Riot Games set to introduce Champion Select Anonymity, Loadout Recommender, and more for League of Legends' pre-season 2023
On September 30th, 2022, Riot Games announced some exciting changes that will be coming to League of Legends. This time, they are focusing more on the out-of-game experience, with a focus on Champion Select.
There are three major topics that they covered that we will go in depth on in this article: Champion Select Anonymity, Pick Order Swapping, and Loadout Recommender. These are all upcoming changes, with plans to be launched by the end of the year.
Riot also announced some smaller changes that are coming immediately. These will focus on matchmaking improvements and adjustments by tinkering with the hidden MMR system. Essentially, these aim to create higher match parity, reducing the number of smurfs and new players in the same lobby based on who has many ranked games this season.
Dodging has been a prevalent and powerful tool for players to use across all ranks when climbing in League of Legends. The developers have acknowledged that dodging a lobby should be used in some rare, legitimate cases, but they also realize that it is usually not used in good faith.
Many League of Legends players will use external websites to analyze their teammates the moment that Champion Select begins. They will see who has been playing well, who is going to play their main champion, and who is first-timing a new character in ranked.
This is not what Riot Games wants dodges to be used for, so they plan to introduce anonymity in Champion Select. Usernames will no longer be displayed, meaning you will not be able to research your teammates before the game starts.
WIld Rift, a Riot Games mobile version of League of Legends, has had this feature since its inception. Instead of asking someone to pick your champion for you, you will now be able to
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