When Riot Games released League of Legends back in 2009, it had instantly become a MOBA sensation. After all, its unique take on Champions and the “traditional” way of duking it out in an arena had changed the way MOBAs look today. However, it seems Riot Games plans to do the same for the mobile MOBA market with League of Legends: Wild Rift. This time around, Riot appears to want to show mobile MOBA players what a League conversion would look like in a smaller, portable platform.
Wild Rift made no attempts to force the complexity of PC’s League into its mobile counterpart. However, fans do mention how Wild Rift retains its “League spirit” with most of its features. Either way, just how does Wild Rift compare to the original PC League of Legends?
10 Graphics Had To Be Rebuilt From The Ground Up
The arrival of League to mobile platforms meant scaling down on most aspects of the PC MOBA to fit a more portable experience. Unlike the more graphically-sophisticated League, Wild Rift will have graphical adjustments to accommodate smaller screens and limited processing power.
While fans might notice a lack of multiple skins, Riot Games did explain that they have to redesign each Champion “from the ground up.” Aside from their inherent skills, it seems Riot Games included their skins and overall appearances in these redesigns as well. As a result, Champions in Wild Rift had a “limited” appearance versus the PC but sophisticated enough for mobile devices. Thankfully, there’s plenty of beginner-friendly Champions across Wild Rift‘s initial 40+ lineup.
9 Shorter, Fast-Paced Matches
The more complex nature of League made room for matches that lasted 30 to 40-minutes long, giving players more than enough time to make opening gambits and make meaningful comebacks. However, the mobile constraints of Wild Rift made Riot Games opt for fast-paced gameplay. Moreover, the Level 15 – instead of Level 18 – cap ensured Champions got to the endgame much faster compared to League.
Likewise, turrets will no longer have plates to ensure they can get eliminated much faster. They made this by making the entire game map much smaller and removing turrets that guarded the Nexus. The Nexus now has the ability to protect itself with its own turret shots. Super minions will start appearing in lanes as soon as turrets start disappearing from the map.
8 Monsters Receive More Flexible Mechanics
Aside from laning, League sets itself apart from other MOBA due to its unique Jungling mechanics. In League, Jungler Champions focus on empowering themselves by killing neutral monsters in various camps. Junglers get massive boosts whenever they get to kill Dragons, which appear in elemental types that may transform the battlefield. Some Champions like Shyvana even focus on killing Dragons.
Meanwhile, Wild Rift has a more straightforward approach to monsters. For instance, the Red Brambleback and Blue Sentinel respawn into stronger variants that give stronger buffs in the late game. Meanwhile, players will be facing a Dragon of each element before the game spawns an Elder Dragon, which now has an element of its own and grants element-exclusive bonuses.
7 Items, Boots, Wards Got Reworked For Mobile
Given Wild Rift‘s more fast-paced nature, players also get access to gold much easier. In fact, dying enemy minions grant gold to nearby Champions, and more to those that dealt the last hit. In turn, items have become easier to access as well. Players can now assign “Pre-Order” items that the game “reserves” for them as they earn gold throughout the match. Moreover, players have easy access to “Recommended Items” they can buy as soon as they earn the gold based on their set builds.
Instead of placing Wards throughout the map like in League, players now assign Wards to certain Ward points. Lastly, Wild Rift removes the option of having separate items with active skills. Instead, these active skills get assigned to “enchants” for Boots, where each Champion can get only one upgrade per match.
6 Champions Have More Dynamic Interactions
Players of League who mained Champions featured in Wild Rift‘s roster might find themselves intrigued with the kind of changes the mobile game applied to these characters. Ashe’s Enchanted Crystal Arrow (Ult) in League travels in a straight line that deals more damage to Champions it hits depending on its distance traveled. Meanwhile, Wild Rift‘s iteration of the same Ult allows players to actively control the arrow.
Likewise, other skills of other Champions have an emphasis on skillshots instead of point-and-clicks. For instance, Annie’s attacks can be directed into an area instead of having to rely on clicks. This factor also applies to Miss Fortune’s attacks, where she can target opponents via skillshots.
These changes make players feel more in control of their Champions.
5 Runes Have Become More Straightforward
In League, Runes remain an extremely integral part of the game’s core mechanics. After all, players of the PC game customize their Rune Page by choosing a Primary Path and a Secondary Path across five Paths that give various gameplay benefits. Under each Path are Keystone Runes and Lesser Runes that further diversify gameplay. This means Runes that Tahm Kench players use apply differently to other heroes.
Wild Rift has a less-complicated system. In Wild Rift, players choose one of eight Keystone Rune as their Main Rune. They get one Minor Rune each from the Domination, Resolve, and Inspiration Paths.
4 Ranked Matches Rely Mostly On Marks, Victory Points
Compared to League, Wild Rift has a more liberal approach with regards to its Ranked Mode. In the PC game, players have access to League Points from Iron to Challenger, where they need 100LP before trying to move up a division or rank. However, in Wild Rift, players only have Ranked “marks” from Iron to Emerald. Interestingly, the Emerald rank is the new transition rank between Platinum and Diamond.
In Wild Rift, players need wins to earn marks that move them up ranks, as losses remove marks as well. Meanwhile, Wild Rift introduces Victory Points, the mobile equivalent to LP, from Diamond upwards.
3 Queues Become Riskier
Team play remains an essential aspect of Wild Rift. However, unlike League, players of Wild Rift no longer have the option to queue based on positions or roles they prefer. Instead, Riot Games will rely on its matchmaker to queue up players that have a diverse range of positions.
Riot Games has also temporarily removed blind picking in the Ranked Queue and instead rely on Draft Mode. While bans don’t exist in this iteration of Wild Rift, the system will soon come into play once more champions get added to the mobile game.
2 Age Range Affected Champion Appearances
On a tangent, it seems Champion redesigns affected not just their graphical representation but also overall themes as well. Fans might’ve noticed that League top waifus such as Janna and Miss Fortune had “dressed up” for Wild Rift. However, it seems Riot Games had a lot of considerations for these “touch-ups” in Wild Rift.
For instance, Wild Rift researcher u/ThuggInUggs clarified the team’s take on the issue in r/LeagueOfLegends. The researcher explained that some players found the revealing outfits of some Champions “didn’t make sense” for their lore and motif. In turn, they wanted to take Wild Rift’s direction to redesign Champions that feel like they’re going to wear that gear into battle.
On a simpler note, Wild Rift also has a 13+ age limit. In turn, Riot Games may have wanted to dial down on the revealing outfits to avoid offending parents and appeal more to younger audiences.
1 Upcoming Console Releases Outside Mobile Phones
Unlike the PC-exclusive League of Legends, its mobile counterpart appears to have a console release underway as well. This move explains why Riot Games has been hard at work rebuilding most aspects of the game, as they want to see Wild Rift being played on large television screens via non-PC devices.
Granted, Riot Games didn’t announce release dates for these console releases. However, from what fans have gathered from announcements, the console port will be a 1:1 copy of Wild Rift for mobile phones.
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