CLIENT CLEANUP: CHAMP SELECT & END OF GAME

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Champion mysteriousness Philosophy

Recently the champions team has over and done with an audit and refresh of our principles with reference to champion complexity. At a tall level, we desire League to have champions across a broad range of difficulty profiles to encourage us refer the perfect champion for every player.

A few of our high level goals in the same way as it comes to champion complexity

We want champions to have a rough panic curve upon the difficulty spectrum afterward a few extremely low and a few certainly tall profundity but most falling somewhere in the middle.

As a sub lessening to this we desire to offer a range of complexity options for each class and point (eg a tall obscurity ADC and a low difficulty ADC)

Theme and complexity are skillfully matched - an assassin like increase ninja tools attracts a artist that is usually looking for a challenge even if a fluffy teddy bear would attract players looking for a simpler kit.

For VGUs, we want to save a same profundity level to save the current players of the champion feeling at house afterward the new kit

Avoid extreme playing adjacent to difficulty - Players shouldnt have to unmodified a PHD thesis to understand how to perform as soon as or adjacent to a champion, there is a limit to how much we desire your game disrupted by someone elses pick. Worth noting - playing AS some champions can require this much research because it is an opt in experience.

We study profundity using 3 axis:

Mechanical complexity

Low mechanical demands. Spells are approachable and just work

Rammus, Warwick

Medium mechanical demands. Sometimes requires superior apm or timing pining combos

Kassadin, Kaisa

High mechanical demands. high APM and punishing combos that demand exact execution

Kalista, Azir

Knowledge Complexity

Low - Skills studious from supplementary champs teach you how to take effect this one

Miss Fortune, Sona, Lux

Medium - Playing this champ repeatedly is needed to learn precise play

Yasuo, Draven, Thresh

Alistar Build

High - Reading a guide needed to learn how to achievement this champ

Riven combos, Aphelios

Playing with/against complexity

Low - extra players dont compulsion to modify their playstyle considering this champ is in the game

Ahri, Jinx

Medium - The champ requires additional players to be up to date of further mechanics or strategies in imitation of it is in the game, they can nevertheless perform the game normally for the most part

Thresh Lantern, Nocturnes R

High - The champ requires further players to think not quite the game totally differently on a strategic level in the same way as it is present

Ivern, Proxy Singed

To put it in perspective, here is how we rate our champs this year: