Entirely Original New Game Mode Idea: Capture the Flask

TaoistMaster·Jun 12, 2015·6 votes·1,309 views

Ha, jokes aside..

LOL has needed a "capture the flag" styled game mode for quite some time.

But a flag? No! The League needs a

Obviously this will be a special type of that himself made.

The flasks will spawn randomly in the map's jungle at the 15 min mark and then the real fun begins (like a normal game till that point)

All players will frantically search for the other team's . (It would spawn randomly somewhere like bard's chimes)

Then, someone finds the . Probably not though :(

They walk over it, and the is in that champion's item inventory.

And then the rest is obvious. Take the other team's flask, and get back to your fountain. Get killed while you are flasked? then it spawns again randomly on the map.

I think it should be, whenever someone takes the they are visible to all enemies. And you have to finish "taking it" for you to be order to bring it back to your base.

It should grant some cool slippery stats too.. like cc reduction and movement speed.

Bump this thread if you would like to play this game mode or a similar one.

19 Comments

MacDthreeJun 12, 20154 votes

This. I've been wanting something like this for a reallllly long time. The only issue that I can't work past, is what keeps people from getting possession of the flask and just standing in their base, unkillable until right before the timer runs out. Because if it only respawns when it's turned in for a point - if somebody just held it, and stayed behind their tower... nobody would be able to kill them.

xMadOwlJun 12, 20152 votes

It's Rather actually a good mode you have there M8, But i think only 1 flask per team hidden randomly in your jungle like

Blue Side Jungle - Random Blue Flask

Red Side Jungle - Random Red Flask

So that way it wont spam near your fountain and you will like, get it and walk away like a boss, it's actually a good mode i would like to play myself, bump for this mode, Also No movement speed, that would be just Unfair lol

i think CC Reduction and Fear, etc. would be nice a few Balances there and here like, no TP allowed nor, kass or TF and all those roamers, and it would be nice

TrídentJun 12, 20152 votes

recall needs to be disabled when they have the flask though

TurquoiseYoshiJun 13, 20152 votes

I think the flask should give you less slippery stats, because unless there's a small map or a lot of roaming, it may take a bit to get to the flask-holder even without movement boosts.

The Bearded BardJun 13, 20152 votes

Ironically Lee Sin would probably be one of the best champs for this gamemode. I personally wouldn't like it, mostly because you would only be able to play highly mobile champs.

TaoistMasterJun 13, 20151 votes

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Ironically Lee Sin would probably be one of the best champs for this gamemode. I personally wouldn't like it, mostly because you would only be able to play highly mobile champs.

there would be a banning phase :)

The Bearded BardJun 13, 20151 votes

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there would be a banning phase :)

There would still be 0 variety to the champs being played. Champions without at least one dash/blink would be completely unviable.

DrathTurtle314Jun 13, 20151 votes

If picking up the flask is like capturing the central buff in dominion, and can be interrupted, then I'd probably be playing Jinx or Ashe fairly consistently(mostly because I can't play Ezreal very well)

TaoistMasterJun 13, 20151 votes

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There would still be 0 variety to the champs being played. Champions without at least one dash/blink would be completely unviable.

what if the flask disabled the champions abilities???

DWT12345Jun 12, 20151 votes

too unbalanced, sine it could spawn in someplace very obvious. It should be located like the nexus, and you just have to go pick it up, and run back to your base. The flask will give enemies vision of you and prohibit you from using abilities. The gamemode shouldent have recall or teleport, and when you die the flask should return back automatically.

TaoistMasterJun 12, 20151 votes

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too unbalanced, sine it could spawn in someplace very obvious. It should be located like the nexus, and you just have to go pick it up, and run back to your base. The flask will give enemies vision of you and prohibit you from using abilities. The gamemode shouldent have recall or teleport, and when you die the flask should return back automatically.

sure, i was just trying to give a general idea of it.

but yea, some balance tweaks like that are definitely needed. no porting back would be one for sure.

TaoistMasterJun 12, 20151 votes

TwistedFate might need a ban from this game lol.

who would you ban?

DrathTurtle314Jun 13, 20151 votes

Evelynn perma ban RekSai Pantheon TwistedFate Shen Shaco (can his clone pick up the flask?) Sion

If we got 3 bans per team, these would be the ones that I would ban the most frequently, depending on which ones my opponents owned and which ones they banned. I don't care if I have pink wards, I don't care if the flask works as a mobile pink ward when the enemy has it, I'm banning eve. Also, all forms of cross map mobility would be dangerous to allow, because they allow you to find the flask faster...

Also, disabling abilities while you have the flask would be interesting, but I still want my poison Teemo . (How would disabling abilities work with passives and things like teemo E which can't normally be switched off? will nautilus autos still snare? will braum autos still apply concussive blows to stun people with?)

KieliahJun 12, 20151 votes

I don't think it would be very fun, because bots would run RAMPANT. All thebot has to do is run around the jungle and if it happens to pick it up, bad news bears for your team

TaoistMasterJun 12, 20151 votes

bots?

come on man..

just dont give exp for the most and people wouldnt use bots?

but i dont see how that would be a problem.

TaoistMasterJun 13, 20151 votes

what if the flask gave slippery stats..

but also disabled ALL of your abilities?

That'd be hilarious.

Or if it gave you one flash every 30 seconds or gave you some kind of mobility spell while disabling all your other spells?

Idk just random ideas.

glad some people agreed that they have wanted a game mode like this for awhile.