Why Dominion Failed: A Retrospective on the Retired League of Legends Game Mode

This retrospective is on the retired League of Legends game mode, Dominion. Released in 2011 as an alternative to Summoner's Rift, Dominion offered fast paced action and a new spin to the MOBA genre. Unfortunately, the player base numbers only declined from its released and forced Riot Games to retire the game mode and it's map, the Crystal Scar. This video will analyze why Dominion retired, as well as seek the lessons Riot took from Dominion and applied to Teamfight Tactics. We also shed a light on the community members that considered Dominion their home.
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[@VATOCLAN]

Hi, I'm Gandair, former Dominion commentator and Katarina/Leona player. Glad to see this video is accurate and well delivered. I miss the game mode and the community. It's nice to have a consolidated look back into what happened. Thanks for making this.

[@algual888]

Sorry my spansglish, Can u reupload all the tournaments, and allsow its there any pposibiity of all the server (NA, EUWEST, ...) call in one voice the bring back of Dom? i cant get fun on the SR, i tried but cant, is full of the things i hate for the mobas, i miss Dominion soo much.

[@VATOCLAN]

@@algual888 We will probably never get the game mode back. A majority of the old tournament videos were uploaded to my channel if you are interested in watching them. LoL is not fun for me in SR.

[@algual888]

@@VATOCLAN Im sad to read that, i love watching those games, are you sure that theres no hope, even if we all join our voices ? i want to get fun with LoL but with out the Crystal Scar its soo dificult, sorry my spanglish. regards to all.

[@lolgolly8739]

Yo Gandair. The only thing missing from this video is the domination of AP Corki.

[@ynthrepic]

I miss ya'll. Sifu, Haif, Infeed, Konf, Pooters, and so many who I can't remember now haha. Good times! Hope you're well Gandair! It's a shame Evelynn isn't still getting her child support.

[@raikaria3090]

Good for the shoutout to ManWolfAxeBoss. He was LITERALLY the only Rioter working on Dominion, trying to save it. He was a 1 man band.

[@Popmycherryyo]

A one man Wolf one might say, holding in his hands, the solution, the axe, but not being able to cut through to his fellow Rioters. The hero we needed, but the hero we never got.

[@korneefart]

Lone wolf

[@Quintaner]

The thing that annoyed me the most with the retirement of the mode is that they also removed the map from custom games. My friends and I would play hide and seek on that map

[@recaptoons]

dis off topic but what's is that team fight tactics a league of legends mini mode is already wayyyy more popular than league of legends itself lol

[@SenpaiDeoxys]

@@recaptoons imo teamfight tactics is better than league. I quit playing league almost 2 years ago because I just couldn't deal with how long the matches would go on for and that I couldn't leave the games without a penalty. In teamfight tactics if I don't feel like playing anymore, or I have to do something I can just leave and maybe have to worry about LP loss and that freedom is amazing.

[@nindschaYT]

@@SenpaiDeoxys tft is trash

[@SenpaiDeoxys]

@@nindschaYT it is now. that comment was posted when it was first released

[@nindschaYT]

@@SenpaiDeoxys True! When it first released it was actually fun for a while. I hate now how specific comps are just too good...

[@Starblockss]

As a dominion only player, this brings back memories :'(

[@kz1345]

Ikr, i liked it alot. But draft mode was est. 30 min queue

[@lemon9.9]

@@kz1345 i actually played it on the tai wan server which is seperated from the other servers, the queue time was normal and there were no bots (around one year before the game mode got taken down)

[@joe-6630]

I feel your pain, I loved this mode and I still miss it today. And I do hope riot listens to us and brings (reworked) Dominion back😢

[@STDRACO777]

When I started playing in 2012 I basicly only played dominion as it was a fast way of getting a win of the day. I stopped playing lol in 2016 for a couple of reasons but dominion was never that bad on EUW server I never qued for over 10 min ever. And I dont have an issue with strong champions in dominion because there are many that are OP in their own way Quinn and teemo was my favorite on that map. Rammus was arguably strong as he could almost without fail capture the midpoint before getting stopped at the start. What really got me of lol is that they removed draft pick which in my opinion prevented a lot of toxicity in games as people could choose to play a whole game with a Draven jungle or a yi support or kick them off without wasting a whole 45 min of their life. As somebody that mained jug and support this also cut my q time drasticly I waited about 5-20 sec to join a game.

