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Head of League Studio (LoL, TFT, LoR and WR). Support+jungle main. LoL account on NA = Meddler. Kiwi living in LA. He/him.

Los Angeles, California
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4 years
Game Ruining Behavior. TLDR: Now - Improvements to reporting and report notifications Soon - Report in Champ Select After that - Testing better automated detection Ongoing - Monthly comms about it
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4 years
Update on LLs and ARAM - we're putting any changes on hold for now. Based off your feedback we agree our current approach isn't hitting the mark. Will reassess and get back to you folks with an alternative or modified approach for further discussion.
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4 years
NEOM partnership is not happening:
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2 years
Last year we took out division promos for LoL. Curious now that we've seen a couple of season climbs without them what your takes are? Miss them? Seems about right? Wish we'd gone even further? Not adding a poll since interested in discussion and rationale more than numbers :)
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3 years
We're looking for a new Gameplay Lead Designer for League of Legends! Responsibilities include things like Champions, Balance, Ranked etc Experience leading design teams is required. We’re open to applications at both Senior Manager and Director level
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2 years
Updates to the Honor system for League, including a new unique skin for people who hit Honor 5 in 2022
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1 year
Hey folks - an update on the Prime Gaming capsules. We’re working on ensuring the capsules continue, but some changes might not be finalized until mid-year. I wanted to give you all a quick update on what to expect in the short term though 1/3
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5 months
Hey folks, We know you'll miss getting this content, but with the recent changes at Prime Gaming they've made the call to not renew the program. We know it's unfortunate, wanted to mention this though while there were still a few months left to run to gives folks time to make…
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3 years
TLDR - trying a test where we turn off All Chat (team chat still exists of course). Test is driven by rate of negative interactions versus positive Will see what people think of the experience with it off, assess whether to keep it off or re-enable.
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2 months
Got back to work last week after a truly wonderful trip (especially getting married, pic related!) in February. Still catching up on everything right now, looks like it was a pretty busy month!
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4 years
@RiotAugust My office, 9am
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6 years
Latest version of Lissandra's upcoming new passive Thoughts on top lane Viktor Where we're currently up to with work on Clash
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5 years
We've got a Neeko micropatch coming out later today, taking power particularly from the on hit build that's especially overpowered. Base Stats - AS to 1.5% per level (from 3.5%) - AD to 2 per from (from 3) W - On hit damage to 50-130 (from 50-170)
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Andrei van Roon
6 years
At a cafe in Tokyo that does latte art:
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Andrei van Roon
4 years
@RiotZiegler @wandakunpls @LeagueOfLegends @PlayVALORANT Damn, that's pretty legit. We should see what we can figure out.
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2 years
Explained to my two and a half year old daughter that her new favorite animal, the unicorn on her pajamas, wasn't real, just something pretend for stories. Wasn't sure how she'd react. Her immediate response: "That means we can't eat them"
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6 years
New Lissandra passive in action. Should be hitting the PBE this week! TLDR: Enemy champions killed near Lissandra become exploding ice zombies
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Andrei van Roon
3 years
Regarding tokens from free missions for the LoL Worlds event - there are a few more coming. We haven't cut the rate down to 295, we just haven't revealed all the token missions yet, given the remainder are tied to stuff that's not live yet.
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2 years
For those wondering - yes, this can be applied to your existing Riot account
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Game Pass 🤝 Riot Games We're leveling up all Game Pass members’ experience with some legendary PC & mobile games | #XboxBethesda @LeagueofLegends & @WildRift – All Champions ✅ @PlayVALORANT – All Agents ✅ @TFT – Select Little Legends ✅ @PlayRuneterra   - Foundations Set ✅
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@Spideraxe30 That’s just the shopping area! Actual combat bits can be Seb later in the video :)
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Andrei van Roon
4 months
We're looking for a new Executive Producer to lead League of Legends. If you've got experience leading game teams, love League/other competitive games, and are interested in joining us at Riot we'd love to hear from you!
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Andrei van Roon
7 years
Galio micro patch coming later today: Q - Up front AP ratio down to 0.8 (from 0.9). Max health ratio down to 1% per 100 AP (from 3%)
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Andrei van Roon
5 years
For anyone wondering why hovering someone on your friends list hasn't been working sometimes this patch that's something we've done deliberately at peak server times. Turning off non essential functionality like that lets us get more people into games when demand is really high.
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Andrei van Roon
3 years
@RiotAugust @NALanguage August get off Twitter... And go make this
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Andrei van Roon
8 months
Hey folks, There’s been some chatter recently about the development team for Wild Rift, so I wanted to offer some visibility into how the team’s been evolving behind the scenes.
