Nexus Blitz to Return to League of Legends with Improvements

Nexus Blitz, the popular experimental game-mode for League of Legends, is set to come back later this year after some improvements. Riot Games made an announcement post earlier today to talk about the game-mode, and the problems they discovered with it once it was released into the wild.

“Over the last few weeks, we’ve been poring through all your feedback and analyzing data from every region with playrate graphs that look like abstract impressionism. We’re no art critics, but the interpretation is pretty clear: Nexus Blitz showed some promise, so we’re bringing it back for a second test run, targeted for patch 8.24! We’re here today to talk about the common themes we saw in your feedback and chat about what we’re looking to change for round two.”

Probably the biggest element to be updated is the map, with player feedback pointing towards how incomplete it felt. Cleaning up the rough visuals and improving clarity around the bases and lanes is a big priority for Riot, as they strive to improve the overall feel of the map and game. Additionally, Riot is looking at changing the flow and pace of the game, to give players the opportunity to take things a little bit slower, rather than non-stop action from the start.

The events that make the game so wacky and fun will also get another pass, with improved clarity on objectives, and changing or removing boring or unbalanced events being a priority. For more of the changes that Riot will be making to Nexus Blitz, check out the announcement post, here, and for more League of Legends news, check out the results from Worlds 2018, here.