on the Crystal Scar as you play. Choose your ally and they will reward you for your patronage.
Solari's Warmth
Defeat Anivia to be temporarily granted the warmth of the Solari. Your body is wrapped in heat, granting you increased HP, HP regen, and CDR. The heat also melts the flurries as they fall around you granting you increased vision.
Freljord's Wrath
Defeat Leona to be temporarily granted the wrath of the Freljord. You have been graced with the might of the Freljord, granting you + 25% AD, +20% AP, (values TBD for balancing purposes), and +25% movement speed. Your eyes have also adjusted to the storm, granting you increased vision.
Once one of the Ascended have been defeated, the one that is still alive will assist their ally in battle using Intermediate AI, but only when an enemy is near. Once she is KO'd she will return to the center of the map where she will recover until her opponent revives.
That's all I've got for now. Feedback, be it negative, positive, or suggestive, would be gladly appreciated.
Updates: •Carriers deemed unnecessary in light of campfire shops. •Cut "Used to the Cold's" CD in half to prioritize campfires. Grammar fixes. •Added a cooldown to campfire regen after being attacked. No babysitters allowed! •Once the last champion on a team has been frozen, the announcer will shout "Iced!" instead of "Ace!"
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from this. They are all crazy good when it comes to limited space. Akili's ult allows good range for attacks. Fizz will just be too OP in this kind of match. Katarina as well as she has had to be banned or spoken about in all previous modes. And Sona's heal and while we're at it
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should also be unplayable due to heals and stuns. I know that it seems unfair but some Sona mains would be the best at this mode since they would be the toughest to kill period. Soraka and Alister give lots of heal in fast periods. Taric should go too since he heals as well even if it is the weakest.