Strong changes are coming to League of Legends (LoL): The rune system and masteries will change with LoL Patch 7.13. New honor votes will come at the end of a match.
The rune system in League of Legends has been a thorn in the side of players for some time. Runes had to be purchased with the currency used to buy champions. Often, players had to decide whether they could afford a new champion when certain runes were still missing.
In the future, rune prices will be eliminated, and players will have the ability to change rune pages during champion selection! Exclusive content will be available for players who have been honored by their teammates.
Runes will be free – HURRAY!
By the preseason in November 2017, the changes to the rune system are expected to take effect. Currently, work is still being done on it, and the outlook for the possible results is already promising.
Free Runes
Riot does not like the idea of players having to choose between new runes or a new champion. The high costs of runes have long been criticized by players. In the new rune system, all runes will be free for all players. This way, you can change runes more frequently and more easily test new builds without having to spend your saved points.
At the same time, the reward system will be changed so that players can fill their champion pool faster.
Runes and Masteries will be combined into a single system
Instead of many smaller choices, keystones are intended to consolidate the strength of the choices and have a greater impact on gameplay. Keystones should become even more important in the game than they currently are.
Keystone masteries are designed to have such a strong impact on the game that play styles can be built entirely around them. As an example, Riot mentions the Berserker ability:
- “After a few seconds in combat, “Berserker” increases attack speed by 60% and temporarily increases the attack speed cap!
The keystone is meant to be the centerpiece of every rune set that you can enhance with major and minor runes. This is important to adapt to your team or the opposing team. An example of a major rune is “Overhealing”:
- “Overhealing” converts your excess healing into a shield. Not only champions with healing abilities can benefit from this rune. If you have Soraka or Sona on your team, this rune is also beneficial for other champions who are healed by them.
To help you adapt to the various team compositions, runes will be customizable during champion selection!
Will I get my IP back for my runes?
For players who have spent thousands of influence points in recent years to buy runes or rune pages, there is good news: Riot has kept you in mind for these upcoming changes. More details on this will come closer to the preseason.
It may be possible that Riot reimburses you for part of the costs or pays out in chests or keys for Hextech Crafting. However, these are just speculations for now. The fact is that Riot wants to take care of these players.
Honor for Team-Mates – Earn Skins
The honor system in League of Legends is now hardly noticed. It has little influence on the game and is therefore already ignored by many summoners. But that should change soon. After the Nexus explodes and a match ends, you can vote for one of your four team members on the screen. There are three different categories for the votes:
- Stayed cool – When the ally was not frustrated and did not bury their head in the sand when maybe the early game did not go well.
- Leadership / Shot-Calling – Did the ally make good calls and make it easier for you to win? Then give them this vote.
- GG <3 – For allies who enriched the game and were nice.
After the votes, you will enter the game summary, where you can see which honors/votes you received. If you received three or more votes, this will be shown to the entire lobby.
When players vote for you, your honor level rises. Honorable players receive additional rewards and exclusive content! By the way, this honor level can also decrease if you do not receive honors for a while.
Key fragments will only be available through the honor system in the future. This rewards players who behave well during matches and do not stand out negatively.
Riot is working on implementing the new honor system in the game with Patch 7.13. How do you like the planned changes in League of Legends?
With missions in LoL, you will soon be able to earn skins and loot