[@stephenmiller9009]

Hide and seek?

[@bootleg_]

Bro I just want Hide n Seek back, give it back to customs at least ;-;

[@alexvasilef1499]

Man i miss it so much

[@c0lin813]

same bro i never played the actual game, but I was a MANIAC on hide and seek :(((

[@stephenmiller9009]

Yes ! I used to love the shaco troll killing the seekers.

[@stephenmiller9009]

Going to the custom game section, typing hide, and spamming refresh until one came up. Shout out to the guys who always went seeker cause I almost never did

[@polontus8039]

i feel you

[@CountCocofang]

TFT is NOT a game mode. It's an entirely different game. I would hate to see Riot resting on those fake laurels and stop implementing actual game modes because they have TFT now.

[@Chrissy717]

Out of 2000 Rioters only 30 are working on TFT. So not gonna happen.

[@gilgameshthetreasurehunter2750]

I know it's Team fight tactics but I can't stop myself from saying team fortress tactics

[@siennaalyssa6225]

@@gilgameshthetreasurehunter2750 to me it's The Frozen Throne

[@ZALYVES]

You need their shitty client and installing league in order to play it. It will remain a game mode as long as thats the case.

[@johncurry7225]

TFT IS a completely different game using the same assets. Definitely NOT a game mode and we absolutely need some alternate maps and playstyles.

[@Markox101]

Wait what, it has been gone for 3 years already?? Time flies

[@TheJimmyswe150]

wtf, yeah I just got back after 5 years and I just realised where the fuck is dominion

[@discountdisco2273]

...like an arrow. Fruit flies like banana! - Zilean

[@nasrihaithem9529]

Huh only 3 years ? I thought its like 5 years lol

[@woooshbait9696]

2016 was 10 years ago Aware

[@LimboN8]

It failed for the same reason that 3v3 failed and is still failing, because Riot abandoned it and couldn't be assed to actually work on it. Now I'll watch the video.

[@pkojo]

They don't support 3v3 at all, same they did with Dominion. They just support 5v5 and now TFT, it's just sad

[@lepigenetiquecestcool8113]

@@pkojo trash modes

[@peperoni_pepino]

@@pkojo As a former ARAM main (and Dom/ARAM main before that, haven't touched SR since 2014), this is exactly why I quit LoL...

[@maaxmith]

@@peperoni_pepino Actually Riot is doing some great work on ARAM since the last few months.

[@peperoni_pepino]

@@maaxmith Ah nice, I'll check it out. However, they will have to give ARAM a lot of attention before I return to League, I'm afraid.

[@peaceunreal4051]

They should put dominion in a rotating game mode playlist times have changed I think people would play it if it was available once per week

[@Reni3Tears]

@@Geth270 Sad to break this to you but they retired Ascension aswell some months ago, they said Ascension will not be coming back as a RGM anymore. I loved playing Ascension.

[@calmfog312]

@@Geth270 Riot don't put a rotating game mode at least in the last 4 or 5 months .-. (Urf don't count) srry for bad english xd

[@Reni3Tears]

@@Geth270 Oh boi do I miss Hexakill. Last time Hexakill I saw Hexakill it was back in 2016. Ascension hasn't been here for almost year and a half now. ARURF we get only on April fools and Christmas. Nexus siege, i can't even remember when was the last time that was on. And so many more fun gamemodes... rip.

[@elibowden3933]

Reñi Christiãn Liverić ARURF is so boring because you can’t just pick a champ you enjoy. I don’t know why riot keeps trying to make their secondary game modes less fun constantly or remove the ones that the community likes.

[@lightcuriosity]

rotating game mode still exists?? hhhhhhhh looks like some display to me

[@ItsLoftyyy]

Crystal Scar: The Hide and Seek map.

[@horvathdavid4518]

it will never be forgotten

[@TonyEjerJiang]

good times, except the lost team almost never FF and starting to troll.

