League of Legends gamers have been teased with the chance of a “Solo Only Mode” by Riot Games not too long ago when the studio confirmed that it was wanting into what this sort of mode would appear to be in League, and this week, gamers received an replace on the Solo Only Mode explorations. Unfortunately, the replace was not precisely a promising one for individuals who have been in favor of the thought. Riot stated in its newest put up that it is “not at present planning to separate solo and duo events in Ranked,” so it seems to be like that answer has been shelved in the meanwhile.
The newest on Riot’s ranked explorations got here from sport loop product lead Chris “Riot Auberaun” Roberts in a put up addressing the state of matchmaking and different League programs. The put up opened with a recap of some of the concepts talked about months in the past together with the proposed Solo Only Mode. Roberts stated that Riot’s not but prepared to supply a Solo Only Mode provided that duo queue gamers wouldn’t have a becoming dwelling in the event that they have been stripped from the present Solo/Duo queue and needed to go to Flex Queue.
“We’re not at present planning to separate solo and duo events in Ranked,” Roberts stated. “While we nonetheless consider within the logic for why this might be a good concept, we first have to make it possible for duo gamers have one other place for a compelling aggressive expertise. Flex queue does not at present meet that bar.”
Once the dialogue made its option to the League subreddit, Roberts responded there after being requested a couple of questions concerning the disparities between Solo/Duo and Flex. One of these solutions defined that placing solo and duo gamers in the identical queue permits matchmaking programs to offset talent imbalances by pulling in solos from greater tiers to go up towards a duo of a barely decrease rank. Roberts additionally mentioned in one other how gamers understand somebody’s Solo/Duo rank vs. how the Flex rank is acquired. The latter, for instance, is usually seen as much less spectacular by gamers provided that it includes extra coordinated play.
In the identical primary put up, Roberts additionally teased the addition of three extra League options that are deliberate to return to the sport earlier than the tip of the yr.
