Due to the delay in getting the mid-terms out, we are planning on implementing a temporary ban list this weekend to shake things up for you all and get some freshness into the meta. Expect somewhere between 5-10 runes per faction and the specifics are still being discussed as to what runes they are and how long we'll keep this one. If it's well received, we might make this more of a regular thing. The runes will fall into 2 categories: Stuff generally considered OP and are probably being nerfed Stuff that isn't necessarily OP but are commonly used in various decks
This will be funny. Peeps trying to complete heroic challenges: "I need to include x rune in my bg to complete heroic challenge oh crap x rune is banned." wah wah wah.
Ranked play. I'd love to be able to setup live tournaments with specific restrictions, it's high on my wishlist
i haven't a clue. the assumption looks like just general meta cheese. most of those runes are not meta so it probably or about to be nerfed so it probably means stuff like say elven strategist in KF or essence drain in FW
So... I've never actually payed attention to the banned list before now. Is this just something I need to pay attention to so I don't get banned, or this an in-game thing that will just not allow me to play in ranked with bg's that have the banned runes?
Anyways, I think this a good idea over all. I think it'll promote decent enough rune diversity and this blows the cookie cutter bullshit out of the water. If the ban list resets with the Expansion release(s), even better. This is a very smart move.
I feel it should only last a week at max. Just a temporary measure to buy time and stop the game getting stale before the ps4 and xpac etc Actually a really good idea. But when is it taking place??