[@znaq1878]

H&S were most fun games for me in my entire LoL history

[@xXWorldgamefunXx]

Back in the day League of legends seemed much more chill. I only played for fun

[@nicolajvakareev6215]

@@xXWorldgamefunXx it has become the most competitive moba next to Dota 2, Smite is pretty chill tho

[@Sabbathfaax]

Never realized how much I missed it until it was gone :(

[@锁金秋]

:(

[@tommygun4789]

I'm almost cried

[@Name-bb8wo]

Couldnt agree more

[@gavriloIV]

4:58 "After waiting for over a day, he eventually got into a game.. And lost." Dude this made me crack tf up lmao

[@LinhNguyen-rn7hl]

Team Fight Tactics is not an alternative game mode. It's a whole new game with characters from LoL but totally different mechanics.

[@ZALYVES]

As long as it in riots shitty client and you need to install league in order to play it, it will remain a half polished game mode

[@kenobi6257]

@@ZALYVES It isn't a game mode. It isn't even the same genre

[@ZALYVES]

@@kenobi6257 by that logic every costum map on warcraft and dota 2 is a standalone game then and not a gamemode. Which is plain wrong. When you launch league and its client to play TFT is already an indication it is not a standalone title.

[@CIAinTaiwanAndUkraine]

@@kenobi6257 by that logic, every custom map on warcraft 3 is not a game mode and is a whole new game

[@kenobi6257]

@@CIAinTaiwanAndUkraine If it is different enough, yes

[@angelotzovanis296]

Shoutout to those who played Hide n' Seek on Dominion.

[@Akuretaki_Nikolay]

Amen.

[@TheYourGod666]

rip brother, feels like a lifetime ago.

[@jem4230]

Yeah, I miss it.

[@derKischda]

There was no meta because there wasn't a ranking system that motivated players to think about tactics. I personally loved it. It was better then aram.

[@ixplain]

OG 3v3 players are just as mad as Dominion players. The old map is what I used to play with all my friends. No nobody of them plays anymore

[@superkostlegend6592]

i agree. i always like 3v3 old map more than the 5v5!! and dominion was cool!

[@XHitsugaX]

dont you like altars summoner? hahaah. Fuck this map Only villemaw is fun.

[@LimeJ0SH]

and sadly our days our numbered as well. Dominion died because riot didn't care to show it any love as "no 1 played it but bots". Its their same stance for 3s: "No one plays it, so we won't balance/change it" BUT "No 1 plays it because it doesnt get balanced or any love from riot"??? new champ doesnt even have water element for the map, and riot dont care

[@yegor576]

Old 3v3 was rly good, yeah it was needed some balance changes but, overall game was felt competetive same as SR

[@soui6739]

@@XHitsugaX i remember being disappointed at the altars and less compact layout of the new 3v3 map..

[@KudoLoL]

Hi Viewers! Today (July 4th) is my 2 year anniversary of the creation of this channel. I never realized that upon releasing part 1 of my Team Vulcun series would the League of Legends community support my content to this extent. I am grateful for everyone's support. No matter what, I will strive to continue making content that's rich in history, information, and entertainment. This video idea came about when I learned of Teamfight Tactics. When Dominion retired, Riot stated that they would only support alternative game modes with a temporary rotation. But with the release and hype of TFT, it seems that philosophy has changed. I decided to dive into Dominion to understand how a game mode would fail, and what lessons did Riot learn and possibly implemented into Teamfight Tactics. For any updates on new videos, follow my Twitter! twitter.com/LoLKudo Once again, thank you for your continued viewing of this channel. Same goes with all the subscribers, and patrons.

[@lagluckygame]

Thanks for your work :D

[@richmondo0076]

Happy anniversary

[@alveolate]

rito has philosophy?

[@johncurry7225]

TFT isn't an alternate game mode, though. It's a completely different game reusing the same assets. Alternate MAPS definitely need some love.

[@Dionisisdenis]

Riot: not caring about dominion and not making changes or listening to the community Also Riot: tHe GaMe IsN't PoPuLaR EnOuGh. I swear , sometimes i want to go full hashinshin on these fckers.

