Developer Riot Games revealed more details about the upcoming League of Legends Classic in the latest Dev Update video that you can find above.
Season 3 is all about celebrating the League’s past and present. To that effect, League of Legends Classic will be launching with the next patch on July 29 and will feature the original Summoner’s Rift, a starting roster of 60 champions, old-school items, runes, masteries, and mechanics. Over time, the developers plan to add additional Champions, but it won’t feature them all.
You’ll unlock Runes and Masteries by playing Classic, though progression will be much faster than it was in the past, and everyone will have access to default pages from the start. Classic will also include modern improvements like matchmaking updates, server infrastructure, performance improvements, modern pings, spell buffering, and optional WASD controls.
“League Classic is personal for us. You’ve been asking for this for years, and honestly, a lot of us at Riot have missed that early League feeling too. There’s real nostalgia there. We’re not going for a one-to-one recreation of the old times. We want League Classic to scratch that itch while still bringing something new to the table. At its core, this is about honoring League’s roots. Whether you’ve been here since the beginning or you’re coming back after years away, we want this to feel like home.” – Executive Producer Paul Bellezza.
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