For once, League of Legends players are in alignment with a feature from Dota 2. Players believe this feature from their rival game would significantly improve the experience for new players.
It’s daunting to be a new player in League. With almost 170 champions, deciding which role and champion you want to play can be overwhelming. In a Sept. 12 Reddit thread, League players suggested Riot Games follow in Dota 2’s footsteps. In Dota 2, new players have access to all heroes, allowing them to immediately decide which role and heroes they want to play.
In League, you’re limited to a small pool of champions with additional champions from the free-to-play rotation. One player said, “I’ve been playing a lot of DOTA lately and one of the biggest advantages it has is how all heroes are free from the jump.”
The biggest gripe in the thread is being unable to choose what you want to play as a new player, which could be offputting. New players would have to spend hundreds of hours unlocking all 168 champions. For Dota 2 players, all 124 heroes are ready to go at launch. “If they’re constantly playing with champs they don’t have fun with, they think the game is too boring to continue trying,” another player added.
While purchasing the Xbox Game Pass gives you access to all champions in League, players suggested an alternative method. Riot should allow all champions to play free in the co-op vs. AI mode. This would allow players to try out new champions while still new to the game. VALORANT, for example, has all agents unlocked in the shooting range. “I think they should all be free in co-op vs AI, but not regular play,” one player commented.
Nevertheless, for now, new players will have to accept buying the game pass or trying out the free champions.
