Hey everyone! It might feel weird to talk about preseason in June, but we want to start the conversation early so you have plenty of time to prepare and give feedback.
When we developed last year's preseason, Rise of the Elements, we wanted to expand and evolve League of Legends in an unexpected and exciting way. Elemental rifts add even more spice and each game of League presents a new challenge. When looking at all of the possibilities for this year’s preseason, we decided to take a different approach. This year, we're going to invest in League’s future by building up and refining one of League's foundational gameplay systems.
Preseason 2021's gameplay changes will focus on a fully upgraded shop interface and a top to bottom rework of the item system!
It’s worth saying that there are a lot of satisfying, well-designed items in the current system and that most of the item system's fundamentals are solid. Keeping the best parts of the system is one of our central philosophies; we only want to improve or replace the areas that aren't fulfilling their potential. In terms of change, we’re estimating something like 34% retained, 33% improved, and 33% new.
In this blog we’re going to lay out some of our goals and philosophies around items in League of Legends to start the conversation with you all about what we hope to bring to this preseason.
znat on June 12nd, 2020 at 15:37 UTC »
Can't wait to buy Mordekaiser's armor
mkwstar on June 12nd, 2020 at 15:33 UTC »
Is that...Force of Nature?
urclades on June 12nd, 2020 at 15:25 UTC »
a friend of mine has just started playing league and that recommended page looks really really nice for new players specifically. The current recommended page can really overwhelm still and this looks easier to understand and learn to make item choices just by using the keywords.
I do think you should be careful with putting the elixer there on the side tho, can be a massive noob trap.