ARAM game mode next patch

The mode is available on the PBE right now! Gogogo!

http://na.leagueoflegends.com/board/show...?t=2196544

Hey Dudes!

A little over a month ago, a number of developers and I participated in Riot’s first ever Thunderdome – a periodic, companywide event aimed at allowing developers to work on whatever they want. My team set out to make the Proving Grounds, our basic tutorial map, playable as full on 5v5. This is something I’ve wanted to do ever since I originally worked on the map, and with the help of some other devs (and a good bit of caffeine) we managed to get everything up and running. Everyone was pretty happy with how the effort turned out, and with the upcoming removal of Winter Summoner’s Rift we saw an opportunity to sneak the new map out by repurposing the same UI hooks.

In the next patch, the Proving Grounds map will be selectable in custom games. While we’ve been playtesting it internally as All Random (and lovin’ it) for quite some time now, all the pick options will be available – Blind Pick, Draft, and All Random – because we’re excited to see what variation you enjoy the most. We’d love to hear any feedback that you may have, as both RiotNome and myself will be providing support post release. Check it out and let us know what you think!

EDIT: Key points to note:

• It's not 100% Proving Grounds, the map has been edited slightly.
  
• Gold gain is somewhere between SR and Dom. (Somewhere around GP/5)
  
• Recalling is disabled.
  
• GA and stacking items are disabled.
  
• Revive and Promote are disabled.
  
• They are planning to add a "draft random" pick that lets you ban champs. "The trick will be securing the resources to do so, but I'll be trying to bribe a few people with donuts over the next two weeks."
  
• "I have some ideas that we might be able to do [regarding dodgers] in the short term."
  
• You cannot shop or heal if you walk back to base. (This is slightly different to the normal ARAM rules, where you are allowed to do so if your inhibitor is down.)
  

http://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/...ming_aram/