#Lol custom game modes Patch

So, look, even if the conspiracy theory about missions is totally wrong (and it is), we get it-NB offered something special. And that point is, Nexus Blitz really DID fill a niche and it met player needs that weвЂ™re currently failing to meet. So when Rioters like me come out and say вЂњhereвЂ™s the facts, not that many people were playing it,вЂќ it doesnвЂ™t feel like itвЂ™s really addressing NB fansвЂ™ point. Like, if you like it and want more of it, you arenвЂ™t wrong. This conversation is tough because at the end of the day people who really like NB canвЂ™t be convinced that it didnвЂ™t deserve more love. Because, in October of last year, Cactopus had the following to say about Nexus Blitz in particular, emphasis is not mine: Second, I'm still unclear as to whether Riot intends to release a 'long-term and casual' mode (ie a separate queue for a quick mode like Nexus Blitz). So, I admit I may be reaching a bit too far, but, hopefully that helps lay out my thought process. So to that end, the Modes Team is focusing all of our attention on improving the existing long-term game modes and discovering new, potentially long-term modes that you can play for years.

Within that link (the /Dev: State of Modes), my key takeaway (as it is bolded in the summary) is: That means it takes the same amount of work to bring a mode back for customs as it does to bring it back for queues, which takes us back to our previous discussions around why weвЂ™ve chosen to invest our time into developing new modes, rather than keeping older modes on rotation. Hey! So, my source of the 'long term' modes from the Ask Riot: Events and Game Modes is the following: Talk about moving resources away from custom games :( External link в†’ The guy who wrote this post doesn't even seem to be working on League anymore - his Twitter has him as 'Creative Director of Riot Forge'. Showdown won't be available anytime soonв„ў, but just wanted to give a heads up if files or strings start popping up on PBE. We do however still want to get Custom games working for each RGM while they're on during the weekend (they're not disabled by design, we do actually want them). This obviously raises the question of, 'Will any other modes be available in customs soon?' We don't intend to make any other modes permanently available in customs, so this will likely be a one-off. 1v1 Showdown doesn't really have any special/custom logic, it's a just a 1v1/2v2 that triggers for the victory conditions, so it's quite future-proof.

#Lol custom game modes Patch

It's also effectively zero upkeep from patch to patch, unlike almost every other mode that requires non-trivial attention to keep up with LoL's changes. This is possible because the Showdown mode has vastly lower tech barriers in the new client to making it available (it rests on the ARAM infrastructure). In which case, why not just extend it to all players as well.

The mode honestly wouldn't really hold up as a modern day RGM (it doesn't have the punch of a Dark Star or Star Guardian Invasion), but as an option available in the background for these kinds of events, we think it's worth. Rather than having to run Howling Abyss customs with a 'gentlemen's agreement', Showdown just makes it so much easier. We want to help better support community events like these(or even just friendly trash talk between friends).

I wanted to quickly give some context on why specifically the Showdown mode, and to set expectations of any other modes coming to customs.Д®very year, events come around (EG: All-Stars, PAX) that either use or could benefit greatly from having the Showdown mode available. Heya guys, while it won't be enabled anytime soon on PBE, we'll probably be adding the Showdown mode permanently to Custom games at some point. The least y'all can do is give us the 'effectively zero upkeep' 1v1 mode. Considering Dota 2 / Overwatch have custom games, I'm a bit disappointed that instead of delivering on (what are basically) promises to help us enjoy League in novel ways, they do the opposite!Д¬onsider: moving RGM resources to TFT aka a new game, rip Hide and Seek with Dominion, rip Twisted Treeline for when you have a 6 man, no return of SG Invasion, and no progress on actual custom games.