Riot Games decided to maintain the Fearless Draft format in the professional scene of Moba League of Legends for 2025. It was first tested at the beginning of the year, making significant changes to the process of choosing champions and, as a result, causing an ambiguous reaction among players and spectators. Now the company confirmed that the format will be used not only in regional leagues, but also at the World Cup 2025.
The traditional system of choosing and prohibition of champions allowed the teams to ban the three champions in turn, then choose three, after which the phase of banks and the final choice followed again. However, this often led to a monotony in peaks, as the teams sought to exclude or choose the most powerful heroes of the current meta. Fearless Draft has changed the approach, prohibiting the re-use of the same champion as part of the Best-OF-3 and Best-OF-5 matches, which forces the teams to look for alternative strategies and adapt to the game.
Despite the support of a new format from some professional players, especially in Europe, he also faced criticism. Some viewers believe that the innovation prevents players from demonstrating their maximum effectiveness, as it forces them to master more champions instead of focusing on those for whom they play best. Coaches and players also note the complication of preparation for matches, since now it is necessary to develop strategies not only against certain rivals, but also taking into account the restrictions on the re -use of heroes.
Supporters Fearless Draft note that this change makes professional matches more diverse and spectacular. As the World 2024 championship demonstrated, without such restrictions, the team tend to use the same champions due to the force of meta. The new format forces the participants to improvise and look for non -standard solutions, and this can lead to unexpected strategies and peaks of rare champions, which previously did not appear on the competitive stage.
Riot Games on consolidating Fearless Draft for 2025 indicates that the developers see in it a way to revive the League of Legends e -sports scene. However, the final assessment of the effectiveness of this innovation will become clear only after the completion of the upcoming season.
