Ornn, the Fire Below the Mountain, was announced just a couple of weeks back and is scheduled to officially release for League of Legends next month. However, his arrival is too close to the 2017 League of Legends World Championship. Hence, Riot Games has decided to disable the champion for the duration of the prestigious annual event.
Posting on the official forums, lead gameplay designer Andrei “Meddler” van Roon noted that only a patch or two stands between the release of Ornn and the championship. There is naturally a lot of excitement in pondering over how he can be played competitively. However, allowing the use of a freshly released champion carries all kinds of risk to the nature of the event.
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