User blog comment:Emptylord/Blogs/Horde (Gears of War) game mode/@comment-9245010-20130727152702

Besides making the minions stronger every wave, and giving them special abilities, boosting some waves with actual champs may be a considerable idea. Imagine facing waves of super minions boosted with some Leonas :)

Another interesting concept would be to make minions based on the current roles. We could have (besides the melee/ranged/cannon/super) for example support minions (probably with Sona-like auras and heal), CC minions, assasin minions (maybe based on Kha, stealthing and bursting a random target), poke minions (as you mentioned), and maybe based on most of the ultimates/passives: Trynd ult, Yi ult, Karth ult (the hate!), 'Mumu ult, Zil ult,Kayle ult or even Karth or Kog passive, Malza passive oor even a Blitz Hook. These would add different elements to the game, and would require different tactics (just like the champs they are mimiced from, e. g. CC Trynd and Yi, Iron Solari against Karth, baiting the Zil ult etc.).

Also, we can also gather inspiration from in-game items, mechanics or summoner spells. Sunfire cape minions burning the team if not focused or separeted. Surelya minions boosting the waves move speed. Zhonya minions turning invulnerable. Minions with life steal/spell vamp. Minions capable of striking critically. Or bosses Exhausting and Igniting you.

We could also spawn buff monsters every some waves, so players could get blue or red buffs (they must also watch out to give the killing bloe to the proper champion).

And, what is the best, we can combine them indefinitely. Kha-based stealth assassin turning invuln before the second use of ultimate, Kog based artillery with additional true damage over time from the poke. Trynd-based unkillable minion with tanky items and auras. Suicide minions with Kog passive, reviving from a GA (tweaking it, so it explodes twice). Galio mob capable of flashing into you. Sunfire cape minion burning after death (with Karth passive). AP Yi based Alpha-meditate things with a DFG. The combinations are nearly limitless :) It would add much depth into the game mode :)