Who says new year necessarily says new season on League of Legends, and 2023 will be no exception. The opportunity for Riot Games to present during a round table all the new features that will arrive in the coming months. On the program of course new champions and skins, but also a small update of the ranked game system.
Riot has indeed realized that a long season of an entire year was not optimal in terms of player retention. They reach their plateau very quickly, and do not necessarily want to go higher, or, even worse, find themselves stuck in an ocean of toxic players who will discourage them more than anything else. This is why, like what is done on wild rift, the season will be split into two parts, with a reset between the two splits. Not as strong as the one that takes place between seasons, but enough to require players to reach their rank again.
In return, there will therefore be twice as many ranked rewards in 2023, with two skins offered to players. With change also at this level. It will no longer be necessary to be at least ranked Gold to obtain the skin of the season. This will be decided on the total number of matches played, a number that will vary depending on the rank.
And on the champion side?
The other type of event that marks a year in LoL is obviously the new champions. Four are expected to appear in 2023, including Milio, an enchanter from Ixtal, and Naafiri, a darkin assassin played in midlane.
But it is especially with the former champions that there will be action this year. Along with the Ahri visual update which is only a matter of weeks away, the new Aurelion Sol will make its appearance in patch 13.3 in February. And many champions should be entitled to an update mid scope. These waves of changes that do not aim to reinvent gameplay, but rather bring it up to date. Sivir, Taliyah, Olaf or even Swain have received one in recent months. Neeko has already been confirmed for the next one, with a change to her passive that should allow her to take on the appearance of any object on the rift. Whether it’s a champion, minion, or even plant.
A little patience for the rest
Finally, a few words have been slipped on all the other parts of the game. If we will quickly pass on the upcoming arrival of new animal skins in the line of Pug’Maw, some small information deserves to be noted. Thus, we were able to learn that the change of language of the game directly in the client is imminent. A feature long requested by gamers.
In terms of events, however, you will have to be patient. A team in charge of events and game modes has been opened, and recruitment is now complete. But the developers obviously need a little time to get down to their first projects. Aware of the expectations of the community on this subject, Riot promises news later in the year. The same goes for ARAM. The big update in the last patch of 2022 was not isolated. And the game mode will have a steady follow.