Riot Games expands team voice chat and details Season 3 updates for League of Legends

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Riot Games unveiled a major suite of updates for League of Legends during its Dev Update on Tuesday (8), announcing full-team voice chat, voice skins, gameplay changes, and official dates for the World Championship. Season 3, Act 2 will carry a strong focus on music, with its first reveal scheduled for Wednesday (9).

Voice chat expansion and voice skins

• Team-Wide Voice Access: Voice chat will expand beyond pre-made parties, allowing communication between all members of a team.
• Honor Level Requirement: Access to team voice chat will require Honor Level 3 or higher.
• Technical Infrastructure & Moderation: Riot is upgrading noise cancellation, connection speeds, and server stability while implementing new moderation tools prior to expanding the feature across additional regions.
• Voice Skins: Introduces customizable voice modifiers designed to maintain clarity and legibility during audio-heavy teamfights.

ARAM: Mayhem and Ranked 5s updates

• Music-Themed ARAM: Mayhem (Patch 26.2): Features new Augments, standalone mission reward sets separate from the main progression track, and musical acts that interrupt gameplay (comparable to Arena’s Guests of Honor).
• Ranked 5s Competitive Reset (Patch 26.18): Marks the start of a new competitive cycle following the initial June–September season. The update introduces extended weekend queue hours, first-round reward distribution, and a Clash-style strategic draft phase displaying opponent data during bans and picks. Players will have another opportunity for rewards following the September–December season.

LoL World Championship schedule and partner program

Applications for the League Partner Program are now open, with details available on the game’s official social media channels.

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