

Over on the League of Legends subreddit, Riot members have also mentioned that they hope to scratch an itch for junglers in particular who felt underserved by fast modes like ARAM, and that they intend to give it "better ongoing support" than the axed Dominion mode had back in the day. It's a fast-paced mode - around 15 minutes in our internal tests - that emphasizes exciting and surprising moments over intense competition, while still rewarding the skills you've learned from other League modes." Nexus Blitz itself is described as being made "for those of you seeking fresh, exciting moments and low-pressure fun.

The Nexus Blitz Map as it stands, which may be reworked with a more exciting art style down the line. The aim is that they'll release in "early access" form, where they're then "aggressively patched" on live servers, before hopefully moving into a permanent place in the game - like Summoners Rift and ARAM are now, and the sorely-missed Dominion mode once was. League of Legends is getting a new game mode, Nexus Blitz, as part of a new Experimental Modes programme, and it might borrow one or two things from that other genre dominated by a brightly-coloured free-to-play game, battle royale.ĭeveloper Riot Games announced Experimental Modes - and the first one, Nexus Blitz - in a forum post last night, where they explained their intent for them to pop up at a rate of about "one or two a year" and bring a bit of satisfaction for those out for a faster moving game.
