Dominion Mode Slated to be Removed

Riot announced today that the iconic game mode Dominion will be retired on February 22nd.

Summoners who have achieved over 100 wins in the game mode (not including co-op vs AI wins) will be awarded a special icon to show their dedication to Dominion.

While it certainly is a blow, it's not exactly a surprise. The game mode's draft queue often had absurd timers that exceeded an hour to have a single match. And try as they might, the Dominion afficionados never quite converted it into a mainstream mode--Riot cited that under 0.5% of the players actively played Dominion and that many of them were actually just bots leveling up.

While we here at LolKing are happy to get our icons, we must admit we're sad to see the mode retired. Maybe this is a sign that Riot will consider adding some of their alternative game modes in the future, such as URF Mode or Hexakill.