[@abzeromusic]

I miss domination. Was the best mode to practice combos and familiarize yourself with a character's kit

[@Gahanun]

Precisely, it was such a great way to learn new champs.

[@hajakkuliwa177]

Even the old champions and skins spotlights made by youtube channels were on Crystal Scar. Oh god how I miss it

[@Raiko01]

Another thing great about dominion was the OST. SO epic, really fitting for the 5 comebacks that existed every game

[@Dressierter_Seeloewe]

it doesnt failed. Rito failed and deleted a great mode, just to make a better version of it, but never let us play it. I hate the rotation mode which is most of the time deactivated.

[@Peanutbuttsmuncher]

well let's be honest. it wasn't a great game mode

[@nixiontm]

@@Peanutbuttsmuncher hide and seek was the most fun time i ever had on LoL

[@LimeJ0SH]

@@Peanutbuttsmuncher cuz 90% of every 1 who played it didn't know how to play it. Dominion games with 10 legit players who knew what to do were intense games that could power shift a 450-200 lead into a a 0-15 swing

[@Peanutbuttsmuncher]

@@nixiontm mine was dongerdash. back in s3 and 4

[@Shootingfoul]

Are you talking about Definitely not Dominion? or Ascension? TBH, I was at the point where I'll take either.

[@LordRyu_]

The reason Dominion failed is because Riot didn't support it AT ALL. It's the exact same thing that is happening to Twisted Treeline right now. Riot doesn't do anything about the problems that the players of those maps complain about and then removes it because of "low player engagement". It's maddening.

[@Paronak]

I only play league for the 3v3. Once they remove it, i will finally be able to delete the fucking game once and for all

[@casey8782]

Dominion did not fail. It was one of my favorite game modes along with Twisted Treeline and Ascension.

[@anononetwofour7794]

The mistake was that they made it an alternative game mode. Instead, what would be great is if there were several 5v5 maps and each time you queue up for ranked, you end up in one of them like in Valorant or CS:Go. Make ranked random map rather than summoner's rift. That will make it both more fun and have an increased skill cap as players will have to learn how to play well in multiple modes.

[@titikaka9320]

Omg this made me shed a tear. This was the first league game I played. I went from practicing with bots to this when I started out. Omg the music is nostalgic af. Wish they'd bring it back.

[@gomblerider]

Titi Kaka the music mean, I heated it, but now I am missing it so much... 😭

[@ugolattanzio9152]

Guillermo Roca wtf does it mean freaking scumbag

[@Apokalypse456]

@@ugolattanzio9152 the music means he put it in his microwave, then he ate it and now he wants more.

[@ugolattanzio9152]

Apokalypse456 lol

[@yining200]

Honestly, dominion was the best mode for learning a new champ, except junglers. You had everything, teamfights, laneing with minions, and one on one fights. There’s also a pretty good strategic element in it too. The new map is pretty much worse in every way, and it’s just Aram with more steps. If only Riot didn’t ruin their own map with the rework.

[@raindropsr9892]

You deserve much more views, quality content as always, keep it up dude

[@RocoPwnage]

I don't really miss Dominion itself, but Riot should've kept Crystal Scar at least for customs... We really need a map to fuck around on in custom community gamemodes.

[@maciejo0o0o89]

I will always remember crystal scar for 5.5 minute game that didn't give me any XP

[@spongetop2699]

it gave xp at Minute 7 and once i finished a game Minute 6.59.... will never Forget this :) ;(

[@giasolincold4435]

I started playing league 6 years ago. Back in the day, I was too scared to play summoners rift - people were really toxic and I wasn't really good back then. I started playing dominion and I played it A LOT. it was fun and quick and I learned about the champions and how to play them. I really miss that gamemode:((

[@misgeklordalltrained]

i remember when you could only access dominion in custom games, when they were only introducing it. i remember when the q times were nearly instant. i remember playing nothing but dominion since it was faster, and i wasn't supposed to be on the computer at those times. but it was fun, and really made me happy back then.

[@thinkublu]

If only we could just have bloody private local servers

[@alphacore4332]

They should have deleted twisted treeline instead. Dominion didn't fail, it was neglected and deleted.

