I ask the 1, maybe half, of a Riot Dev who may possibly skim over this godforsaken site that I can ban out a map or 3 in my ranked/unrated games.
We are getting 10 maps total after Champs, 3 of which will be out of the competitive pool. Those 3 maps will likely be Haven, Ascent, and Icebox - 2 of which have been staples of the game since its official launch. With the backbones of the map pool gone, I think it's the perfect time to implement a system of map choice for Ranked and Unrated modes. Why is the 99.9% of thr player base LOCKED into the pro-oriented map rotation? I think that question becomes more and more weak when we consider how (in the next few months) a complete rollout of Premier will be released. THAT is the path to pro, THAT should follow a pro pool - not my Plat lobby games. People who want to play maps they like will do so, players who want to continue practice on the pro circuit of maps will also do so. I don't even need a complicated system, just let me check of maps that I would like to play. Fuck it, make the minimum like 5 maps so you can abuse it for leaderboard or anything.
Now to cover some concerns:
What about new maps or reworked maps? Make them unbannable for a week or two. Force people to check them out and gain experience on them.
What if some maps aren't being played? I feel like that's a positive of this system being implemented - it will provide a much better way to discern what maps are liked or disliked by the community and changes should be addressed based on that information.
What if we never get a ban-system for Val? I might just fucking end it all.
Short Version: We have Premier for pro-map circuit, let me - casual timmy - play whatever the fuck I want in my fun shooter game.
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