League of Legends is changing again, and developer Riot Games is attempting to capture an even larger portion of the eSports audience with the launch of Season 3. This begins with the new League ranked play, which abandons the gigantic ladder system and puts groups of players into smaller leagues of 250. Each of these leagues falls into one of six skill tiers, with five divisions further dividing them.
If you win enough Ranked games you'll earn League Points. Earning 100 then unlocks an "advancement series," giving you a chance to play a best-of-three tournament to move up between divisions. Once you're at the top of your skill tier, you can play a best-of-five match to advance to the next skill tier. Reach the highest tier, called the Challenger Tier, and rise to top of this, and then you and your five-player team can play against the current pros for a chance to take their place.
Alongside the launch of Season 3, Riot Games has launched a new eSports hub. The idea is to have a website dedicated to the sport, instead of the hard-to-find sub-section of the main League of Legends site. Check it out at lolesports.com. Here you can find a full schedule of upcoming matches, something Riot hopes will make their Championship League easier to follow.
Additional changes have also been made to several champions and items, and you can read the full patch notes on the game's official site. To get some of the highlights, as well as a walkthrough of how the new League system will work, watch the patch preview video below.
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Source : ign[dot]com
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