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We’re taking a time machine back to the mysterious days of the early 2010’s.
A huge bombshell just dropped over the weekend for League of Legends fans as Riot Games accidentally let slip the existence of League Classic. Files for the new game mode found their way to Riot’s Public Beta Environment and players were quick on the draw to gather as much details as they could.
From what people were able to catch, League Classic looks and sounds exactly what you think it’ll be. It’s a snapshot of an older version of League of Legends although which version isn’t clear yet. What has been confirmed is that all of League’s old features are coming back. We’ve got the old Mastery system, the old Runes system, the old items, and even the old version of Champions.
The question of available Champions is the really hot one as supposedly League Classic will only have 60 available. League of Legends originally launched with 40 Champions with that number ballooning past 60 in just its first year. A lot of players’ old favorites will be left out if that number is to be believed but evidence suggests that there’s more details that didn’t make it into the initial leak.
Also, the old IP system, the previous in-game currency used to buy Runes and Champions, is making a return. That one’s really curious as a big negative of old League was how long it took you to earn enough IP to buy the necessary Runes and Champions to be at an even, competitive footing. We can’t imagine that they’ll ask you to grind all of that again so we’ll have to wait and see exactly how Riot plans to bring this one back.
League Classic is expected to drop sometime this year as a rotating game mode. It was supposed to be teased at this year’s MSI, but circumstances have forced Riot to drop the teaser early. For now, we eagerly await more solid details on how this blast from the past is going to be implemented.
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League Classic is an upcoming League of Legends game mode that recreates an earlier era of the game, restoring old systems such as the Mastery and Runes pages, original items, and older Champion versions. Its existence was revealed after files surfaced on Riot Games’ Public Beta Environment.
Leaked details suggest League Classic will launch with around 60 available Champions, compared to the original 40 at League of Legends’ 2009 launch. That count had already surpassed 60 within the game’s first year, meaning some early-era favorites may not be included.
League Classic reportedly restores the original Mastery system, the old Runes system, legacy item builds, and earlier Champion designs. The IP (Influence Points) currency, previously used to unlock Runes and Champions, is also confirmed to be returning.
Files referencing League Classic appeared on Riot Games’ Public Beta Environment (PBE), where players quickly found and documented details before an official announcement. Riot had reportedly planned to reveal the mode at MSI before circumstances led to an earlier-than-intended reveal.
League Classic is expected to launch sometime within the year as a rotating game mode, according to leaked information. Riot Games has not provided an official release date, and further details are expected as the mode’s reveal approaches.
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