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Untapped Mode Potential

Seriphym·8/3/2014, 8:45:34 PM·1 votes·805 views

(For Team Builder mainly but might be able to be added to any mode.)

What if there was a way to bring a whole way to play that would entice new players to keep playing and get more IP? What if there was something for long time players to spend their IP on?

I see so much untapped potential its ridiculous and I am honestly wondering if maybe RIOT missed it or just considered to much hassle to implement. In the current system in Blind Pick or Team Builder we pick our champ, skins, runes and masteries and then we hit the start or ready button and pray that the META of runes and masteries will lead us to victory.

Well how about (in Team Builder for example) we select our champ then hit ready and we see the enemy team line up. Then we get to choose our runes/masteries (and skins if you want to go that route) after we see the champs we are playing against.

The reason I think this would add to the game is it would entice players to build beyond the mastery/rune meta for a particular champ they enjoy playing as well as give them more control over how they handle their opponents. It could also add more viability to current champs. Right now we select a champ and their mastery/rune set up off what "should be the best" for any unknown scenario which leads to a very limited style of play.

TLDR: Being able to see your enemy team makeup before selecting your runes and masteries would allow player to make real use of the runes they have purchased as well as providing incentive to purchase more with their IP. It would also give players a bit more control over matchups and add more fun to the game.

9 Comments

snelly128/3/2014, 10:55:32 PM2 votes

I like the idea! Maybe leave blind pick truly "blind" but there is no reason it couldn't be in Team Builder.

supportofdoom8/6/2014, 1:12:36 AM2 votes

So much untapped potential Syndra

Angry Monster8/3/2014, 9:29:10 PM1 votes

So i said no. I treat team builder like a better blind pick que. The reason why you have to generalize is these "Blind" Qs is that certain champs can straight counter others with the correct setups. Forcing people to generalize their pages against unknowns keeps this form being an issue. Yes some one could roll the dice and take a risk and screw them selves but that is just part of the "Blind" system

Also i would like to see team builder replace replace blind completely. Currently their seems to be 3 to 1 ratio of favor for this in riot testing. The true blind pic mode is dated and just causes champ select issues with call versus lock in.

High Lord Blaze8/4/2014, 12:48:08 AM1 votes

It's like blind pick; I feel that TB is for you to play whatever champion you like, wherever you like, however you like. Runes/masteries would just complicate things. Personally, I would feel kind of obligated to pick the best set against them as possible, rather than going the way I was originally intending to go.