League of Legends will stop making new champions, and that’s okay.
In a podcast, Matt “Riot Phroxzon”, Lead Designer, hinted that the development team would stop adding champions to League of Legends to prevent new players from drowning in a confusing, unintuitive and endless pool of characters. While this news of a champion cap is shocking to some, it’s a reasonable, necessary decision to preserve the long-lasting thrill of League of Legends.
Riot Phroxzon is asked by the Broken by Concept League podcast hosts if there will be a limit on how many champs are allowed to play the game. Riot Phroxzon replies with a huge nod and says, “It has definitely been a conversation, but we still have plenty of flexibility to go.”
Riot Phroxzon adds that making new champions for their League of Legends team is a problem because it exponentially increases the information a new player needs to understand to enjoy the game. The League champions are currently 161, which is a lot of information for the average player to absorb.
This is why they make certain mechanics similar to hooks and magic skill shots so that new League of Legends champions feel intuitive to players. He gives an example of Gwen, highlighting her W and the confusion surrounding her invulnerability.
Riot Phroxzon says, “It’s when we completely subvert the meaning of a spell, missile, or VFX that we run into problems.” “Let’s say I run into Thresh. He throws a hook, and although it looks like a hook, it just passes over someone. It would be like, “What the hell is this?”
It is great to hear that Riot’s League of Legends group is actively planning for the future of this massive MOBA and providing easy access routes for new players. In the early years of high school, League dropped a few champions yearly. Now it seems like every month there is a new champion or reveal. This is a lot for someone who has been playing for many years. Although it’s difficult to envision a world in which the League roster was capped and finite, this will make things easier for everyone and reduce the headache for the balancing teams. Who could be the League of Legends champion?
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