Ability Draft Game Mode

Nekrosis·Sep 19, 2014·6 votes·1,270 views

Hello so most people who've played Dota will most likely recognize this game mode. I feel Riot should implement a game mode almost identical to Dota's, now i know its copying but considering there is so many Champions it can make for some interesting games.

**So the idea is all 10 players are dealt a random Champion, then in order everyone gets to pick from a pool of abilities from other champions. **

This can be a very fun game mode for people who are bored of ranked or normals and want other options instead of ARAM's. It's a just have fun who cares game mode where you could see some wacky builds. You can't tell me it wouldn't be fun to see something like a Rammus, Shunpo to an enemy and hit them with a Thundering blow.

6 Comments

RideanovanSep 23, 20142 votes

Caitlyn with Mini Gnar W, Vayne W, Vi W, Sion Ult... Prepare thy anus, for the 3rd hit shall destroy you.

On a more serious note, this would require an absolutely colossal amount of back-end work to function, so we'll likely never see anything like it. It is fun to contemplate, though.

Lumus AvatarSep 19, 20141 votes

Vi Alpha Strikes, punching everyone in the area. She then drives her fist into the ground sending jets of seawater cascading out from her slowing their escape, taking advantage of rage to punch all of them down. So much punch.

ValyrianBladeSep 19, 20141 votes

wouldn't this make getting drawn a champion with better base stats really overpowered? like if you get first choice of ability with a high base stat champion versus low base stat champion with last choice of ability?

Take for example caitlyn versus other adcs. She has a huge advantage in range that is made up for by not having great abilities compared to most adcs. Could you imagine if caitlyn could grab tristana's kit? Could be fun but would take a lot of work to balance, especially with champions whose identity is tied to one skill.

Rock RockburghSep 19, 20141 votes

AD was never meant to be balanced, really. In Dota it's the most broken thing ever-- getting something like Glaives of Wisdom (think Frost Arrows, but damage instead of slow) on, say, Antimage, who has a ridiculous AS in lategame, would be absurd. If you add in AM's mana burn too, you get a truly insane hero.

In ARAM, getting a champ with burst or harass is overpowered. Does that make it a bad mode?

I really don't think AD would work all that well in League, though, because of the way stats work. The core concept of drafting abilities in Dota is to pick skills that mesh will with your primary stat. League doesn't really have anything equivalent to that.