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Can we get a draft mode queue for Howling Abyss?

Khristophoros·10/16/2014, 8:08:43 AM·3 votes·1,049 views

I think a lot of people like the all-mid format but there are a lot of us who dislike the random factor of ARAM. I used to play ADAM (draft version) back when the custom games were popular on SR but now that's not popular anymore. I see some people doing blind pick but I think that's stupid. The mode is so horribly imbalanced that blind pick would degenerate to the same 5 champs (yes 5, not 10, that's how imbalanced it is) every game.

In draft mode a decent variety of champs get to see play, even back on the SR version when the imbalance was even stronger. But as long as you banned Nid (now it would probably be Sona) it was pretty fun and you saw a decent variety of picks.

So basically I like the format but I get sick of random champs after a while because there's not too much you can do about some matchups and it feels like a waste of time.

4 Comments

Sarutobi10/16/2014, 9:27:05 AM2 votes

While I do like the random factor I dislike the fact that one can make new account with just the champs they are good with and have a higher chance of getting said champs to play with! I don't see why they can do both. Having a draft pick of bans and then getting a random champions could work, but I could see this just being an All Mid type of game mode!

BionicBunny10/16/2014, 9:07:31 AM1 votes

That would be cool!

Matthias911910/16/2014, 8:15:25 PM1 votes

If Blind All-Mid would always be the same 5 champs, wouldn't Draft All-Mid just be "ban those 5 champs and then pick the next 5 best ones?"

I guess there would be some aspect of counterpicking possible, but I feel like you'd probably only see a pool of 20-25 champs ever picked.

phyerbert10/16/2014, 10:17:39 PM1 votes

I'll just voice what i'm sure is riot's thoughts on this. If there's enough passion for this then you'll see it all over the custom games. that's how Howling Abyss got it's start and unless you see a massive movement of players to custom games with these rules you won't see a change out of riot.