After almost 16 years of pointing and clicking, League of Legends is trying something a little different by adding the option to move around with WASD instead.
In a video detailing the upcoming control scheme —complete with an abhorrent pronunciation of WASD (who the hell says waz-dee? You heathens)---executive producer Paul Bellezza said that traditional League movement can often be a barrier of entry. "We found that a lot of new or returning players struggle a lot with League's controls early on," he said. "Click to move just isn't the sort of control scheme they're used to, and it puts a lot of people off including many that we believe would otherwise really love the game."
Bellezza said that introducing WASD movement as an alternative should "help get new players to the fun parts of