[@florianribault83]

Twisted treeline isn't bad either it just fall to the same demise as dominion wich I also love that is not being riot focus

[@Akuretaki_Nikolay]

Dominion and Ascended.. my favorite gamemode.

[@CriticalPotato]

The Treasure Planet of Rito

[@ZombieWolfe]

wow this is a surprise to me, i played nothing but dominion and never even heard of these issues. i loved that game mode so much that after it was closed i quit LOL.

[@pewpewdragon4483]

I was not expecting to get chills from hearing the dominion bgm 30s into the video... What's really sad is seeing the Crystal Scar recycled into the Ascension map :,l

[@Practitioner_of_Diogenes]

As a guy that actually loves Ascension, not seeing that mode in over a year is becoming bothersome.

[@pewpewdragon4483]

​@@Practitioner_of_Diogenes Tbh it feels even worse to also not get to see Ascension, so I feel you.

[@menschderguckt]

Dominion was released 2011? For how fucking long do I play Lol? For me it seems like this new, strange gamemode that I play when I wanted to troll. How time flies.

[@6drmr6]

My frends were shocked when they found out i got ab 700games of dominion.

[@BuceGar]

I had 1,500+, it was the only mode I played.

[@jesusmartin5806]

2k+

[@darencolby1916]

I remember when Dominion was released and my roommate and I played it pretty frequently. I quit the game for several years and only recently came back to discover the mode was gone. This video was exactly what I was looking for

[@Heatranoveryou]

It died because they never fixed a bug that gave no punishment for queue dodging

[@snezor2783]

I find it so lame that Dominion doesn't even have a rotating gamemode anymore. Then again, rotating game modes as an idea have been dead for a while. I used to play the mode with my sister as a way to introduce her to champions before taking her onto the Rift. Once the gamemode was gone, that was the last nail for her playing. The Rift was too toxic for her, and at least in Dominion it was "cozy" and calmer than SR. But now it's gone. At least let me play it with customs or bots... sucks.

[@PrimarchRoboleonFrenchyman]

Meta is just a way to optimize the fun out of the game, that's why dominion was so fun

[@Frobbl]

All the stuff they removed from the game is just crazy. Sad

[@Doge_Owner]

If you've played hide n seek in this map, congrates on being a legend.

[@pixel_mar]

Dominion was the game mode i went to to play attack speed crit rammus rushing statik shyv. Rest in peace those days

[@pewpewdragon4483]

Or for me, I went move speed rammus and shyvana. Dominion was great because it had no meta, you bring what you want and make it work.

[@15751Chris]

I went shaco and almost only shaco. If only I picked Kassadin I would have been unstoppable. One trick pony.

[@legendofminecraft6310]

I greatly miss this game mode

[@ilbuonpacio2252]

guys this is the same reason of why also 3v3 mode will drop probably, now that they made TFT they have no reason to do new things on their game and as a LOL player this is so sad, I was one of those guys that played many games on dominion with my brother and friends, we played "catch the teemo" for example on that map, Idk if you ever trayed, but it was so fun, imagine now the day when everything disappeared, I never found problems in queue, Idk if the reason is that I'm from EUW, but I always found players, the queue wasn't so long, there is no reason to delete everything without the possibility to do something better, istead to improve the map and the mode they deleted it, probably 3v3 mode will survive only because it has ranked and at the moment we don't even have new modes, everything fail, clash fails, new mode that they introduced was already retired and only sometimes we see a "one for all" or other random modes. This game actually is pretty bad because there are no new and innovative reasons to play it, I only hope they care more about LoL and less about this TfT, but I don't think it will happen....

[@toreole]

@ riot But where is the rotating gamemode queue now? Its been active for like two months but it just doesnt exist anymore

[@NukeIzka102]

I feel weird being apparently one of not so many people who don't miss dominion and even always disliked it

[@kristijanceple6026]

:( I miss it so much, it was my favourite mode because it was so fast, mindless, and fun

[@omnispork]

It didn't fail, it was the only game mode I played. I loved playing it, now I'm stuck in 2 hour long sr games with smurfs, trolls, feeders, and inters in an elo hell. Thanks Riot...

