League of Legends Classic Shutting Down After Just 3 Months

Riot Games has announced it is pulling the plug on League of Legends Classic, the nostalgic recreation of an older version of its iconic MOBA, just three months after its launch. The mode will "end its current run" at the conclusion of Season 3, with low player engagement cited as the primary reason for the decision. The announcement has come as a surprise to many fans who were excited to see Riot lean into its game's history.

Rather than killing the concept entirely, however, Riot has signaled that League of Legends Classic will return in a different form. The studio plans to bring it back as a limited-time event mode instead of a permanent offering, suggesting the classic experience may resurface periodically rather than as a standalone persistent mode. It remains to be seen how that transition will be received by the community, particularly those who had hoped to see the retro format stick around long-term.

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