What happened to the Magma Chamber?
I was really excited for this game mode! It was supposed to be released early S4, but I never even heard that it was cancelled or anything. Riot just sorta... stopped talking about it =(
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It was too unstable.
It also consumed to many resources for the average computer to handle.
thats from like 2010 they were never gunna release that map it was a joke.
I was really excited for this game mode! It was supposed to be released early S4, but I never even heard that it was cancelled or anything. Riot just sorta... stopped talking about it =(
Sigh...
http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/features/showdown-magma-chamber-info
we wanted to try out a game mode like this, but creating a mode-specific map represented a significant commitment when we weren't sure the game mode was going to be something players wanted. Since players seemed really interested in a 1v1/2v2 experience, we chose to try the game mode out on Howling Abyss - an art-complete and optimized map - to gather player feedback and data.
Showdown was a relatively short-lived experience for most players. Tons of players tried Showdown out when it was first released, but, after only a week, players worldwide spent less than 1% of all in game time on Showdown. Generally, we heard good feedback about the 1v1/2v2 gameplay on Howling Abyss as compared to Magma Chamber. Players also had ideas about continued improvement of the 1v1/2v2 experience such as being able to do specific top, mid or bot lane matchups on SR.
Ultimately, we concluded that Magma Chamber simply isn’t the right place for us to further develop a great 1v1/2v2 experience and the mode itself isn’t sustainable as a permanent feature.