Developers RiotGames surprises the League of Legends players with the new “Game Mode Rotation”.
In a surprising move, the developers of League of Legends announced yesterday evening that two years after the first special game mode, a Game Mode Rotation will be implemented in the game, designed to attract players each weekend with various game modes. This includes familiar modes such as U.R.F. (Ultra Rapid Fire) mode and new game modes that have not been seen before.
Game Mode Rotation combined with Championship Points & LoL Hextech Workshop
In the new Game Mode Rotation of League of Legends, players still earn Championship Points for the hero they played after each game. It doesn’t matter whether you are playing the Legend of the Porokönig or the One-for-All game mode. And the best part is: By earning Championship Points and thus also “ratings”, you can earn Hextech loot chests in arranged games through an S-rating, once the Hextech Workshop System is implemented in the game.
Hearthstone players will likely compare this mode quickly to the Tavern Brawl, where a different game mode is unlocked for a few days once a week. There, you can earn card packs, but only once in the respective Tavern Brawl.
When will all this come to League of Legends?
Unfortunately, there is still no exact time set for when the rotating queue will be incorporated alongside ARAM and the classic queue. The news explicitly states that U.R.F. will not be returning on April 1st. The developers cannot yet present the full range of game modes at this time; however, the Ultra Rapid Fire mode is expected to be available at least twice in 2016.
A schedule for the other game modes will be published in advance as soon as it is complete. With the announcement of these game modes in LoL, the aim was to counter the speculation already surrounding this year’s URF event.
So stretch your neck and train your forehead so you can soon roll your head across the keyboard without suffering permanent damage. Which mode in League of Legends are you most looking forward to?
