League of Legends brings many players back to the old times with the new Classic mode. But has LoL improved in all aspects? A veteran has a mixed experience.
Since July 29, 2026, players can dive into the nostalgia trip of LoL Classic. A veteran on Reddit, who claims to have been playing since Season 2 (between 2011 and 2012), also shares his thoughts. He states that he never really enjoyed Ranked, but his peak was Diamond IV in Season 7.
In his thread, he compares several aspects of LoL with LoL Classic and draws various conclusions, which do not always indicate that everything has improved.
The old, ugly graphics had advantages
What does the player compare? The LoL veteran compares several aspects. He finds the damage of towers, Baron Nashor, and the dragons in modern LoL better. He also thinks the overall jungle is worse in Classic, although he likes that you can damage opponents by leaving a small monster alive to prevent a camp from respawning. However, he has mixed feelings about the other comparisons.
He likes that items have a greater impact in Classic because there are fewer resistances than nowadays. He also prefers the Bodyblock
, meaning that champions can block the way for other champions, especially in fights to help his team.
He enjoys that team fights are slower in Classic, making navigation more fun. He is ambivalent about the map, which has many more bushes in Classic.
His most controversial point is probably the graphics. He admits that they are objectively uglier
. However, the contrasting and bright colors have the advantage that you can see the champions’ skills better. In the modern version, he has issues with some abilities. The overview benefits from the bad
graphics.
You can read all the comparisons from the Reddit user here:
What does the community say about the comparison? The thread seems to enjoy lively discussions and agreement. With over 2600 upvotes and more than 800 comments, it seems to have struck a chord. Users like SergDerpz (Reddit) agree with the argument about the slow team fights.
Users like DeVil-FaiLer (Reddit) add that snowballing (giving the team a quick advantage through early kills) feels better because item spikes (buffs through one or two specific items) are more significant.
SirVere (Reddit) also comments on the jungle and explains: The old jungle was so merciless – if you didn’t play a champion with high endurance like [Warwick] or Lee [Sin], you really had a hard time during the first clear.
What does MeinMMO editor Nikolas Hernes say about the comparisons? I have been playing LoL since Season 4, and what I like most about Classic are the team fights. Not only are they slower, but you have a better overview of which champion both your strategy and the opponent’s strategy revolve around.
As a jungler, I also enjoy that there is less stress in Classic because there are not as many objectives as in modern LoL. There are actually only your buffs, the dragon, and later the Baron. This gives you more time to gank or even invade the opposing jungler.
But how about you? What aspects of Classic do you like more, and which elements drive you up the wall? Feel free to let us know in the comments. With an ancient spell, you can cause some interesting mischief in Classic: Team finishes match in LoL Classic in just 3 minutes, using an ancient spell that most no longer remember
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