Swiftplay is League of Legends' newest game mode arriving in 2025, designed to offer a more relaxed experience on Summoner's Rift while maintaining the traditional 5v5 format.

Key Features:

• Accelerated gameplay mechanics
• Enhanced comeback potential
• Reduced snowballing effect
• Faster objective timings
• Improved gold distribution

Major Gameplay Changes:

• Increased gold and experience scaling as games progress
• Easier recovery for players falling behind
• Reduced rewards for targeting struggling players
• Earlier Baron Nashor spawn
• Only three drakes needed for soul (instead of four)
• Faster completion of jungle and support items
• Shared gold for nearby minion deaths
• Increased support gold generation with adjusted item costs

Release Schedule:

• PBE Testing: December 11, 2024 (Patch 25.S1.1)
• Official Launch: January 6, 2025

Impact on Other Queues:

• Replaces Quickplay mode
• No effect on ranked or draft queues
• Maintains healthy queue times

This new mode aims to provide a more accessible experience for casual players, those learning the game, and anyone seeking a more relaxed League of Legends experience while preserving the core gameplay elements that make the game engaging.

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