Board Thread:Game discussion/@comment-7263247-20130318204118/@comment-5266525-20130318210003

This idea has been suggested so many times by now I could recite the arguments off by heart.


 * There would be queue time problems with it. If the matchmaking system does not allow a game to proceed until all five roles have been taken, queue times are effectively throttled by the number of supports/junglers playing that day. If it does... then it kind of defeats the purpose of it in the first place.


 * Since mid and top lanes are likely the most popular roles they will likely have the longest queue times. There isn't anything stopping a frustrated mid laner from picking support then locking in a mid champion anyway just to skip the queues.


 * Not enforcing the roles in a team ingame means it ultimately doesn't do much to solve disputes when they arise as it relies purely on its players being honest with their designations. However, enforcing it somehow means that the system severely stymies potential out-of-meta picks (eg. Syndra support), not to mention that there physically cannot be a way to enforce you once you are actually in the match (lane swaps would be impossible).