It is a busy week for League of Legends with several developments in esports, game balance, and even the client itself. The game developers have provided an update on their plans to improve the League of Legends client through a series of steps, including lowering bootstrap time to roughly fifteen seconds for most players. So far, progress is moving along quite well.
In esports, there was a major upset on May 3 against Machi Esports at the Pacific Championship Series. Talon Esports, competing in the game for their first time, pushed the series to game five secured the title. Despite being relatively inexperienced and new, Talon Esports performed at a level that few were expecting.
TSM has made a move that is sure to keep them is a strong position for a while, choosing to extend the contract of AD carry Doublelift through to November 16 of 2021. The 26-year-old player recently spent two years performing well with Team Liquid and has captured four LCS championships in a row, but was unable to reach the playoff round in the 2020 Spring Split.
Finally, developer Riotscruffy addressed potential changes coming to both mid and bot. While these “Quick Gameplay Thoughts” are not set in stone, they do offer a glimpse into what the developers are prioritizing for the future of the game – worth reading here in its entirety.
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