It’s been a tumultuous year at the top for the MOBA giant League of Legends. The decision to change the way ranked queues work and effectively remove solo queue was met with loud disapproval from the player base. Combine this with the release and subsequent massive success of Overwatch, and many started to speculate that the world’s most played video game might be entering a decline.
Nonetheless, Riot Games are in no hurry to let League of Legends decline and have now unveiled their sweeping design plans and new features for the impending 2017 Season update.
Some of these changes include, but are not limited to:
- Solo/Duo ranked queue reintroduced while still maintaining flexible team queues
- A full pass of reworks, changes, and balance updates to Assassin-type champions
- Jungle tweaks that include the consolidation of Smite buffs into plants that can be utilised on the map
- The long-awaited game client update, which includes both Replays and a Practice mode
For a full list of impending changes with more in-depth details, you can check out Riot’s official season update page.
The 2016 ranked season will be concluding on November 7th, one week after the World Championship Grand Final ends. Many of these changes will be implemented during the pre-season months, with the 2017 ranked season officially starting on December 6th.
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