League of Legends has had the same controls for 15 years. With a right-click, you move your champion and attack simultaneously. A new leak now shows that you could control your champs with more than one key in the future.
What does League of Legends allegedly want to change? The X user SkinSpotlights showed in a tweet a new control scheme for the popular MOBA. The data miner found an option that allows the classic right-click control to be replaced with a modern variant.
Which 4 keys could become more important? With the new control scheme, the keys W, A, S, and D will become significantly more important for League of Legends. According to SkinSpotlights, you can control your champion with them and give your right-click a break after 15 years. How the controls behave when using skill shots or the popular “Flash,” which is set to the D key by default for many players, was not uncovered by SkinSpotlights.
In a personal comment under the tweet, he pointed out that this new feature will be purely optional and no one is forced to use the new controls.
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Community is concerned about the new controls
What does the community say about the leaks? The comments under the Reddit post are mixed. The user qonoxzzr lamented on Reddit that the day of the leaks is not April 1. Another user named SpearmintFlower also highlights the positive sides of a new control scheme and writes on Reddit:
- “Wow. I honestly think that would be the biggest change in League’s history. It completely alters how new players interact with the game. Personally, I find the idea cool; even if it fails, it will make it significantly easier for new players to get into the game. But for a game like LoL, which has been around for so long, such a change seems extremely late, especially considering that the existing player base has been accustomed to the old system for over 10 years.”
Especially new players who have no MOBA experience could find it easier to get into League of Legends with the WASD controls, which are widespread today, than before. In addition to the benefits for new players, Reddit user 2hopp worries about the e-sports scene (via reddit.com):
- “This could completely destroy the professional scene; imagine if WASD actually becomes the superior input method and there is no guarantee that the currently best players in the world will remain at the top with the new controls.”
It is important to note that this information is merely rumors based on data mining. Whether the new controls will make it into League of Legends is not confirmed.
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