The mode lives on with esports tournaments (throwback to Froggen taking the snowball all the way to DoubleliftвЂ™s base in 2015 All-StarsвЂ¦ twice), but we donвЂ™t have plans to re-release it otherwise. Snowdown Showdown: Snowdown Showdown didnвЂ™t have very high engagement, which heavily impacted matchmaking-itвЂ™d sometimes take over 10 minutes to get into a game, and then those games were pretty short. As of right now, we donвЂ™t plan on bringing back these game modes. Also, modes that have their own maps carry much higher upkeep costs (more on that later), so the decision ends up looking like 'do more work to bring back a thing that players will play less (relative to URF, OFA, or Spellbook)' which isn't particularly compelling. We believe this is because when a mode's unique systems or rules are the selling point and your champion is just an avatar to experience them through, it takes away a core experience of League. For these reasons, we donвЂ™t have any current plans to bring these modes back.ДЄscension, Black Market Brawlers, Dark Star: Singularity, Definitely Not Dominion, Legend of the Poro King, Nexus Siege, and PROJECT: OVERCHARGE: Similar to the PvE modes, interest in these modes dries up once the novelty wears off, and after just a handful of matches, play hours start to really drop. Replayability in PvE modes takes quite a bit of development effort-and itвЂ™s something weвЂ™ve even spent significant time researching and developing-but we havenвЂ™t yet arrived at a clear cut solution. We've talked in the past about how interest in these modes dries up once the novelty wears off after one or two matches, and after five matches, players aren't really getting anything new out of the experience. Odyssey: Extraction and Star Guardian: Invasion (PvE): We hear those of you who want to (re)experience past PvE modes like Odyssey: Extraction and Star Guardian: Invasion. This doesnвЂ™t mean Nexus Blitz is retiring, but we would like to make some adjustments-like bringing the current roster of events and rewards more in line with what makes game modes like OFA and URF so enticing-before bringing it back sometime in 2022. Nexus Blitz: Nexus Blitz is also part of our current rotation, but the results from last yearвЂ™s runs still put it behind URF, OFA, and Ultimate Spellbook, which is why we havenвЂ™t brought it back as frequently. So weвЂ™ll continue to bring them back in the future. That said, these modes are doing well and continue to have high engagement, and they both fit our chAmplified philosophy (in fact, their consistent playrates helped us define it). WeвЂ™ve heard from you all that these modes have started to feel a bit stale from frequent runs, and we agree-our goal is to add some more modes to the rotation next year. One For All, URF, and ARURF: As you know, OFA and the URFs are game mode staples right now.

So today, we wanted to run through our thinking around the majority of our past modes. WeвЂ™ve run a lot of game modes throughout the years, and we often see questions about whether certain modes will make a comeback. The new dragons coming in Preseason 2022 will also join the fun, bringing the mode closer than ever to classic SummonerвЂ™s Rift. We're still exploring exactly how this will work, but we have a couple (some even spicy) iterations in the works. These are really strong results!Д«ased on that success, Ultimate Spellbook will return as the last game mode of the year with ~20 new ulternate spells! And junglers, rejoice: You won't have to choose between Flash and Smite for your 'normal' Summoner Spell anymore. The numbers were slightly behind URF's, but overall engagement and duration of interest were much longer than OFA's.

We saw a lot of hype when Spellbook hit PBE, and that enthusiasm stayed strong throughout its official release.

It's our first intentional stab at creating a mode in what we call the вЂњ chAmplifiedвЂќ space-which are modes focused around amplifying standard SummonerвЂ™s Rift champion fantasies, rather than other rules or mechanics that take the spotlight away from you (or, well, your champion). This summer, we released Ultimate Spellbook, League's first completely new mode since 2018. Hey all! We've mentioned game modes a few times in dev videos this year, so today we wanted to collect all of those thoughts in one place and share a few other updates.

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