[@exec_rigveda8299]

Tft is a giant middle finger for both dominion and twisted treeline comunities.Treeline is going dow the same road as crystal scar did.

[@lepigenetiquecestcool8113]

TFT is just way better and way funnier than the two dead game modes

[@krzysztof4607]

@@lepigenetiquecestcool8113 not really, its just popular bcs of hype

[@exec_rigveda8299]

@@lepigenetiquecestcool8113 hard to be funny when you dont get updates in years

[@Mosqueetos]

R.I.P. Dominion shout out to all of my brothers who played hide an seek

[@zyronltz7494]

Hide and Seek was the only thing i played back then. Thank you for doing us dominion players justice.

[@Trenchfox1917]

I loved this game mode. Another bit of history is that we used a bot to track player stats. We became a bit competitive about these stats. The community was small so consistent players had some stake on the leaderboards.

[@noobauditor2898]

Would I play it if they bring it back? YES.

[@keennickolas8575]

I loved Dominion ... uneven Teams: Round was over after 5 - 10 minutes ... and we could start a new round. Even teams: game could go 50 minutes and more! ... great battles! awesome music! tricks and fun and outplay! (edit: EXACTLY! It WAS ACTUAL FUN! and it was FAST! I don't want to be taken hostage by the game for 40 - 60 minutes, when after the first 5 minutes, one of my teammates decides to be a giant a-hole ...)

[@Andreych95]

Wow, this video gave a massive nostalgia feel, also I think Dominion deserves a 2nd chance

[@RyumaXtheXKing]

Dominion should be used for events like URF and one-for-all.

[@Mawthu]

Even though it is DOTA2, it would be possible to rally a mod team to make a dominion map in that game :)?

[@Gahanun]

Yeah Dota has full mod support. You can go and download the editor right now on Steam.

[@DraegonX]

With how you presented this, this makes me really worried about 3v3

[@BestmankTv]

I still miss this game mode :( It was a mistake that Riot retired it...

[@Yashahiro_]

What?! I didn’t know they took this away. I always loved playing dominion, as a practice match to learn new champions

[@pilkington5658]

Still my favorite map and I miss that old style, much prefer it and wish they went back to the realistic looking aspects.

[@theodoreroosevelt3143]

in my 10 years of playing lol i never had adrenaline shock while playing this game but i did playing Dominion many times... it was amazing and i unironically want it back but i know i'm one of few so it's dead game mode, but the music and atmosphere was great, trying your best to capture the points and a lot of space for tactics where one player's decision are more valuable even when you are weaker champ, not like in normal modes where carry do carry, i'd love to refresh my memory about this mode and just play it again

[@zidanebeckam8850]

Hide and Seek in customs on this map was the best experience!

[@WakkaFloppa]

I love this video. Fantastic job. I RARELY played Dominion but I have extremely fond memories of playing 5 games of hide and seek in a row with my friends in custom lobbies. I hadn't even played League of Legends for a year when I heard about Dominion's retirement and it broke my heart.

[@mrdesperate1]

I loved dominion, one of my favorite modes in LoL ever...

[@nnmacameraman92]

Had thousands of games on dominion. When I started playing in 2011 it was a godsend, because the hours I worked only gave me time for a couple matches of dom or 1 normal. So I could actually get in 2-3 games and have fun. I ended up only playing it till it was retired. :'(

[@banhandleusernames]

Then work on Twisted Treeline. Honestly, they are working on some bullshit mode (TFT) which isn't even fully patched for numerous bugs. Twisted Treeline was such a good map with the dragon and more brushes before.

[@johncurry7225]

Shoutouts to the few of us with the Dominion icon.

[@reallyboringindividual]

I'm still waiting on One For All to come back.

[@Master00Ra]

Soon, like every year.

[@Apokalypse456]

Black Market Brawlers was my absolute favourite official gamemode, sadly thats like the only one they said will never come back.

[@TheFarsethi]

ARAB > ARAM. The Crystal Scar brought all the things an ARAM needed: more gold, faster leveling, shorter paths and healthpacks. All of which the Howling Abyss still has today.