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Andrei van Roon
6 years
Excited to be able to share that I'm taking on the role of Design Director on League of Legends. I'll still be involved with gameplay design, and will certainly keep talking about our thoughts on it too. Will be more involved in other design work as well though.
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Andrei van Roon
4 years
We're currently looking for a new Lead Champion Designer for LoL!   Key qualifications Min 4+ years design experience Experience managing others/leading teams Strong LoL/other MOBA understanding  Happy to answer questions in thread here if interested!
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Andrei van Roon
4 years
Consensus at this point is that the screen tint for the Infernal rift is too dominant. We'll be toning it down next patch. Should have a version on PBE next update, feedback on it much appreciated
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Andrei van Roon
5 years
Planning on changing Nami ult so it doesn't use mini map targeting (no more backward waves because your cursor clipped the minimap slightly). Anyone got thoughts on other abilities that have minimap casting and shouldn't or don't and should?
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Andrei van Roon
4 years
Nexus Blitz players - we’ve addressed an MMR issue that was present for Nexus Blitz day 1. Matches going forwards should be better matched and therefore feel fairer as a result
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Andrei van Roon
3 years
A few more all chat test details: - Plan is to test for a couple of patches, then survey player opinion - Potential responses then include keeping the change, reverting it entirely, keeping it in regions positive on it and reverting elsewhere, changing which queues it applies to
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Andrei van Roon
2 years
These are some of the key principles we’ll use when assessing any character as a potential adoption from another product at Riot. Some concepts, even if really well executed, just aren’t right for some experiences
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Reav3 on the possibility of Silco getting added to League
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Andrei van Roon
5 years
Likely we’ll nerf Corki in 9.16. Potentially Azir as well, though not as sure of that yet.
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Andrei van Roon
4 years
Removing Little Legends from ARAM for the sake of gameplay clarity How we decide which skin lines to continue with, rework, stop doing, with a few examples
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Andrei van Roon
1 year
Beginning in March, League capsules will be fairly similar to last year. The Mythic Essence will be removed though, along with one Champ shard. There will however now be a Mystery Ward Skin and a permanent champion in each capsule in addition to the other prior contents 2/3
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Andrei van Roon
4 years
An update on our work and thoughts on game ruining behaviors (inting/afking primarily).
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3 months
@Mortdog @Play2XKO You signed an NDA Mort…you signed an NDA!
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Andrei van Roon
5 years
We've got some Game Design roles on LoL right now aimed at people with moderate or no prior industry experience List here, more details in the thread Industry experience helps, so does mod experience, a CS degree, work in other professional fields etc
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2 months
We've got a Wild Rift Patch Preview video just about to go out. Those of you familiar with the series will know David Xu, who's been a regular in them for a while. Highlighting this because David's recently been promoted to the role of Executive Producer on Wild Rift! David's…
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2 years
We're looking for a Creative Director for LoL at the moment! This is a role really focused on aesthetics, storytelling/worldbuilding within the broader Runeterra IP and brand/style.
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Andrei van Roon
3 years
@MarkYetter Sad to see you move off LoL but so excited to see what you build with the MMO team!
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Andrei van Roon
5 years
For anyone wondering we're still removing Spear of Shojin, Zz'Rot Portal, Ohmwrecker and Raptor Cloak in preseason. They're just cropping up temporarily on PBE as some files get moved around at present.
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Andrei van Roon
2 years
Very excited about the new teams we’ll have joining the existing teams on League and TFT as a result of this! Should let us do some additional stuff once they’re ramped up :)
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Life @ Riot
2 years
Riot Games is going to the land down under! 🇦🇺 Find out more about our acquisition of Wargaming Sydney Studio and the formation of Riot Sydney in the latest blog post:
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2 years
I look forward to even more Spideraxe questions than I've received in the past
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2 years
Oh sweet @RiotMeddler is now the head of League Studio, meaning he is charge of the production for League, Wild Rift, and TFT
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Andrei van Roon
6 years
Some late additional Zoe changes in 8.4: P ratio to 0.325 was 0.25 Q damage 45-105+0.2 was 45-165+0.4 W AP ratio to 0.6 was 0.4 W MS 30-70% was 10-70% +34 base HP and +2 base AD Expect 8.4 leaves her quite weak. Would rather risk overnerfing and fix after at this point though.
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Andrei van Roon
4 years
For anyone like me who didn't realize at first - if you want your LoL friends list to go back to sorting people by category instead of by game there's an option for that in the settings menu for it
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Andrei van Roon
7 years
Duskblade hotfix inc. Damage to 55-360, from 105-360. Additional changes coming in 7.15 too (slow melee only at least).
