One of the things that make League Of Legends so fun to play year in and year out is that Riot Games makes sure that there is always something to do or play. That means having some modes that are permanent, or some modes that are a bit rarer. But just as important is listening to fans and gamers to see what is good for them, or what needs changes. With their most recent mode additions, Nexus Blitz, Riot Games got a lot of feedback.
And in their most recent blog, they talked about it:
Over the last few weeks, we’ve been poring through all your feedback and analyzing data from every region with playrate graphs that look like abstract impressionism. We’re no art critics, but the interpretation is pretty clear: Nexus Blitz showed some promise, so we’re bringing it back for a second test run, targeted for patch 8.24!
For those wondering about the advertised “permanent” nature of the mode, it will be eventually, but Riot Games wants to make sure the mode is as perfect as it can be before they make that happen.
One example is the speed of Nexus Blitz, some League of Legends players felt the game was going too fast and was too chaotic to be fun. So, Riot Games is going to adjust that.
“We think we can retain Nexus Blitz’s high-octane gameplay while giving you a clearer path to success if we:
- Build in relatively calm periods. We aren’t adding SR’s laning phase, but we want teams to have somewhat-lower-intensity periods to take stock of the game state. We think getting a chance to plan your next move will help the 5v5 mosh pit that follows have a clearer purpose.
- Improve event clarity. We’re exploring ways to make it clearer which event is happening and what you should be doing to win it. Improvements here could be anything from tooltips to HUD elements to audio cues.
- Improve map clarity. The clean-up mentioned in the previous section should help here too.”
Stay tuned for more updates.
