Riot Games recently announced their 2024 plans for the long-standing MOBA ‘League of Legends’ and there’s a massive amount of stuff for players to look forward to. This event acts as the official beginning of the League Ranked and tournament season for everyday and professional players, respectively, and serves as a moment to update players on upcoming content for the year.
“Season Start is a moment to set the stage for the weeks and months ahead and provide a sneak peek at some of the content the team has been working on,” said Andrei van Roon, Head of League Studio. “We hope you’re excited about what you’ve seen so far for 2024. This year is also extra special because we’ll be celebrating League’s 15th birthday in October! Best of luck on your climbs, and welcome to Season 2024.”
You can check out the announcement video below:
There is simply too much going on to delve into loads of detail here so below are the key points:
Champions in 2024
- Skarner’s visual gameplay update (VGU) is finishing up and will be heading to the Rift in the first half of the year!
- After Skarner, the team will work on two other champion updates: a champion featured in Arcane which will be updated to better match their depiction in the show and Shyvana who will be receiving special attention around her gameplay.
- Smolder the Fiery Fledgling will be going to PBE on January 9! More details on Smolder can be found here.
- After Smolder, players can expect a Vastayan, solo-laning, mid-range mage as the next champion.
Skins in 2024
- In 2024, Rammus and Olaf will be getting skins!
- The first half of 2024’s Prestige skins will be for Rakan, Ezreal, Kindred, Evelynn, and Kayle (in that order).
- The team is working through Lee Sin’s skin catalog now and his art and sustainability update (ASU) will be available to players in early May.
- Teemo’s ASU is taking the team longer than intended and will have an updated timeline to be shared later this year.
Modes in 2024
- Arena will be coming back in the first half of the year with more improvements:
- The number of teams in a game of Arena will increase from four teams of two, to eight (for a total of 16 players)
- Changes to the UI will be made accordingly and there will be new Augments, maps, and other improvements.
- URF will be back for Lunar New Year in patch 14.3 and 14.4, and One-For-All after that.
- A new game mode coming later this year will be a different take on core League gameplay and will be a more relaxed way to spend time with friends.
There will also be lots of changes to systems, the e-sports side of things and merchandise.