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Andrei van Roon
1 year
@williamaximoff @riotgames They will. Nothing that would have been in 13.2 will be cancelled, we might just have to move things that can't be hotfixed (e.g. art changes) to a later date instead
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Andrei van Roon
1 year
Additionally, players in SEA will now be able to link their Amazon accounts and claim Prime Gaming capsules for the first time. We’ll likely have some more changes to the League capsules later this year, but we’ll keep you posted 3/3
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Andrei van Roon
6 years
Eve Trynd Yi Heimer Last post of the year
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Andrei van Roon
3 years
@RiotPhreak You got me. I just copy pasted some files from MF and changed some words and numbers
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Andrei van Roon
5 years
Ranked update from @RiotSapMagic : TLDR: - Some changes are working well like placements and matchmaking changes, so we'll keep those - Position ranks aren't working well enough, so they'll be stopping next week - Partial resets for Diamond and Masters
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Andrei van Roon
3 years
2022 Riot internship applications are open for a wide range of roles including game design These are all temporary, paid roles, that require involvement in an education program and ability to work in the US
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Andrei van Roon
4 years
Spirit Blossom and future events Spirit Blossom's impacts on champion play rates TFT - close to the end of Galaxies, next steps soon, Championship finals September 3rd and 4th
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3 years
We're adding a new repeatable mission that gives a lot of event points for games played. Short version is our initial tuning completely missed the mark and, while this isn't the most elegant solve, it's the one we can do quickest, letting a lot more people experience that content
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Andrei van Roon
6 years
Aiming to get an Aatrox hotfix buff out soon. Probably later today, possibly tomorrow. Not 100% yet, likely includes a bit of E range, E AA reset, some Q damage.
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@Spideraxe30 Not sure. We're certainly open to other programs if the context makes sense, not sure what might or might not be out there at present though
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Andrei van Roon
3 years
@MarkYetter Related: Looking for a new Gameplay Lead Designer for LoL! Responsibilities include things like Champions, Balance, Ranked etc Experience leading design teams is required. We’re open to applications at both Senior Manager and Director level
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Andrei van Roon
3 years
Very glad we're telling a wider range of stories and working to get a wider range again in the future
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League of Legends
3 years
This Pride, the Sun and Moon have aligned. ☀️🌙 We're excited to share "Rise with Me" by Dana Luery Shaw, as one of many more LGBTQIA+ stories to come. 🔗
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Andrei van Roon
2 years
@AlexG000 Yeah, I think that change has landed really well. Was an easier thing to do for TFT given it's a solo game so no getting matched with team mates with a major disconnect between MMR and displayed rank to deal with. Plus shorter seasons leads to less disconnect.
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Andrei van Roon
6 years
Delaying today's post to tomorrow. Want to cover about how in 8.13 we'll be nerfing gold funneling (mid/jungle) and buffing some ADCs. Need to sort out a few more details today first though before talking through them.
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Andrei van Roon
3 years
@KenAdamsNSA No ping. 0ms connections for everyone, regardless of location, ISP or hardware
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Andrei van Roon
3 years
If you've ever wanted a single source of truth to follow for LoL gameplay updates this is the account to follow rather than trying to track down all the individual Rioter accounts!
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League of Legends Dev Team
3 years
Welcome to @LeagueofLegends ' hub for developer comms! Follow @LoLDev and our Devs in “Lists” for easy access to comments and discussions. We’re covering all sorts of gameplay topics like patch previews, champion feedback, ranked updates, and more. Glad you're here!
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Andrei van Roon
7 years
Sivir hotfix out, reverting most of the 7.15 buff (now +10 damage instead of +30). Bad form by us not catching how strong that was earlier.
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@RiotBrightmoon and I had a great time chatting with @Necrit94 when he visited the Riot office in LA recently! After a couple of rounds of Arena together he had a set of topics we ran through, some fairly serious, some not so much...
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Andrei van Roon
5 years
Ok, follow up minimap targeting question for Ashe, Ezreal, Draven, Jinx players. How often do you use your ult on the minimap deliberately versus accidentally? If you play with locked camera some or all of the time would be great to know that too.
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5 years
Loading screen update hits PBE today! Includes team chat, premade voice controls, spell/rune tooltips on mouseover
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Andrei van Roon
4 years
Prestige Points store comes out next week Looking at jungle XP and support items How rift types impact champion win rates
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Andrei van Roon
3 years
Well damn, today set a super high bar for the rest of Worlds IMO
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Andrei van Roon
5 years
Looks like a bunch of Heimerdinger bugs got introduced with 8.24, including one where his E stun duration's extremely short. We're working on a hotfix at the moment, probably out later today or sometime tomorrow.
