League of Legends bringing Team Builder mode into beta

League of Legends is bringing a new Team Builder mode into beta, which allows players to set their champion, role, and position prior to entering the game, in order to help bolster teamwork.

Ozzie Mejia

March 3, 2014 12:00 PM

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Riot's League of Legends has grown to include so many champions that the large number is downright intimidating. Where does someone even begin to figure out which one to choose from? And worse yet, what if that decision clashes with someone else's decision to pick that same character? Riot is going a long way to help prevent such scenarios by implementing a new Team Builder mode, which is set to go into beta in North America later this week.

Team Builder mode allows players to select their specific champion, as well as their role and position, before entering a queue. This means reducing redundancies and a better teamwork environment. So if you're looking to take the lead with Lucian the Purifier, simply place yourself in a queue and set your role to make sure you don't bump into other Lucians hoping to do the same.

The beta is set to run through March 7, as each region is given 48 hours to try out the new feature. For more information on Team Builder and a brief FAQ about the new mode, check out the official FAQ. (via PC Gamer)

Ozzie Mejia

Senior Editor

Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?