"Nemesis Draft" Q&A with the Play team. 2/17, 10AM - 12PM PST

RiotL4T3NCY·2/17/2015, 5:55:13 PM·37 votes·150,947 views

Yo Everyone ^o^/

The latest Featured Game Mode, “Nemesis Draft” is currently live, and the Play team is here to field any questions or suggestions you guys might have! We make all of the Featured Game Modes, so feel free to ask us anything about Nemesis Draft (or any previous modes). What are the weirdest team compositions you played with so far? What's your favourite comp or strategy for giving champs to the enemy team? Are there any new champs you've discovered that are kinda fun to play? Tell us the story of your most epic match yet! ^_^

We’ll be online from now for 2 hours, from 10:00AM ~ 12:00PM PST.

-L4T3NCY -BuffMePlz -DefaultChar -Beastfu -Mixtli -Ponts

EDIT: Ok guys, we're out for now. We'll still check in on this thread throughout the day and maybe answer a few more. Thanks for stopping by and asking us stuff! ^_^/

563 Comments

Scrubymcbubble2/18/2015, 8:10:14 PM14 votes

Want a challenge!? Grab a group of 5 (don't want to enrage the randoms with your picks) and give the enemy team a sweet LCS Teamcomp! And yes, the ADC Nami's and Janna's sure are shinning bright on this gamemode! We tried our luck against the Jarvan+Gnar with the Kalista+Thresh and infamous Ahri mid on this patch. http://puu.sh/g2DZ9/56ad04d055.jpg

EDIT: Round 2! The Nunu+Galio bot lane is the definition of synergy. Never have i been able to freely charge up such ripe Nunu ults thanks to Galios ult :D http://puu.sh/g2WGJ/5907922397.jpg

-- On a side note.. "If someone misses their pick it should default to random! Then you can save average players making the new mistake missing the icon and players who deliberately close their client would be the only ones punished."

The pick/ban queue for this gamemode and possibly the conditions for getting the icon are truly flawed. I myself missed picking the enemies champ on my very first game of nemesis because the lobby was so foreign and confusing i never even knew it was my turn to pick as it highlights the enemies champ slot. 2 others on my friends list have had the same issue and it appears many more in this forum are feeling the same sorrow. I was absolutely baffled that it dropped the queue when i didn't pick.. WHY wouldn't it just default to RANDOM?

Gathrl2/17/2015, 7:38:34 PM11 votes

What if I accidentally forgot to choose a champion for the enemy team while talking strategy on what we got assigned? Does that count as dodging or do I still have a chance of obtaining the icon?

Genetics802/17/2015, 6:53:56 PM11 votes

Why did battle boosts return, and only for this mode.

plexion1012/17/2015, 6:08:16 PM11 votes

It seems as if everyone likes to ban supports because they don't know how to play them

SeexydVanessa2/17/2015, 6:12:58 PM10 votes

If you could only release one of all the game modes you have released so far which one would you choose?

disregardable2/17/2015, 5:57:29 PM8 votes

I have a question I've wanted to ask since yesterday lol. What champion/build have you guys been most surprised with? In Ascension, Rammus was by far and away the biggest surprise, I played him almost exclusively and had a ton of fun. Would you say there's a Rammus equivalent for Nemesis?

Slippery Ice2/18/2015, 1:12:41 AM8 votes

I ,along with a ton of the community, would love to know what you guys/gals have up your sleeves for Ultra Rapid Fire Mode. It was by far in my eyes the best game mode and would love to see the return once and for all. On top of this question what can you say about bringing back old modes (such as URF) permanently or at least in custom games? Thanks guys keep up the great work!

SeexydVanessa2/17/2015, 6:06:26 PM7 votes

Which game mode has been your favorite this far?

shazb0t2/17/2015, 7:17:50 PM7 votes

My question is pretty boring and dumb, but I can't find an answer anywhere: how do we earn the reward icon for Nemesis Draft? The FAQ wasn't very clear on that point.

midorii2/17/2015, 6:53:51 PM7 votes

I'm curious as to whether you guy (and gals!) over at riot are recording data on this gametype and finding an interest who (in terms of champs) is getting picked the most and how they are getting played.

Is any pick information from Nemesis Draft of any statistical value to you?

Do you think the champions picked the most during this event also prove to be the most misunderstood?

Will this draft help point out champions that would benefit from better clarity in their kit?

Thanks!~

IggypuGoblinKing2/17/2015, 6:50:56 PM6 votes

I like Nemesis Mode but the drafts are a bit stale. Would there be any way of making maybe a Nemesis Mode where the "donation" pool is randomized, lending a little more variety to the champs in these matches?

Krosan2/17/2015, 6:05:17 PM6 votes

Are you guys using data from Nemesis Draft as a data point on the general perceptions of champions?

It's not a big surprise that I see champions like Eve, Yorick, and Urgot given out frequently, but it was fairly shocking for me the first time I realized exactly how badly people at my level undervalued support picks. I've ended up against teams with four supports, then got blamed for the loss because I gave the enemy Rumble or someone else without useful CC.

Mad Rainbow2/17/2015, 8:17:42 PM6 votes

i think this mode would've worked way better with the Howling Abyss map . why did u go with Summoner's Rift instead ?

SeexydVanessa2/17/2015, 6:00:52 PM5 votes

How did you guys come up with the idea for this game mode?

Solidair32/17/2015, 6:19:50 PM3 votes

Why was nemesis draft on the pbe so long before it was released? Did you guys run into some problems?

hawkshot522/17/2015, 6:53:30 PM2 votes

so i feel that nemisis was like an easy one to code as far as game modes go, was this more of a get bye game mode oro was this really compicated? Also why has yorick never been free??? E-V-E-R benn free?