[@martir851]

Good video. Can you make another discussing the situation of 3v3 mode? Underrated mode IMHO. Thx in advance. :-))

[@TheNeoze]

I miss this gamemode a lot : /

[@Daniel-lx7hn]

I love this mode, thats why i switch to HoTS, welp they are both dead now...

[@oniuserjh]

I tried and loved several now dead mobas when they were the craze genre

[@tzCombot]

There was that weird yet cool MOBA called Shards Of War. I enjoyed it but it closed down... :(

[@originalname1337]

Damn, what a trip down memory lane. I played a ton of dominion (~3k games) and this is a pretty comprehensive overview. It's also hitting me seeing all the names I recognize but hadn't thought about in years. When there were only a few hundred active dominion players, you saw a lot of the same players over and over again. The only thing I think missing from this vid was any footage of Zythonn's Singed.

[@DrewPicklesTheDark]

I actually liked dominion lol.

[@EmbarsArt]

Since I started to play League of Legends in.. I guess very late 2016 early 2017 I never got to experience this Game mode. I just began to hear about it like one Year ago and thought it was just another Rotation Mode like ascension or Nexus sieg or whatever it was called. But apparently not! I give you my thanks so I finally know what's up with this Gamemode.

[@user-tg6xf3cf3s]

Damn i enjoyed this one so much before.

[@NicolaiLol]

Good stuff, Kudo. Hide and seek was the best thing in my life at one point.

[@olekzgoralski8400]

I actually loved this game mode with my friend :c

[@berndarndt9924]

Autochess/TFT will be easier to balance since every champion has only one ability and differents stats from the original game. Howerver when the championpool will increse there will be many more problems as the gamemode is based on luck. If, with the rulesset they have right now, riot would implement all 140+ champions it would be near impossible to get even one champion lvl3. Also this mode will need more strategic possibilitys in the future. Dominion is like Conquest in Battlefield and other Ego Shooters(the goal and strategy is the same). I like that mode the most for ego shooter bc it atleast has some strategies involved and is not just kill your enemys. As for dominion Billzard released Heroes of the Storm wich combined Conquest and the Moba concept, and did a great job. Sure they failed at Esports but the game can be more fun than LoL if you play with frieds only. (Bc in HotS team coordination is way more important than in LoL)

[@solidgg1216]

Riot does a good job of making things and then abandoning it

[@primary_magic1227]

Except for their garbage stolen gamemode idea appearently.

[@grayson_sag]

i miss dominion and twisted treeline. i have no idea how braindead aram is popular

[@Q-gf8vb]

Aram was around before it.. thats probably why.

[@LeaksHater]

God, i so loved this gamemode. It was the only one I actually enjoyed (not counting Aram, love it too). So sad that they dont do it anymore.

[@15751Chris]

I slowly left the game when they took this one out. Goodbye League.

[@Masterlewger]

Bro when I was little I freakin loved this game mode, I remember crying for days when they removed it. And now after seeing the gameplay after almost 10 years............damn its nostalgic af

[@Jedidiah_McCain]

Anyone else get the bad feeling Twisted Treeline's gonna get the axe next?

[@kenobi6257]

"Bad"

[@Imperium3945]

I dont even know why are they deleting gamemodes what does it cost to let the 0,5% of the player base play their favorite gamemodes?

[@LimeJ0SH]

@@Imperium3945 more profit by losing the % of players, as long as the % that stays moves to SR and starts adopting ward skins etc.

[@1997lordofdoom]

I hope they do. Twisted Treeline is fucking awful.

[@DarkChaosKaxi]

I cried when I heard the music. I loved playing Dominion when I needed a break from Summoner's Rift. I sunk quite a few hours into that game mode, and I always defaulted to it over ARAM (the small overlap that there was). The amazing epic music that kicked in when kills stopped counting for points was easily the highlight, and playing with friends was so hype during those grueling close games. Thank you for the hundreds of games, Dominion. Though your legacy exists only in an icon, I remember you fondly just like any other nostalgic beloved game.

[@puncturedbicycle7264]

If only they as much attention to Dominion as they did to TFT...