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Andrei van Roon
3 years
Details on the upcoming preseason! And to clarify one common question I’m seeing - yes, Challenges are a free system, not paid content
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Check out the team's thoughts and goals for Preseason 2022! ➡️
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Andrei van Roon
5 years
VGU voting results are out and, based off how close the results were, we're going to do both Fiddle and Volibear next year
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Andrei van Roon
11 months
@Spideraxe30 Seb...thanks auto correct.
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5 years
No post today, back on Friday. Decided to skip today thinking the champion roadmap would be out and made sense to space things out a bit. Turns out it's not today....oops.
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Andrei van Roon
4 years
Safelocked and I are chatting with Wired tomorrow about a range of LoL topics. They're looking for a few more questions still too, so if there's something you'd like to ask reply here and there's a chance they'll include it! Both serious and light hearted questions welcome.
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4 years
Nexus Blitz plans Trying new skin lines this year Upgrading our tooltips
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Andrei van Roon
8 months
Wild Rift is our only mobile-exclusive game. As such, we’ve been seeking out highly experienced mobile developers because that’s not a skillset Riot’s historically had—especially when you compare it to our experience in PC development.
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Andrei van Roon
6 years
Updated Cho'gath Visual effects Lucian buffs being investigated Still looking into recent FPS issues What I do at Riot
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Andrei van Roon
3 years
@goozeman1983 @Mortdog We might, expecting some internal applicants too. It's an important enough role though we want to make sure we're getting a wide candidate pool, get the best possible fit
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Andrei van Roon
8 months
We’re excited for the capabilities this will unlock for WR, but also expect some bumps along the way in the next couple patches (this year and early 2024) as we bring new folks onto the team. Please keep the feedback coming on where we’re hitting the mark and where we’re missing!
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Andrei van Roon
7 years
Rune page re-ordering and the ability to hide the default Rune pages should be coming in the next patch or two.
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Andrei van Roon
3 years
If you have professional game design experience and are interested in working at Riot we’ve got some roles open we’d love to hear from you about if they sound like a good fit! Specific roles in thread, larger list can also be found here:
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Andrei van Roon
4 years
How we assess our own work: Personalization and Revenue Bug fixing and balance for preseason, inc damage nerfs Some things we tried in TFT that didn't work out (yet at least) like Imperial giving placeable walls, Bard's stasis ult and a day/night system
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4 months
@Spideraxe30 We’re expecting some internal applicants and very possible the successful candidate is already at Riot. Given how important this role is though want to also check who else is out there too :)
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Andrei van Roon
5 years
Looks like we'll be moving the first round of loading screen changes to 9.3 instead of 9.2. Ran into some issues late in the piece, spending a bit more time addressing those as a result before shipping.
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Andrei van Roon
6 years
Looks like we missed in the in patch notes, but as of patch 8.11 there's now an option (Game part of the Options menu) to treat 'Target Champion only' as a toggle rather than a key you have to hold down constantly.
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As part of that process, we’ve identified that our Riot Shanghai office is a great location for new hires for Wild Rift, given how strong the talent market for mobile devs is in Shanghai.
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@dirtyvarus @Spideraxe30 No, though we'll get an update on timing for it into our next Dev Update video
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Andrei van Roon
4 years
How we judge our own work part 1: Gameplay Quest skin tech on PBE soon
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Andrei van Roon
5 years
No post today. Going to be around on Twitter for the next 30 mins though if you want to throw questions my way, will answer those I can
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Andrei van Roon
7 years
Looks like we'll probably be hotfix nerfing Singed, dude's looking way too strong in 7.14. Currently considering hitting HP, W CD, R CD
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5 years
Talking about new games post 10 year Preseason changes/TFT Set 2 on PBE next Tuesday, few details on XP changes and drake spawns Looking to reuse Vilemaw somewhere else someday
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Andrei van Roon
5 years
Updating some old run animations, with compilation reel of work so far: Ranked changes are still a work in progress, feedback much appreciated Won't be many regular balance changes in 8.23
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Andrei van Roon
8 months
Development and support for Wild Rift will continue to happen from Riot offices around the world (some capabilities will move to Shanghai, while operations and other capabilities will remain where they are today).
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4 years
How we assess our own work part 2: Technology Preseason hits PBE next week! Some things will still be quite work in progress TFT: Fates looks really promising so far in terms of theme, overall design, LLs, Chosen mechanic, balance etc
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5 years
TFT Ranked - Plan is to turn it back on next week, alongside patch changes to address a number of bugs and balance issues to ensure the set's in a good place for competitive play.
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5 years
Looking to release new or variant temporary game modes more often than this year Unique art for TFT regalia, borders etc planned (not sure when yet) SR balance approach to the next few patches Edge of Night - Banshee's style instead of an active?
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