League of Legends Battle Training Mode Helps New Players

Riot Games has just released a new "Battle Training" mode for League of Legends, providing players new to the title with a innovative "coached game" experience that helps prep them for their first match against other players online.   
 
For players new to League of Legends competitive blend of action and strategy, there are a number of nuances to gameplay beyond simply learning the controls that are essential to pick up before challenging the thriving online community. While the basic functions are covered in the existing initial tutorial, the new “Battle Training” option helps players to learn the secrets behind when to retreat, when to attack, covering lanes, best practices in engaging enemy turrets and many other important tactics.
 
The new mode is replayable, grants in-game rewards (just like other matches) and is geared towards aiding players unfamiliar with MOBA (Multi-user Online Battle Arena) games.

For players new to the Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) genre, there are a number of nuances to gameplay beyond simply learning the controls. While these basic functions are covered in the existing initial tutorial, Battle Training helps the player to learn the balance between when to retreat, when to attack, how to cover all lanes, best practices in engaging enemy turrets, and many other tactics.

Set on the popular 5 vs 5 Summoner’s Rift map, Battle Training pairs a player up with 4 AI-controlled teammates against 5 AI-controlled opponents.  Battle Training’s coached game experience begins by walking the player through choosing one of three, easy to learn but powerful champions.  Through a series of in-game mini-quests (which include map and UI highlights to help players), players are guided through the key objectives of a typical game.  While working on these mini-quests, players are also presented with dynamic tips designed by experienced League of Legends players to help them compete more effectively.  The tips also contain screenshots and explanations of tactics used in League of Legends. When the game has been completed, the tutorial gives an overview of the statistics provided in the end-of-game screen.

The new mode is replayable, grants in-game rewards like other matches, and is geared towards aiding players unfamiliar with MOBA games; preparing them for their first match against other players.