[@aurorajipa9802]

Tft honestly might feel addicting compared to dominion like really I've seen my friends played it over and over and I'm afraid once rank queues comes for it it will be a big gambling game mode and the ranking system wont even present the actual skill since everything is random

[@anarchistlilia]

@@aurorajipa9802 I agree with you it realy depends on luck the enemy gets 2 guinso 3 level vayne plus 2 3 level tanks and I get some jack shit I dont have any 3 levels even ıf ı gather up all of my shop maybe 1 or 2 3 levels can be do able.

[@DaForceG]

Man... I remember playing Dominion exclusively for so long... I think that by the end of its life cycle I had like 600 games on it and they were all normal games (I considered Draft like ranked and it gave me similar type of anxiety). It really was fast and fun. I kinda miss it and it makes me salty that ARAM is permanent considering that is a lame mode in comparison.

[@xYuumei11]

i loved dominion

[@mitraidk7124]

I miss dominion, i loved to play hide and seek on the map + it had the feeling of OLD league. F in the chat for Dominion xD

[@warpuppy17]

I liked this game mode a lot :( I wear that dominion icon with pride.

[@thegaybagelbagel6274]

Marlon Wilson I usually played hide and seek and didn’t know about the icon 😔

[@UncleRimo]

Welp, here we are, 2020, Treeline gone, so the only thing you can play if you dont want to waste 60min on SR is ARAM ... where you cant pick you favourite champs. sigh.

[@MissedExistance]

Liking for visibility, I really miss this mode!

[@JuanDDG]

The thing I'll always remember the most about Dominion is its music theme, it is an absolute banger. No other in-game music from League of Legends has even come close to how grandious and hype the Dominion theme was, imo.

[@christianchavez4694]

OMG I MISS HIDE AND SEEK SO MUCH I HAD SO MANY MOVEMENTSPEED RUNES 😭

[@15751Chris]

I never did hide and seek, but at High ELO I would always Recall on top of the speed boosts

[@princedretten3154]

RIP Dominion. Had some of my mind at memorable moments on the Crystal Scar.

[@potatouniverse2115]

Yo guys you dont need dominion to play hide and seek! Me and my friends play it all the time on summoners rift custom games! Here are the rules that we made (you're free to adjust them as much as you want): The seekers cannot attack the hiders until 5 minutes. Generally this is used to level up everybody so that you have all of your abilities. The seekers also have to kill all of the hiders before the time limit. The time limit is decided by how many hiders there are. (Ex: 5 hiders = 30 mins) Hiders cannot recall or walk to their fountain (they also can't buy items except for at the start of the game) but seekers may. Hiders cannot go under their turret or into their base. Hiders can only use abilities with crowd control on the seekers. Also, if they accidentally kill a seeker, then they are disqualified. (Personally, it's more fun to play a champion with high mobility. I love it when i juke the seekers out by going through a wall.) There are some champions that we don't allow hiders and seekers to pick because they are too op: Quinn (that ult is crazy) Rammus (q is also crazy) Teemo (I CANT FIND HIM???) Hecarim (im just runnin in the 90s) probably someone else i forgot I might have forgotten something, but remember, you're always free to adjust these rules to your own liking. Here are some tips: As a hider you want to think carefully about what summoners, runes and items you take. Remember, there's no going back. I usually start off as a hider with boots, a rejuvenation bead or faerie charm, (depending on your champion) and a potion. Predator is definitely the go to rune for me, but unsealed spellbook is also a good one. And you CAN'T forget to take ghost! Vision is also crucial to your survival. Remember to ward! (even better, you can buy some control wards at the start of the game) As a seeker, you don't really need to think too much about your items. After all, you're the only one who can recall and buy items! Vision is as important to the hiders as it is to the seekers. Scuttle crab is always a good idea since you'll prevent some hiders from walking through the river. WOW, you made it through the entire list! I hope you enjoy playing hide and seek on the rift as much as we do! :D

[@EliteGi]

I was Dia1 at the time which is master tier these days, and I actively loved playing dominion more than ranked. The gamemode was just so much fun, and you could go about so many different tactics to win on there. I played EUW up to the day it was retired and even then the queue times were not worse than ranked (5-8 mins at the time)