Introduction: The S15 season has officially started, and I believe most players have been paying attention to the recent confrontations. The competitions in various regions are very fierce. The league has developed rapidly over the years, with significant fluctuations in popularity and excitement. Especially since the LPL has not won a world championship for many years, the officials have made various changes to alter this situation. Recently, in a designer log from Riot, an unexpected announcement was made: the WASD control version will soon be available, allowing players to use this key for hero movement and completely abandon the mouse.

The launch of the new WASD control version for LOL

Most players are quite familiar with League of Legends. As an esports game, it has successfully developed into its current scale over more than a decade. Its overall control primarily relies on the mouse, with QWER skills as a supplement, plus the DF double key. Over the years, the officials have not made any changes to this control scheme, as it has been inherited from older versions, a model that many similar competitive games also follow. Previously, the officials announced adjustments to the game version, which many thought were just words, but recently they officially addressed this matter in the developer log.

The officials' designers stated that the WASD functionality has been in development for a long time and will be available in the upcoming test version. The rollout plan is to start with the test server, then move to non-ranked modes, and finally include it in ranked matches. Of course, this new operation does not mean that the previous controls will be removed; it simply offers players more gameplay options. To be honest, with WASD movement, will it be necessary to enable locked camera mode? And if so, how will skills be cast? Perhaps we will set JKL for that? If that’s the case, League of Legends might end up resembling a 4399 mini-game, regressing instead of progressing.

As soon as this news broke, it sparked heated discussions among players online, with many joking about wasting time on such matters. No wonder the game seems increasingly uninteresting; can’t the formulaic gameplay be adjusted for lane strength? If WASD is truly implemented, it might be better to switch the game to a first-person perspective, directly copying the controls from CF. If it does happen, the mouse macro key operations could become increasingly crucial, as the mouse buttons will likely be used for skill casting. Such changes could have certain benefits, as many veteran players might update the game to see what the officials have changed it into.

After the WASD version goes live, I estimate it will only exist in casual matches or normal confrontations; professional players are unlikely to change their key bindings. Players like Faker, who have trained for so many years with specific key setups, cannot simply adjust them on a whim. It feels like the officials' efforts may end up being futile, likely resulting in the feature being abandoned, possibly even during the testing phase. Although only a few key bindings are being changed, it fundamentally alters the nature of the game. I recall a game that made similar adjustments, and the end result was a complete failure.

Goodbye, I think.

There were previous rumors that the officials would make some adjustments to the game controls in League of Legends, and it turns out to be true. This time, the designers have publicly stated that the WASD version will soon be available for testing. I boldly predict that once it officially launches, there will be a wave of criticism, as very few people will accept such controls. After all, every game has its own significance, and copying or altering it will only lead to its faster decline.

What do you think about this matter, dear viewers?