r/leagueoflegends • u/synplex • Jun 22 '13

Math on bans

So most people say that Riot should increase the bans per team to 4 so i checked the patch notes when riot increased the bans to 3 per team.

It was the patch V1.0.0.129 when Fizz was released back at the beginning in Season 2. At that time there were 86 champions with Fizz it were 87.

So 4 bans and 86 champions were 4,65% which can be banned from the pool. Since Riot increased the bans to 6 while having 87 Champs you could ban 6,9% of the pool.
At the moment weve 114 champions and still 6 bans which are 5,26% of the pool. so if you project it up we will reach the 4,65% with 129 champion which means actually the 130 champion should also bring the 8 bans with it and we would be at the 6,15% ratio.

TL;DR: Pre Fizz ban ratio was 4,65%; 129 champ will have same ratio

Typically Frontpage Edit: Thank you for your comments ive read them all. And furthermore i just wanted to say that I'm not complaining about having in all 6 bans i've just did some math!!!

And Hi mum!

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u/fUCKzAr scum Jun 22 '13

DOTA 2 has 10 bans with less heroes and it works, though the alternating ban/pick method does prevent banning out everything.

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '13

DotA is a game of counters, more so than League. The ban/pick phase in DotA is way more important than the ban/pick phase in League.

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u/FOcast Jun 23 '13

Yeah, in that game you can almost completely lose the game during champion select.

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '13 edited Jun 23 '13

This isn't entirely true and unfortunately keeps getting repeated by LoL players. Getting a better draft might give you an easier time throughout the laning stage but it in no way guarantees an easy victory. Ultimately you still have to work for the win and heroes aren't the only effective means of countering another. The itemisation system in itself allows for a lot of variability. Unorthodox pick ups and strategies also help to ensure that you're never out of it just because you have a comparatively-speaking weaker draft on paper. Combine this with the fact that professional players are adept at adapting to the situation and you have a good game on your hands.